All About Pocket Knives

I know you like this one then, JPD. It could very well end up at auction one Thurs.

Excellent fleamarket finds, g-dogg!! That Imperial scout and Frontier powderhorn look like they should clean up nicely!

WB

garddogg56 wrote:Hit the flea-markets today scored three Imperials a boyscout,a Frontier stockman and a peanut.along with a Vic Officer and a Colonial jack with a local welding shop advertisement on her :)the Frontier has a match strike on the main blade.Now I have to clean em up..

Ain't life grand G-Dog

I almost forrgot these two. The fish knife is a KABAR that someone rehandled. It probably was gassed out celuloid. The Melon tester is a Schrade razors edge that was in a box of kitchen knives that I paid 10 bucks for.

I'd say you had an excellent day wazu!! 3 Bucks in one day?! Now that's gettin' 'er done. Looks like they did a pretty nice job rehandlein' the Kabar, i'm not sure, but I think the slabs may be mahogany.

WB

Yea wazu every Dogg has his day and that K-BAR is a beauty

Love the new find guys! Picked this up a few days ago. I've never heard of Star Cutlery but WOW! This is one solid and beautiful knife. Any ideas on the year or the company? Thanks ahead of time. Rocky

I believe it was made in the mid to late 70's in Japan.
Sure is a BEAUTY!!

Thanks Johnnie! Still have to be sold on that. No markings related to China, Japan or Pakastan?? None the less this is a heavy well made knife and I like it alot!

Did a quick search on eBay...came up with this.
All of the Stars Brand knives that I have seen were stamped Japan.

O.K. I'm crying uncle on this one Johnnie! Thanks for this information. I still REALLY like this knife, it is very well made. I have searched all over this knife for a stamp or marking of Japan but cannot find one. Do you know where it might be or if it exist at all???? Thanks Bud!-Rocky

I have some marked Star that were made in Japan from the 70-80`s

Where do you find the Japan marking MB?

Here is where they usually are.....its strange that yours doesn't have it.
I'm pretty sure that all of them were made in Japan.....I love them..high quality knives.

Yikes !! it does look nice tho

Dang Johnnie, now I'm even more interested! I know others have very strong opinions about knives from China/Japan, but I swear I am impressed. This is so well made. Related to material and hand construction it might rival some USA made knives.

I agree...they are made better then some US companies. .....Japan & China are not even in the same class when it comes to cutlery...Japan is way better.
You want to get rid of it...let me know.

Gonna keep this one Johnnie, but thanks for the future resource!

Those Star knives look the same but are #'ed different

new 2005 NIB...

EDIT- sweet knives Jimbo!

johnnierotten wrote:I agree...they are made better then some US companies. .....Japan & China are not even in the same class when it comes to cutlery...Japan is way better.
You want to get rid of it...let me know.

I'm with johnny, Japan steel and knives are pretty decent, look at the Kai USA Ltd. knives made for Kershaw in Japan. I would put them up against any American or German steel. Not even in the same church as Chinese made knives.

I'm going to be asleep pretty dang soon but I found a couple yesterday.

Two "Coyote over PROV, U.S.A." Lockbacks 4" closed with about 2 3/4" of cutting surface.
One is pretty tarnished and rough and one has a snap top sheath but has had a grinder kind of scar the blade.

And a G. Schrade's Stainless Steel Hunting & Fishing knife at almost 5" overall. The blade has a scaler on top of it and has been sharpened down pretty severely!

These Coyote knives both have some play in the pivot but almost no blade wiggle...

got this today has a great weight and solid feel win

"THAT" is one purty knife!!