All About Pocket Knives

Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:30 pm This cool little knife arrived in today's mail, so naturally it's my comfort knife for the day! It's stamped "Minsheng", so I'd have to say it's Chinese built, although, I ordered it from Bulgaria. The knife is 7 3/4" oal/SS dagger blade with top swedge, SS bolsters with jigging, brass pins, faux wooden cover, coil-spring open/close, safety, adjustable pivot, and a pocket-clip that also serves as the rear handle. Weighs-in at exactly 3 oz.'s, and came with only the bottom edge sharpened. As always I removed the P/C, but the knife just didn't feel right in my hand so I put it back on. It's 1 of only a few knives that I've left the P.C on. I had promised myself, "no more click therapy knives", but when I saw the knife I thought it would do nicely as the auto version of a manual folder I recently received, but when I compared the 2 side-by-side they really aren't that similar. Opening was less than ideal, but with the application of some Q.R. oil it fires hard and solid with no play. The price was right, and it fills a space in my display! 8)WIN_20210909_10_03_10_Pro.jpgWIN_20210909_10_03_33_Pro.jpgWIN_20210909_10_04_05_Pro.jpg

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:32 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:30 pm This cool little knife arrived in today's mail, so naturally it's my comfort knife for the day! It's stamped "Minsheng", so I'd have to say it's Chinese built, although, I ordered it from Bulgaria. The knife is 7 3/4" oal/SS dagger blade with top swedge, SS bolsters with jigging, brass pins, faux wooden cover, coil-spring open/close, safety, adjustable pivot, and a pocket-clip that also serves as the rear handle. Weighs-in at exactly 3 oz.'s, and came with only the bottom edge sharpened. As always I removed the P/C, but the knife just didn't feel right in my hand so I put it back on. It's 1 of only a few knives that I've left the P.C on. I had promised myself, "no more click therapy knives", but when I saw the knife I thought it would do nicely as the auto version of a manual folder I recently received, but when I compared the 2 side-by-side they really aren't that similar. Opening was less than ideal, but with the application of some Q.R. oil it fires hard and solid with no play. The price was right, and it fills a space in my display! 8)WIN_20210909_10_03_10_Pro.jpgWIN_20210909_10_03_33_Pro.jpgWIN_20210909_10_04_05_Pro.jpg

Cool looking knife Marc!! The size of the pocket clip almost looks like it could double as a belt clip. As for promising yourself not to buy any other therapy knives?????? Yeah......I say that also.....and as usual......I fail. They're like tater chips brother, you can't just have one.

Maddogfl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:57 pm I will put a little different spin on this thread. While I appreciate the original intent, and I certainly have knives that I just like owning, and handling, there is a different kind of comfort. I live in the woods, with no other houses within sight or sound from me. I live in the second highest crime county in Florida. It is 12 miles and usually a half hour response time from a sheriff's deputy in an emergency! . Being retired and nearly 70 years old, I am not in physical condition to go man-on-man any more. I spend a lot of time at this desk. At my right hand is my "comfort" drawer. There is nothing "emotionally special" to me in there, they are just tools, but they do provide comfort.

The Camillus reproduction M2, sharpened to shave, not to work, is there because of something my Father used to tell me. He said, "Son, a knife never goes click when you want it to go bang."

Samb wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:40 pm Like the drawer.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:33 pm

Maddogfl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:57 pm I will put a little different spin on this thread. While I appreciate the original intent, and I certainly have knives that I just like owning, and handling, there is a different kind of comfort. I live in the woods, with no other houses within sight or sound from me. I live in the second highest crime county in Florida. It is 12 miles and usually a half hour response time from a sheriff's deputy in an emergency! . Being retired and nearly 70 years old, I am not in physical condition to go man-on-man any more. I spend a lot of time at this desk. At my right hand is my "comfort" drawer. There is nothing "emotionally special" to me in there, they are just tools, but they do provide comfort.

The Camillus reproduction M2, sharpened to shave, not to work, is there because of something my Father used to tell me. He said, "Son, a knife never goes click when you want it to go bang."

Might I suggest you post this in the "General Off Topic Discussion" thread, under "Guns and Gun Related Stuff" Maddog, there are 400 pages of posts and you will likely get better responses to your post. Or not, up to you.

Maddogfl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:30 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:33 pm

Maddogfl wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:57 pm I will put a little different spin on this thread. While I appreciate the original intent, and I certainly have knives that I just like owning, and handling, there is a different kind of comfort. I live in the woods, with no other houses within sight or sound from me. I live in the second highest crime county in Florida. It is 12 miles and usually a half hour response time from a sheriff's deputy in an emergency! . Being retired and nearly 70 years old, I am not in physical condition to go man-on-man any more. I spend a lot of time at this desk. At my right hand is my "comfort" drawer. There is nothing "emotionally special" to me in there, they are just tools, but they do provide comfort.

The Camillus reproduction M2, sharpened to shave, not to work, is there because of something my Father used to tell me. He said, "Son, a knife never goes click when you want it to go bang."

Might I suggest you post this in the "General Off Topic Discussion" thread, under "Guns and Gun Related Stuff" Maddog, there are 400 pages of posts and you will likely get better responses to your post. Or not, up to you.

Thank you for the suggestion. I am new to the site and it will take some time for me to find my way around the site physically and culturally. I appreciate any help I can get.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:33 pm I got 4 nice folders in today's mail, but I'll post em' one-at-a-time so I have something to post over the weekend! First up is a 8" oal Lerch designed CRKT frame-lock "Flat Out"/SS needle/drop point blade with dual-studs, all SS body fastened with screws, adjustable pivot, and pocket-clip. It has an approximate weight of 5 oz.'s, and came shaving sharp. Excellent walk n' talk, and equally nice fit n' finish. This folder has the CRKT patented "Outburst" assisted opening system, and WOW, does it work! With the slightest nudge on the stud the A/O kicks in and propels the blade open lightning fast. I've only experienced a faster opening with an auto. I much prefer linerlock to frame-lock, cuz I feel the F/L detracts from the look of the knife, but it's O.K. I was first attracted to the clean smooth profile on this knife, and in person it didn't disappoint! It'll provide me plenty of comfort today! WIN_20210916_14_27_53_Pro.jpgWIN_20210916_12_11_25_Pro.jpg

Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:33 pm I got 4 nice folders in today's mail, but I'll post em' one-at-a-time so I have something to post over the weekend! First up is a 8" oal Lerch designed CRKT frame-lock "Flat Out"/SS needle/drop point blade with dual-studs, all SS body fastened with screws, adjustable pivot, and pocket-clip. It has an approximate weight of 5 oz.'s, and came shaving sharp. Excellent walk n' talk, and equally nice fit n' finish. This folder has the CRKT patented "Outburst" assisted opening system, and WOW, does it work! With the slightest nudge on the stud the A/O kicks in and propels the blade open lightning fast. I've only experienced a faster opening with an auto. I much prefer linerlock to frame-lock, cuz I feel the F/L detracts from the look of the knife, but it's O.K. I was first attracted to the clean smooth profile on this knife, and in person it didn't disappoint! It'll provide me plenty of comfort today! WIN_20210916_14_27_53_Pro.jpgWIN_20210916_12_11_25_Pro.jpg

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:31 am

Madmarco wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:33 pm I got 4 nice folders in today's mail, but I'll post em' one-at-a-time so I have something to post over the weekend! First up is a 8" oal Lerch designed CRKT frame-lock "Flat Out"/SS needle/drop point blade with dual-studs, all SS body fastened with screws, adjustable pivot, and pocket-clip. It has an approximate weight of 5 oz.'s, and came shaving sharp. Excellent walk n' talk, and equally nice fit n' finish. This folder has the CRKT patented "Outburst" assisted opening system, and WOW, does it work! With the slightest nudge on the stud the A/O kicks in and propels the blade open lightning fast. I've only experienced a faster opening with an auto. I much prefer linerlock to frame-lock, cuz I feel the F/L detracts from the look of the knife, but it's O.K. I was first attracted to the clean smooth profile on this knife, and in person it didn't disappoint! It'll provide me plenty of comfort today! WIN_20210916_14_27_53_Pro.jpgWIN_20210916_12_11_25_Pro.jpg

Very nice Marc. The flat Out is a very sleek design. Yep, I've kinda been putting the Chicken Eye on them myself. I know CRKT calls it is a spear point blade, but to me it looks like a slim Wharncliffe blade, just my opinion. They say the Outburst assist is slick and fast.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:52 pm This is the 2nd of 4 I received recently! It's a Cold Steel 13 1/2" oal "Luzon" linerlock/an 8Cr13MoV blade with pull/fuller dual-studs and flippers, ZY-EX covers and integrated pocket-clip, liners made of a material I'm not familiar with,(SS maybe?)adjustable pivot, linerlock safety, and lanyard hole. I mistakenly posted yesterday in a different thread that the weight was about 8 oz.'s when in actuality it weighs 9.3 oz.'s, and arrived C/S sharp. This is one of very few knives that I left the pocket-clip on, because it's so well designed that at first I didn't even see it. The linerlock safety feature is pretty cool in that, when it's deployed you can't move the linerlock for closing until you slide it to the open position. I watched C/S vids of this knife in action, and once in-hand I certainly understood how it could take the punishment that C/S put it through. I guess it's classified as a "pocket knife", but you can dream on about that because I don't think they make pockets big enough to handle this knife, it's much better suited to be hung off your belt! See ya tomorrow with another C/S monster! 8)WIN_20210916_14_18_21_Pro.jpgWIN_20210916_12_12_24_Pro.jpg

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:38 am

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:52 pm This is the 2nd of 4 I received recently! It's a Cold Steel 13 1/2" oal "Luzon" linerlock/an 8Cr13MoV blade with pull/fuller dual-studs and flippers, ZY-EX covers and integrated pocket-clip, liners made of a material I'm not familiar with,(SS maybe?)adjustable pivot, linerlock safety, and lanyard hole. I mistakenly posted yesterday in a different thread that the weight was about 8 oz.'s when in actuality it weighs 9.3 oz.'s, and arrived C/S sharp. This is one of very few knives that I left the pocket-clip on, because it's so well designed that at first I didn't even see it. The linerlock safety feature is pretty cool in that, when it's deployed you can't move the linerlock for closing until you slide it to the open position. I watched C/S vids of this knife in action, and once in-hand I certainly understood how it could take the punishment that C/S put it through. I guess it's classified as a "pocket knife", but you can dream on about that because I don't think they make pockets big enough to handle this knife, it's much better suited to be hung off your belt! See ya tomorrow with another C/S monster! 8)WIN_20210916_14_18_21_Pro.jpgWIN_20210916_12_12_24_Pro.jpg

Heck of a knife Marc. Looks good, just wish they had down sized the flipper's a wee bit, but I guess they were making them proportionate to the size of the knife. As we say down here in the south, That's either a Big 'OL Goodern, or a Good 'Ol Big'un!!

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:22 am Sweet, sweet, sweet. Love that Cold Steel. I can’t imagine ever needing a knife that big but if I ever did that would be one at the top of the list.

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:57 am Marco, I can't help but thinking when I see your pictures, "does Marco have really small hands"? Just kidding buddy!

Madmarco wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:09 am

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:57 am Marco, I can't help but thinking when I see your pictures, "does Marco have really small hands"? Just kidding buddy!

Kerry you kill me, you are such a joker! I guess you're suggesting I'm compensating for small hands with big knives, but I can assure you I'm not, I have medium size hands, nor does anything else on my body need compensation! "Nudge, nudge, hint, hint, know what I mean, know what I mean, say no more, say no more"! Monty Python's Flying Circus in case you didn't get it! LOL!

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:55 am
So, you're into photography, eh? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more.. I seen Holy Grail more than any other movie. In fact Corner Gas is one of my favorite shows. Wish it was still on... Oh, and I love SPAM!

Papa Bones wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:00 am

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:55 am
So, you're into photography, eh? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more.. I seen Holy Grail more than any other movie. In fact Corner Gas is one of my favorite shows. Wish it was still on... Oh, and I love SPAM!

♫Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam, SPAAAAAMMMM♫ Yep, I am also a fan of Monty Python!!"

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:55 am

Madmarco wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:09 am

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:57 am Marco, I can't help but thinking when I see your pictures, "does Marco have really small hands"? Just kidding buddy!

Kerry you kill me, you are such a joker! I guess you're suggesting I'm compensating for small hands with big knives, but I can assure you I'm not, I have medium size hands, nor does anything else on my body need compensation! "Nudge, nudge, hint, hint, know what I mean, know what I mean, say no more, say no more"! Monty Python's Flying Circus in case you didn't get it! LOL!

So, you're into photography, eh? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more.. I seen Holy Grail more than any other movie. In fact Corner Gas is one of my favorite shows. Wish it was still on... Oh, and I love SPAM!