Once in a blue moon?
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 1:59 pm
We had a gun and knife show in my hometown last week, so with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon, I thought I would blow some time I had. Not a big show, maybe 20 or 30 tables and more guns than knives. Walking around, i came across this happy looking gentleman that had 40 or 50 knives on display. My eyes wnt right to a knife that was familiar to me so I picked it up. He had a price of $15.00 on it. He said "Wanna buy it"?
Looking at it, it was a Schrade LB5. Blade stamped Schrade +? yep. Blade stamped USA? yep. So I said "sure". Now my father taught me never to look a gift horse in the mouth but it got the best of me. It was never sharpened, looked to have never been carried and only some surface scratches. So yea, I asked "Why so cheap". The guy looked at me and said "ever since Schrade went overseas, Their quality really went down". I paid him and went on my way. When I was 2 or 3 tables down from him, I saw him walking after me saying "HEY BUDDY, COME HERE". I thought well, it was good while it lasted. I pulled the knife out of my pocket ready to give it back to him when he said, "Here's the sheath that goes with that". Again, Once in a blue moon!
Looking at it, it was a Schrade LB5. Blade stamped Schrade +? yep. Blade stamped USA? yep. So I said "sure". Now my father taught me never to look a gift horse in the mouth but it got the best of me. It was never sharpened, looked to have never been carried and only some surface scratches. So yea, I asked "Why so cheap". The guy looked at me and said "ever since Schrade went overseas, Their quality really went down". I paid him and went on my way. When I was 2 or 3 tables down from him, I saw him walking after me saying "HEY BUDDY, COME HERE". I thought well, it was good while it lasted. I pulled the knife out of my pocket ready to give it back to him when he said, "Here's the sheath that goes with that". Again, Once in a blue moon!
Nice snag! This guy was either not a knowledgeable knife person or he needed bifogles, ftd