All About Pocket Knives

New to me.
Through some reading I believe this is a 741...?

Blades appear factory sharp with some use.
Everything works as it should. Very little surface rust that oil and a rag took care of.
Fun little knife. Blades pop out and lock really well. Spring is in great shape.

Maybe some of y'all will enjoy the pics.

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That one is in pretty nice condition for its age.
Often one or both of the handles have cracks, but those look great!

Thanks Dale.
Yep, scales are in great shape.

One question though-
Is it better for the spring to store with the blades open?

I store mine open if they have the leaf type springs like yours.
I know a couple serious $$$ collectors who store them open, but it is often debated among collectors.
I figure that even if it is not necessary to store them open, it certainly won't hurt them if they are open.
I have never heard anyone argue that storing them with blades open is bad for them.

With the coil spring design like Benchmade uses it doesn't matter as the spring is always under load.

That is a beauty there! I agree with Dale and I personally store/display all of mine with the blades in the open position. Just seems to be the right way to do it. Here is an older picture of the display case, I need to get a picture of the newer display I have then set up in.

Tom

Dale
Thanks for the info. I'm storing mine open.

Tom
Nice collection!