What's this then please?...anyone.

[seany boy]

Hi Wicca,

Had a quick look through an old 'Whitby & Co' catalogue

Looks like it could be one of these........

They sold them as the Whitby 'Black Diamond' hunting knife.

A bit of searching through some old magazines,(Survival and Outdoor Techniques) unearthed this reivew from Jan 1993........

Hope this is of some help.

Sean.

 

[pwb]

Looks like a positive ID to me, good work seany boy.

Ah SWAT magazine ( SAOT ), that takes me back.
Come to think of it I might still have one or two in a box somewhere .

Pete.

 

[Oblio13]

Usually when a wife buys you a big knife, a chainsaw or a motorcycle, it's a plot to collect your life insurance ...

 

[korvin karbon]

i would say that is it top marks for the memory recall :You_Rock_is it sad i think that LOL

 

[wicca]

That's the one Sean! Sheath is identical too. The plot thickens... The publication that did the review could possibly be the outfit that Lofty is connected with, I'm not sure. My informant said that the design was down to LW but of course shops and businesses are still attaching "famous" names of individuals and organisations to products to boost sales, so perhaps his name just got chucked in the pot to sell the knife. That's brilliant, thanks mate, you've got me intrigued now. (I'll probably find it was designed by a little old man in Sheffield who's never heard of LW)

 

[wicca]

Sean, go to Trueways survival website and in 'search' type Oakwood knife..there's an article comes up by a gentleman named Trevord 28/05/07 on the Oakwood knife...designed by ..Lofty Wiseman!!! Whitby produced it as Black Diamond too. From that article, and I'm guessing, he may have designed the knife originally sold as an Oakwood and then remarketed it with his signature on the blade as the LW survival tool. I'll shut up now..so! it's a knife that's all...(but I do like to get to the history of things)..

 

[Squidders]

actually it looks like a useful tool to me.

 

[wicca]

Seemed half decent Squidders, think the only time I used it was to cut some tall Hedge Parsley down that the Grandaughter kept getting lost in down the far end of the garden.

 

[korvin karbon]

Seemed half decent Squidders, think the only time I used it was to cut some tall Hedge Parsley down that the Grandaughter kept getting lost in down the far end of the garden.

just go and destroy her OP why dont you

 

[wicca]

She's 19 now, studying law at university and is a part time fashion model. Work stops on building sites when she walks by.. Where have the years gone KK?

 

[seany boy]

Hi Wicca,

I'm actually pretty sure that the Whitby Knife is nothing to do with Lofty Wiseman.

The following is a review of the Oakwood knife (aka Lofty Wiseman survival tool) from the same magazine (Jan 93). The review of the Whitby Black Diamond the author makes a comparison between the two knives highlighting the difference in price.......

'For those who have the need of a large bush-type knife, and who are unable, or unwilling, to shell out £160 for an Oakwood, Whitby produce a budget priced knife that may well fit the bill. Costing only £34.75 the Whitby Black Diamond is simpler and smaller than the Oakwood, but still large enough for shelter contruction...'

I wonder if this part of the Black Diamond reveiw was miss read and someone thought that the two Knives had a shared heritage?

Anyway have a read and see what you think.

 

[wicca]

Ah! That's brilliant Sean. Mystery solved then, that Oakwood is a totally different knife. Just goes to show how people like to attach a 'Famous name' to something, probably just to help sales. Thanks for tidying that up mate, I'll 'phone the bloke known as 'Mad Pete the Para' who gave me the duff gen and tell him tomorrow, should be good for a laugh. (He only made one jump and I think he landed on his head)..

 

[Ozhaggishead]

Good detective work Seany boy,looks like a good match to me.

 

[korvin karbon]

Mad Pete the Para sounds like he should be on here

 

[Pang]

looks like sean founf the id for you. nice detective work