what's your prefered pocket knife? + pics!

whiskersnitch

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I *seems* like a harder steel... I don't know the exact steel. I just know it takes a bit longer to get her honed than my SAKs, and once honed, lasts longer. Then again I may be dazzled by it's unique beauty. ;)

I would love to get one of the older ones from the 60s, as they have brass liners and pins. There is also another version called the USMC knife where the screwdriver/bottle opener has a thumb stud, and the awl is a bit more rounded.
 

Mojoracinguk

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Just finished mine a couple of days ago....but it is already my go to user.....small enough and non locking to be edc but big handle for easy of use over time.....THICK scandi blade for robust work....and because it has my blood sweat and tears in it...I just cant put it down.

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Mojo
 

Samon

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More pictures Mojo!?

The us style sak looks neat, is the blade as thick as a sak's?
 

Kepis

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Up until; recently i carried an Old Timer 340T (see earlier post in this thread) but im now carrying a Victorinox Alox Farmer on a fairly regular basis.

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Samon

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ask about a trade then turbogirl!?

I've looked around for the all metal british army clasp knife without a locking mech but don't think I can find a genuine one anywhere..

I read somehwere (can't remember where) that alot of fakes were made and sold in alot of surplus stores and around the net..
 

Nice65

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My guess is that it's the smaller brother of the Tenacious, the Persistance.

Liner lock, but perfectly legal to carry if you have reason to do so.
 

Samon

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Removed the liner lock..is it easy to do this?

And is the blade secure without it? As secure as a normal slippy?
 

beenn

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Removed the liner lock..is it easy to do this?

And is the blade secure without it? As secure as a normal slippy?

Not secure as a normal slip joint but ive never had a problem. I didn't remove it myself but it looks like the scales were taken off and the liner lock was grinded off at the bottom.
 

Jacknife

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Samon
I've looked around for the all metal british army clasp knife without a locking mech but don't think I can find a genuine one anywhere..
These aren't issued, but the ones I have (and I've a few) are as good or better than the issued ones I've seen.

EDIT: I've removed the link that was here as I've heard that a fellow BB member has had poor service from the retailer concerned.

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Make sure the blade has a rounded top like in this picture. Do not buy the Ibberson ones as they don't take an edge worth a damn.
 
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decorum

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Choice depends on occassion.

If I'm expecting to work in the wet, then it'll be an aging spydie



For mixing general light duties with pure pleasure ~ a Dave Budd folder



I also use a modded opinel No9 ~ but any and all pics are on PhotoBucket and, for whatever reason, PB doen't like granting me access to my pics :( .
 

sasquatch

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That unloved one on the left looks like a John Nowill and Sons knife... one day I'll have one and be the happiest gel in the woods!

What is it about Nowill and Sons you like so much TurboGirl? Just curious as I have a load of unused vintage straight razors by them I've slowly been restoring. Not your thing but just wondering as I couldn't find much on them...sorry for the thread hi-jack!
 

TurboGirl

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My maiden name is Nowill, we're one of the 'younger son' descendants from the cutlers :) I'm real proud of the heritage... lovely, well made knives and a huuuugggge amount of family history including a Master Cutler :) My Granpa restored the Aberdale industrial revolution metalwork water driven hamlet, metal just kinda runs in the blood I reckon! We're all engineers and suchlike but the name is owned by (Jack?) Adams now who still makes blades and the name still gets put on some lovely quality stuff... I got Dad a leather strop for his blades but he doesn't trust himself to wet shave any more and I doubt he'd trust me... might be good craftsmen but we're not daft... XD
 

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