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So, I wanted to add one of these knives into my collection for quite a few years, which I had not done until now.
The first time I saw one being offered online, was on a knife vendor's website, a vendor which since then went way of the DoDo Bird.
I think the firm was called WorldKnives, or something like that, and I had already purchased a Forge De Laguiole and an Otter Messer Anchor Knife from them, (with good results). I had ordered the knife from them, but they emailed me with an apology that it was actually not in stock.
Anyhow, that brings me to this one I received a few days ago. I saw it on another vendor's website, one that mostly deals in selling knives made by custom knife makers, but that also dabbles in other new and used knives.
This one was listed as mint/unused condition, but not having it's original box.
I received it with a factory sticker still placed on it's handle telling it's scales as being Buffalo Horn, (a sticker that I removed minutes after receiving the knife),
The knife is tight, having no blade play in any direction, and indeed came to me as described, mint with no blemishes.
I had read many reviews over the years about these knives by Joker of Spain, and to be honest, they gave me the impression that they were very much hit or miss, (that box of chocolates thing), not knowing what'cha gonna get!
The Falcon of Italy lockback Stiletto knives were like this too, my having been happy with a few, but a couple that I received were very much lacking in their fitment.
So, based on the reviews I had read concerning Joker knives, I knew it would be the hit or miss gamble with these too.
But, I decided to try my luck anyway to see if a decent specimen would arrive to me... and it did. The overall fit & finish is pretty nice.
Because of this, I now have two other Joker knives headed my way, another Navaja type like this one, (but with Stag Scales), and a Stag handled Bowie type knife. These two will be brand new in the box from another vendor.
Anyhow, I just wanted to add in a few representations of Spain made Joker knives into my collection, and have my fingers crossed that the incoming specimens are as decently made as this one
I "borrowed" these two pics below off of the internet, they showing representations of the other two Joker knives I placed my orders for.
The folding model, (called 'Sevillana'), is the same model designation as the knife I already received above. The difference is in the handle materials, (Buffalo Horn vs. Stag). Also, I believe the one I already received is made with a 440A steel blade, where as my new incoming version seems to have a European 420HC equivalent steel for it's blade.
The other incoming, (a fixed blade Bowie type knife), will also be in Stag handle form.
The first time I saw one being offered online, was on a knife vendor's website, a vendor which since then went way of the DoDo Bird.
I think the firm was called WorldKnives, or something like that, and I had already purchased a Forge De Laguiole and an Otter Messer Anchor Knife from them, (with good results). I had ordered the knife from them, but they emailed me with an apology that it was actually not in stock.
Anyhow, that brings me to this one I received a few days ago. I saw it on another vendor's website, one that mostly deals in selling knives made by custom knife makers, but that also dabbles in other new and used knives.
This one was listed as mint/unused condition, but not having it's original box.
I received it with a factory sticker still placed on it's handle telling it's scales as being Buffalo Horn, (a sticker that I removed minutes after receiving the knife),
The knife is tight, having no blade play in any direction, and indeed came to me as described, mint with no blemishes.
I had read many reviews over the years about these knives by Joker of Spain, and to be honest, they gave me the impression that they were very much hit or miss, (that box of chocolates thing), not knowing what'cha gonna get!
The Falcon of Italy lockback Stiletto knives were like this too, my having been happy with a few, but a couple that I received were very much lacking in their fitment.
So, based on the reviews I had read concerning Joker knives, I knew it would be the hit or miss gamble with these too.
But, I decided to try my luck anyway to see if a decent specimen would arrive to me... and it did. The overall fit & finish is pretty nice.
Because of this, I now have two other Joker knives headed my way, another Navaja type like this one, (but with Stag Scales), and a Stag handled Bowie type knife. These two will be brand new in the box from another vendor.
Anyhow, I just wanted to add in a few representations of Spain made Joker knives into my collection, and have my fingers crossed that the incoming specimens are as decently made as this one
I "borrowed" these two pics below off of the internet, they showing representations of the other two Joker knives I placed my orders for.
The folding model, (called 'Sevillana'), is the same model designation as the knife I already received above. The difference is in the handle materials, (Buffalo Horn vs. Stag). Also, I believe the one I already received is made with a 440A steel blade, where as my new incoming version seems to have a European 420HC equivalent steel for it's blade.
The other incoming, (a fixed blade Bowie type knife), will also be in Stag handle form.
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