Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

[bigfish64]

Opening Day!.

Go Cards! (Got the right season this time! )

 

[bigfish64]

They don’t get much more thrifty than these two.

 

[sunknife]

A couple of bone handled Rough Riders here.
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[Bastler]

I paid a dollar at an estate sale for this oddity. The only stamp is on the ear spoon(?) where is says Czechoslovakia. The blade is flat ground, as in completely flat, there is no bevel at all. The edge is the same thickness as the spine. The toothpick and ear spoon both fold between the liners and the plastic covers. It's about 2 inches closed.

 

[ed_is_dead]

Plastic and proud Camco being put to use re guying (is that even a term?) an old military mountain tent the littleuns like playing in.
Getting way more pocket time than I ever thought it would, very nice edge and no fuss to use.

 

[Gonzalo]

Just found this thread. Lovely thread, lovely cheap traditionals. Here goes one: cheap and traditional.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[BrotherJim]

I've seen well made traditional knives go up 3-4 times, and more, than the asking price just 5yrs ago. For Thrifty Thursday, I submit the CASE Peanut with jigged brown synthetic handles. One can be bought today, and within just a couple of dollars of what I paid for this one 23yrs ago in 1998, when purchased from the ship's store while stationed aboard the USS Stephen W. Groves FFG-29.

This knife is built like a little tank and works well above it's weight, while being non-threatening. It has excellent F/F and the easily sharpened half-stop blades have superb snap. This value offering from CASE is a great American made knife and priced so it's perfect to be carried and used as an EDC cutting tool without much thought to monetary value. It's a work knife, not a collecting or show and tell knife ... but I guess I just did that LOL

 

[veitsi_poika]

Utica had some GoodYear's and made some thrifty knives

 

[screened porch]

"The sword is not for a traitor! You die by the knife!"
From my proto-rambito days. I exchanged the first one because it had a lopsided grind. The guy said that was just the way they were, but I found an even one.

And its little brother from the same military surplus/junk store downtown.

 

[JohnDF]

Still hanging (unopened) on the wall in my shop...

 

[bigfish64]

Still hanging (unopened) on the wall in my shop...

Very cool John, love the graphics on that package.

 

[bigfish64]

Here’s my thrifty carry today. Barlow, of course, and a very well made split back whittler.

 

[JohnDF]

Very cool John, love the graphics on that package.

Thanks, Todd.
I have no idea if it's a good knife or not.
So far I've resisted the urge to open the package.

 

[CTomz]

The first one I had was a Buck 373 "Special edition." Just a chinese-made cheapy but it has a good strong pull and decent walk n talk. Will probably hold onto it just because.

 

[5K Qs]

José, I have a scout knife exactly like that! My wife got it for me for Christmas one year, I think. Did yours come in a set with several knives and multitools (and a flashlight) in a nylon pouch?

My knife this week is a Marbles Lady Leg knife, 5" closed, that cost me under $2/inch:


- GT

 

[Just Tom.]

Utica had some GoodYear's and made some thrifty knives

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Hello to you too!

 

[5K Qs]

Hello to you too!

I admired the old TI-30 in Kevin's post, but didn't even notice the message on the display!

- GT

 

[Just Tom.]

I admired the old TI-30 in Kevin's post, but didn't even notice the message on the display!

- GT

I like to leave little messages for myself at the ends of my programs. I don’t always remember what I put in any particular one, so it is usually a surprise.

 

[Pt-Luso]

José, I have a scout knife exactly like that! My wife got it for me for Christmas one year, I think. Did yours come in a set with several knives and multitools (and a flashlight) in a nylon pouch?

Thank you very much, Gary. This was bought already used, in a used market.