Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

[JohnDF]

 

[Heimdall82]

-Boker Barlow & Morakniv 2/0

 

[Heimdall82]

Rough Ryder RR2038 Working knife is my favorite "budget slipjoint"

 

[Heimdall82]

The new RRR Swayback is a great option too!

 

[JohnDF]

Are those "thrifty"?
Just looked, they are about the same as a Case knife... so a stretch but just makes it.

 

[Heimdall82]

Are those "thrifty"?
Just looked, they are about the same as a Case knife... so a stretch but just makes it.

Paid 30$ for it, very thrifty!

 

[JohnDF]

Paid 30$ for it, very thrifty!

Same as i paid for my Yellow peanut.
$30 to $35 is probably the limit for "thrifty" I'd think.

 

[Heimdall82]

Same as i paid for my Yellow peanut.
$30 to $35 is probably the limit for "thrifty" I'd think.

Agreed

 

[euroken]

Ever so thrifty, Imperial...Just about as thrifty and utilitarian as it can get. A light plastic cover with ever so practical two blade boy's knife...I believe I paid $5.99 for this one.

 

[afishhunter]

Since $30 is "thrifty" according to some posts a few up, I'll guess under $25 is too.
New thrifty Toferner Celtic pocket knife, just arrived today.
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[Pt-Luso]

 

[Will Power]

Pretty Thrifty

 

[Âchillepattada]

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[screened porch]

Same as i paid for my Yellow peanut.
$30 to $35 is probably the limit for "thrifty" I'd think.

Since $30 is "thrifty" according to some posts a few up, I'll guess under $25 is too.
New thrifty Toferner Celtic pocket knife, just arrived today.
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Under $10 is thrifty for me.
This one has the name ground off of it. I suspect I'm sure it's a Camillus because Hazy Hills sold it as a Camillus when Camillus was breaking up and I didn't know it yet.

Funny this simple, strong, inexpensive construction has never been very popular. Maybe even the no-nonsensest all business-most among us crave a little bling.

 

[5K Qs]

Knife #6 from my set of a dozen amber jigged bone Rough Riders I bought in 2014 is a muskrat that I gave away several years ago, when I thought a muskrat pattern's size and blade redundancy were undesirable for me. (Subsequently, someone gave me another muskrat and I've come to enjoy the pattern.) But I can't seem to locate a photo of that departed knife!

So I'll also post Knife #7 from my dozen amber jigged RRs, a toothpick with a single clip blade. Yet another from that original set of 12 RRs that I didn't keep. I like a big toothpick, but I much prefer a 2-blade model to a 1-blade version. IIRC, it went off to another BF member in the first GAW I did on The Porch.


- GT

 

[r8shell]

Under $10 is thrifty for me.
This one has the name ground off of it. I suspect I'm sure it's a Camillus because Hazy Hills sold it as a Camillus when Camillus was breaking up and I didn't know it yet.

Funny this simple, strong, inexpensive construction has never been very popular. Maybe even the no-nonsensest all business-most among us crave a little bling.

Camillus made What-A-Knife and Dura-Tool. I guess the difference is the bail?
I haven't seen that hawkbill version before, Nice and thrifty.

 

[screened porch]

Camillus made What-A-Knife and Dura-Tool. I guess the difference is the bail?
I haven't seen that hawkbill version before, Nice and thrifty.

Thanks for the confirmation.

 

[afishhunter]

Thrifty Carry for this Thursday:
Rough Rider RR1057 XL 4.25 inch closed) A Stroke of Luck Stockman.
Rough Rider RR1062 A stroke of Luck Canoe (3.625 inch closed. If memory serves, they were both still under $12.50 "out the door" with free shipping when I got them.
"Thrifty" don't necessarily mean "plain and boring", after-all.
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[Will Power]

This Queen Workhorse in carbon/Jigged Delrin cost me 29 USD including Intl.postage back in 2015 . Unlike a lot of Queen's final stuff this is very well-made and very pleasing.

 

[5K Qs]

Here's the 8th knife I'm posting from the set of 12 amber jigged bone Rough Riders I bought in 2014; I miss those days when you could buy an entire set of a dozen RRs with matching covers as a single order. This one is a full-sized trapper. I know that pattern is a very popular one, but I've never warmed up to it. (On the other hand, I'm very fond of a slimline trapper or a mini trapper.)


- GT