Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

euroken said:
I recently acquired this.

Similar to the above construction but it only indicates USA on the tang stamp. May just be a cheap novelty knife from the past but I feel it is surprising well made. It is a peanut sized slipjoint.

It has really nicely done jigged delrin, what appears to be integrated bolsters and end cap, and a wonderful walk and talk.

Have no other information than this but a keeper in my book.


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That really does look similar to the Utica 👍
Also looks to be a great user with good carbon steel!
 
euroken said:
I recently acquired this.

Similar to the above construction but it only indicates USA on the tang stamp. May just be a cheap novelty knife from the past but I feel it is surprising well made. It is a peanut sized slipjoint.

It has really nicely done jigged delrin, what appears to be integrated bolsters and end cap, and a wonderful walk and talk.

Have no other information than this but a keeper in my book.


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Nice! I have a single blade one exactly the same and really like it. Still can not figure out who made it, lol.
This one isn't Delrin though, some type of commercial fibre.
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euroken said:
I recently acquired this.

Similar to the above construction but it only indicates USA on the tang stamp. May just be a cheap novelty knife from the past but I feel it is surprising well made. It is a peanut sized slipjoint.

It has really nicely done jigged delrin, what appears to be integrated bolsters and end cap, and a wonderful walk and talk.

Have no other information than this but a keeper in my book.


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I like that secondary blade, looks useful.
 
RickHuf said:
Nice! I have a single blade one exactly the same and really like it. Still can not figure out who made it, lol.
This one isn't Delrin though, some type of commercial fibre.
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Nice thrifty knife! I've always found the composition materials pre-delrin 1961an interesting rabbit hole, bakelite, vulcanite shrank, gutta-percha, and I still don't know what gum fuddy is. Lol
I believe there was pressed fiber that resembled stag from Sheffield but I digress. 😁
 
euroken said:
I recently acquired this.

Similar to the above construction but it only indicates USA on the tang stamp. May just be a cheap novelty knife from the past but I feel it is surprising well made. It is a peanut sized slipjoint.

It has really nicely done jigged delrin, what appears to be integrated bolsters and end cap, and a wonderful walk and talk.

Have no other information than this but a keeper in my book.


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Simplicity at its finest.
 
Sometimes the view from the cheap seats is where it’s at. I could sell off everything and be pretty darn happy with this fun little group 😍IMG_0387.jpeg

PS I’m always looking for interesting advertising knives in the Schrade 176 or 175 pattern.

My favorite is this Say It With Flowers piece. The waterfall acrylic or whatever it’s called is the tops if you ask me.

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SlipjointPolitiburo said:
Sometimes the view from the cheap seats is where it’s at. I could sell off everything and be pretty darn happy with this fun little group 😍View attachment 2310828

PS I’m always looking for interesting advertising knives in the Schrade 176 or 175 pattern.

My favorite is this Say It With Flowers piece. The waterfall acrylic or whatever it’s called is the tops if you ask me.

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There’s a nice 175 pattern on ebay right now that says Albany. Has a $9.99 start bid.
 
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Actually Sabre... But ok Sean. Good old celebrity jeopardy skits.

This thing is not bad. The blade is stainless but the liners and spring are carbon steel. The Delrin(ish) covers are ok and fit pretty well. Blades are smooth, snappy and lock up tightly. Zero blade play. It's 3 5/16" long closed.

Very gritty and hard to open at first but a drop of oil was all it needed.

It was as dull as a pine 2x4 so I went ahead and sharpened it up. It took considerably more effort than expected. The blade came out ridiculously sharp and judging by the sharpening alone the steel is very well hardened. To be determined though.
 
Kershaw is really looking to be a player in the tradition knife game. Their early examples have been very solid, especially in the sub $30 price range. Hopefully they will offer more patterns in the future. The factory edge (D 2 steel) on these knives is the best I have encountered at this price point.

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