I love Fixed blades, some custom some factory. Lets see yours....

Thanks! I've thought about getting it cleaned up and restored, but I kinda like it how it is. The handle is good and rattly and you can tell it's seen some actual real use, so that's kinda neat I reckon :)

Do Not do a "restoration" you stand the chance of "restoring" yourself out of a family heirloom. I have one of my Grandfathers hunting knives made by The York Cutlery Company in Soligen Germany, model 632. He gave it to me the winter before he passed away the next spring. It looks like yours but mine is still in 90% with plenty of blade patina and is still tight. I don't use it in the field for fear of losing it somehow. Really cool old knives that if they could talk, I'd listen!!!
 
Just got this new letter opener for the office. Obviously more for function than beauty.
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Carry one on the four wheeler full time. Amazing how large a diameter they will cut with just a flick of the wrist.

edit. The cheap machete version they make of it is pretty handy also, but does not have the heft. It hangs on the tractor
 
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Is that the San Mai version?
No, O-1 tool steel. I think that the shape is the same, just different steel. It is super comfy to hold and well balanced for short heavy strokes.
 
Disclaimer: I know nothing about knives. I saw this and it made me think of my dad. Dad was a car guy without the funds (mostly thanks to adopting me) to ever do much about it. He was restoring a '65 Mustang in my pre-teen years, but had to sell it during a time his company went on strike.

The handle is made of "Fordite" which is also called "motor agate". It is formed from the Ford/GM paint shops around the Detroit area in the 70s and 80s. It was formed from the buildup of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks on which cars were painted and have been baked numerous times then thrown in the landfill when they got to be too big. People have been mining the landfills for these globs and turning them into jewelry.

Most of them are small enough that they become pendants or earrings (hardly "car guy" stuff). Some become tie clips or cuff links, but that is not my cup of tea. This is the first time I saw something like this. Immediately when I saw it I knew I would have bought this for dad as a gift since it combines his love of cars with my growing up in Michigan. Dad is no longer with us, so I bought it to remind me of him since I would have inherited it if I had bought it for him while he was alive.

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Disclaimer: I know nothing about knives. I saw this and it made me think of my dad. Dad was a car guy without the funds (mostly thanks to adopting me) to ever do much about it. He was restoring a '65 Mustang in my pre-teen years, but had to sell it during a time his company went on strike.

The handle is made of "Fordite" which is also called "motor agate". It is formed from the Ford/GM paint shops around the Detroit area in the 70s and 80s. It was formed from the buildup of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks on which cars were painted and have been baked numerous times then
big. People have been mining the landfills for these globs and turning them into jewelry.

Most of them are small enough that they become pendants or earrings (hardly "car guy" stuff). Some become tie clips or cuff links, but that is not my cup of tea. This is the first time I saw something like this. Immediately when I saw it I knew I would have bought this for dad as a gift since it combines his love of cars with my growing up in Michigan. Dad is no longer with us, so I bought it to remind me of him since I would have inherited it if I had bought it for him while he was alive.

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That is very cool.
 
Hope to see you soon. You may fondle them all you wish. I sold 6 at the Murder Beach show and 3 more locally. Have no plans to part with the others. The ones pictured are the remaining ones. And 3 more.
 
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My humble collection

First up, the big boys lol
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A 1916 German Butcher bayonnet. Family history says a great uncle brough it back from Belleau Woods.
USMC stamped KaBar. I bought this.
Buck 118. This was my dads skinnin knife
Schrade Uncle Henry. Was dads
Original Bowie Knife...at least thats whats stamped on the blade. Numbered and the sheath has stamps too. Came from pawpaw. See pic below.
Another Schrade...unsure of model. A birthday present from pawpaw when I was 10.
A Case XX. Found this one laying in the middle of the road while bicycling. Not the original sheath and someone replaced a broken handle with a piece of carved wood.
Close up of the Bowie.
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Now, the little fellers

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Columbia River Knife and Tool
Gerber filet knife
Cold Steel
Unsure of exact models of these.
 
Got me a Winkler! I've been lusting after one for years and finally took the plunge. They carry them at Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, so I was able to fondle several before deciding.

I have it mounted on my HPG Heavy Recon Kit Bag. I'm not sure it'll stay there permanantly, but I thought I would try it for a while to see how it works out.

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Got me a Winkler! I've been lusting after one for years and finally took the plunge. They carry them at Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, so I was able to fondle several before deciding.

I have it mounted on my HPG Heavy Recon Kit Bag. I'm not sure it'll stay there permanantly, but I thought I would try it for a while to see how it works out.

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I met Dan and Karen at the Blade Show this year. Nice folks with some nice products.
 
My first fixed blade. Nothing special but it seems nice for $20.
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How about a 1st Production Run of the Ontario HedgeHog Leatherworks Blackbird SK-5 Knife:
 
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