Your "COOLEST" Knife?

[Xfuzz]

Not my coolest...but a good story.
For near 20 years I hunted out of Rocksprings Texas.
Large ranch of 14,000 acres.

Always had workers from south of the border passing thru.
Many times off season they would climb in a stand build a small
fire for the night.
Surprised they did not burn one or more down.

Anyway, I was invited back for a hunt around 3 years ago.
Climbed up in my favorite spot and killed the pictured deer.
Came down and sat under the stand to give the deer some time.

Looked down and found this on the ground....

The worn leather sheath was inserted inside the canvas.

The deer...

 

[dwh]

For me it my marble sport 99. I passed on this knife when they came out. I held one at a traditional archery shoot in Michigan and just couldn’t justify spending that kind of money on knife. I regretted not buying it ever since. Well thanks to eBay I have one now and it’s on my belt every time I hit the woods.

 

[gmborkovic]

In the early 70s, Dad rec. a Gentleman's Pocket Folder, brass handle with
ivory slab inserts from Jimmy Lile. With one small addition. Its a button spring actuated switch blade. Never seen another one. Mike

 

[BE Mike]

I found this one in the gutter when I was about five.

 

[H Richard]

I haven't seen anyone post one like this yet.

 

[Lonegle57]

Mine was made by a college room mate. He was making knives in college
and sometimes makes them now when he isnt building rifles. It is a damascus hunter with stage handles. I have a number of his knives from college days to the hunter. He is a Mastersmith in the ABS and just finished
a Ruger number 1 for me in 30-30. I sent him a beat up Ruger, he rebarreled, new trigger, refinished the wood and case color hardened the receiver. A true artist, craftsman and good friend.

 

[mk70ss]

 

[30-30remchester]

I am computer challenged to say the least so I am trying to post a photo of some knives I have stored in my albums. If no pictures show up please disregard this post and stop laughing.

 

[squidsix]

At work we dig up these railroad spikes from the late 1880s, and my friend makes knives out of them. I make the sheaths, and they go off to their next home.
He is getting pretty good at it.

 

[Smoke]

Not Even A Question



My RETIREMENT gift to myself

 

[Greyman50]

Collected US military knives for 40+ years, this modified knuckle knife would have quite a story if it could talk. These were mostly done by US Paratroopers in WWII. IIRC, picked up at flea market so no history.

 

[AJ]

The TL 28 is WW II USMC issue. A friend gave me this one. I have several that are marked U.S. that were issued to me and also several TL 29's that were issued to me.

The two sheath knives are USMC Ka-bars. The one on the left was given to me by my Staff. The one on the right was given to me by a friend who was a WW II & Korean War Marine Corps Veteran. He had carried it in both wars. He figured it needed to go to another Marine. When I cross the Rainbow Bridge it will go to my eldest Grandson, who also wore the Eagle, Globe & Anchor.

 

[leonardocarrillo]

This is an Argentinian Gaucho's "dress knife"; I received it as a gift from a Colombian horseman who we bought a Paso Fino from about 25 years ago. The hilt and scabbard are Sterling Silver, with 18K gold leaf highlights. The rear of the scabbard is shown to display the tab that fits over the belt when worn. The blade is stainless steel and holds a nice edge, and is fairly thin from edge to back. For some reason, the blade was buffed from edge to back near the hilt, where the maker's mark is located. This mark has "Fuca" in script, with Industria Argentina inscribed above and below it. The rest of the blade is polished lengthwise. The blade is 8 inches long, overall length is 13 inches.

The correct name of the brand is JUCA, they are manufactured in the city of Tandil in the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina), due to the shape of the letters, your knife must be from the 1960s, that style of knife is called facon.

 

[joe44va]

I think my coolest is my Benchmade Emissary 470 because of the S30V steel and the wonderful Axis lock. Williams and McHenry (Father in law and Son in law) invented the lock which I think is the best ever.

 

[britbike1]

Family made

The first knife is from my grandparents farm in Ark. Horse hoof knife made from and ixl. Notice the hook on the end for cleaning. The second a dagger was made by my dad in the navy in ww2 for his younger brother in the army. Unfortunately he was killed in France on 6-14
-44. Not sure if dad used a file or a spring. Very thin blade. The last two are brit P88 from Queen Victoria era. For Queen and Country!!

 

[Smoke]

I don't know that this is a "cool" knife but I'm proud of it.

A friend of mine gave it to me as a gift. It was the first Benchmade I owned.

It's a McHenry & Williams 710. It was the first Axis Lock Benchmade ever made.

 

[turnerriver]

I like this pair of stag handled knives. A friend comes from California most years to camp with us and I loan him the Case knife so he doesn’t have to check any luggage. The Hoffritz came in a F.W. Byrd sheath, I remember looking at the displays at the Hoffritz store in Dadeland Mall when I was a kid.

Regards,

 

[crazyphil]

I have a tidy little collection of knives. Lock backs at left below.
2nd from left are some autos and semi-autos. But 3rd left is the
one I would call my coolest. I had the Solingen knife for a long
time, but it had a cracked handle. So, one day I took the cracked
handle off and made this one out of a pick handle. I remember
asking my Dad what he thought of it. He said it ain't much for looks,
but Hell for strong.

 

[s&wchad]

This is one of my “cooler” knives, a #4 Skinner by Hall of Fame knifemaker George Herron.



I’m also rather fond of this Henckel’s Twin Works chef knife. The blade is 14” of forged Solingen steel. Michael Myers, eat your heart out!

 

[6518John]

Microtech Troodon. Out the front automatic. Makes knife regulators from coast-to-coast break out in hives before they go into apoplexy.

I always enjoy the Microtech warnings “Caution Sharp Edge.” It’s like the cowboy bar I use to frequent in my younger days with a sign above the urinals—“Don’t Eat The Big White Mints.”