How freakin' bizzare is this?

Mr. Whippy · **on:** March 27, 2009, 02:14:50 AM

I won a state of Pennsylvania forfeiture/confiscation auction of 10 Wenger knives off of ebay. When they arrived, I started cleaning them up.

One of them belongs to our neighbor's son.

Now, do I return it?

DaveK · **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:16:30 AM

Sell it to him.

Benner · **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:17:33 AM

What are the chances of that?!?

Leatherman123 · **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:18:00 AM

How do you know exactly?

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:20:17 AM

Extremely unusual name with a very unusual spelling.

Mike · **Reply #5 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:20:59 AM

If you like him, go ahead and give it back. If he's a little pain in the rear, keep it.

Mike

Crouton · **Reply #6 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:21:25 AM

How cool is that? I would return it to him for free actually, it's not often that you get an opportunity like that.

It will make for a great story.

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:23:53 AM

I plan on giving it back. Just wanted to add some controversy.

I cleaned it up, polished the scales, sharpened the blade and lubed the pivots.

I want to hear how he lost it.

SteveRacer · **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on March 27, 2009, 02:23:53 AM

I plan on giving it back. Just wanted to add some controversy.

I think I would open the main blade, and stab it into his front door, holding up one of those "ransom" style notes with the letters clipped from magazines and newspapers:

"wE aRe \/\/a+cH1Ng Y0u"

-steve

J-sews · **Reply #9 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:34:45 AM

Quote from: SteveRacer on March 27, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on March 27, 2009, 02:23:53 AM
I plan on giving it back. Just wanted to add some controversy.

I think I would open the main blade, and stab it into his front door, holding up one of those "ransom" style notes with the letters clipped from magazines and newspapers:

"wE aRe \/\/a+cH1Ng Y0u"

-steve

Hehehe! Steve has an evil mind.

Mike · **Reply #10 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:40:17 AM

Quote from: SteveRacer on March 27, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

I think I would open the main blade, and stab it into his front door, holding up one of those "ransom" style notes with the letters clipped from magazines and newspapers:

"wE aRe \/\/a+cH1Ng Y0u"

-steve

Brilliant! Muwahahahahaha!

Mike

Poncho65 · **Reply #11 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:55:01 AM

That's crazy what are the odds of that ever happening to anyone

Pretty cool Mr. W

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #12 on:** March 27, 2009, 08:03:44 AM

Give it back it's clearly fate

Or risk the wrath of the Swiss Gods

sardauker · **Reply #13 on:** March 27, 2009, 08:46:52 AM

Quote from: SteveRacer on March 27, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on March 27, 2009, 02:23:53 AM
I plan on giving it back. Just wanted to add some controversy.

I think I would open the main blade, and stab it into his front door, holding up one of those "ransom" style notes with the letters clipped from magazines and newspapers:

"wE aRe \/\/a+cH1Ng Y0u"

-steve

LOL!

MultiMat · **Reply #14 on:** March 27, 2009, 11:42:00 AM

I would go over to your neighbors & start whittling with it , then say " check out my new knife I bought,cool aye"

duckman1975 · **Reply #15 on:** March 27, 2009, 02:52:53 PM

What are the odds on that! Please do tell how he reacts

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #16 on:** March 27, 2009, 09:16:06 PM

Here's the follow-up:

First off, it belongs to the older daughter, not the son (Generic first name so I wasn't sure which it belonged to).

She is off to college in Colorado. She is HUGE into mountaineering, rock climbing, minimalist camping/hiking/trekking and backcountry skiing. Her grandmother (the whole family lives on the farm) said that she becomes very attached to her gear and that she will be ecstatic to get her SAK back. She flies out of Philly airport regularly for trips to Europe and Latin America and that's where it was confiscated. The family is trying to figure out a prank to return it to her.

My wife dropped it off this afternoon.

Unbelieveable.

cgk · **Reply #17 on:** March 27, 2009, 09:19:13 PM

Good for you. Sounds like it belongs to someone who appreciates a good tool. Make it a requirement that she signs-up with MT.org

Smitty44 · **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2009, 09:28:09 PM

Great story and ending,thanks for sharing.

duckman1975 · **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2009, 09:34:36 PM

Quote from: cgk on March 27, 2009, 09:19:13 PM

Good for you. Sounds like it belongs to someone who appreciates a good tool. Make it a requirement that she signs-up with MT.org

+1, should have required it as prerequisite for her to get back her sak

J-sews · **Reply #20 on:** March 28, 2009, 01:14:00 AM

Good show Mr. W

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2009, 01:24:00 AM

Nice one fella

DaveK · **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2009, 01:42:06 AM

It is a great story that. If I were you I'd play the lottery this week Mr W. Or I'd get the owner of the knife to and offer to go halves

Poncho65 · **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2009, 04:16:37 AM

Quote from: DaveK on March 28, 2009, 01:42:06 AM

It is a great story that. If I were you I'd play the lottery this week Mr W. Or I'd get the owner of the knife to and offer to go halves

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2009, 06:41:29 AM

This sounds like an inspiration to put our names on the knives we carry. Anyone here do that? I personally find it detracts from the tools beauty but it can serve a function as this thread has proven.

However, how many here would expect their confiscated or otherwise lost SAK to be returned to them? Truly it is rare that this would happen. I remember when Smartknives was reselling on eBay he would mention something in his auctions to the effect that he would try to find the lost knife for the customer. I am sure it was to resell it to them no doubt and I wonder how many folks actually asked him to look through his undoubtedly huge stash of SAK's.

Now I have a small bag of personalized knives, mostly classics, and I did sell one on eBay to a guy who the name fit. I asked if he had it confiscated and he said no. His name? Phu Pham! Yes the knife had both the names on it. Now how many guys do you know with that name. I was amazed to find several in a quick Google search. LOL!

Swiss Man · **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2009, 03:23:18 PM

Quote from: SteveRacer on March 27, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

Quote from: Mr. Whippy on March 27, 2009, 02:23:53 AM
I plan on giving it back. Just wanted to add some controversy.

I think I would open the main blade, and stab it into his front door, holding up one of those "ransom" style notes with the letters clipped from magazines and newspapers:

"wE aRe \/\/a+cH1Ng Y0u"

-steve

I love that idea that is just creepy, evil my type of thing

This sounds like an inspiration to put our names on the knives we carry.

I once read in an article about lawproofing your knife. They made a comment if you put your name on a knife and you end up in court then they are going to look at it like "what type of individual puts their name on a knife/weapon" so it will appears to them you had no intention to use this knife as a weapon but as a tool.

nb

Craig · **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2009, 10:18:57 PM

Great story. Well done, Sir

airballrad · **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:15:46 PM

Bump just because it's a neat story.

Zed · **Reply #28 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:21:54 PM

Quote from: airballrad on June 24, 2011, 03:15:46 PM

Bump just because it's a neat story.

x2 Great story mr W

PyroJames · **Reply #29 on:** June 24, 2011, 03:54:11 PM

Quote from: SteveRacer on March 27, 2009, 02:32:31 AM

I think I would open the main blade, and stab it into his front door, holding up one of those "ransom" style notes with the letters clipped from magazines and newspapers:

"wE aRe \/\/a+cH1Ng Y0u"

-steve

ROFLMAO!!!

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