Show us your fixed blades

[jim guy]

here is a pic of my bk9 that is in the process of being polished up. Linen micarta scales are being made now.

[jzmtl]

5mm FFG D2, the Boker ROLD.





Love the highly contoured handle.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Now that I like

[Neil]

Missed this one.  Agreed, very nice

[Stormdrane]

Here's a Horan Knives Sub-Q Tanto.  Tim Horan did the Japanese style handle wrap over cord, and I added a two bight turks head knot over the kydex sheath, with some 2mm cord, and had enough room with the contour of the sheath to tuck a small firesteel under the wrap.

[dks]

From the past couple of days..

[David]

Bark River Essential w/Coyote Brown G-10. The blade steel is CPM M4 which is a steel I`ve been wanting to try. Just got it yesterday so have not much of a chance to use it. So far it seems like a nice little handy knife.   

[S.Gossman]

This is one of the most requested knives I make in the big camp knife catagory. It's the Big Boar Tusker. It has an 8" blade that is a 1/4" thick by 1 3/4" wide.
Scott

[jzmtl]

That looks like an extremely thin edge! Love it!

[Sparky415]

That looks great Scott 

[cerbera147]

Got this RAT RC-4 from EDCF. My good friend [Gadget Guy] helped out in the middle 

The seller did say that is very dull and John confirmed this on arrival at his place 

I asked a friend to sharpen it for me and it is now razor sharp  I also cleaned up the micarta handles

The first pic was the sellers.












I am very pleased with my new purchase. It is about twice the weight of my Mora but that does not concern me. This is a heavy duty knife with a no questions asked warranty 

Just need a lanyard on the end and I'm good to go

[Gareth]

Someone had a RAT knife at one of the meet-up's, IIRC it was a classy bit of kit.

[Sparky415]

A friend dropped off a new toy for me to play with 
He gave it to me as he thought I would appreciate it more than he would 

Its a Ka-Bar USMC

It needs a little cleaning and the leather needs a bit of feeding 





 

[Zed]

A friend dropped off a new toy for me to play with 
He gave it to me as he thought I would appreciate it more than he would 

Its a Ka-Bar USMC

It needs a little cleaning and the leather needs a bit of feeding 

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   very nice tony, im sure it will clean up nicely, although leave some character   

[Sparky415]

Loads left 

Here it is cleaned up, the leather has had a good feed of Wilmas bear cream 

[cerbera147]

That is very nice Tony 

Do you know how old it is?

It would be good to see it compared to the more recent models

[Zed]

ive just been surfing the net and it looks like a pre vietnam era Ka-bar  older ones have a red bit at the top and bottom of the handle, these have been made for a long time so not a east task, unless any Ka-bar experts out there   

[Sparky415]

I have emailed them asking the age so fingers crossed

Interesting stuff here 

https://www.kabar.com/famous.jsp

[AHB]

Loads left 

Here it is cleaned up, the leather has had a good feed of Wilmas bear cream 

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Excellent job Tony.. 
Dang, I wish I had friends like yours..   

[kwakster]

This is my latest, a SOG 1 Bowie from the good old days.












Information from http://www.sogknivescollectors.com;

The S1 Bowie is the flagship model of SOG Specialty Knives Inc, the first knife design to roll off their production line.
It is modelled after the exact knife that the brave men of MACVSOG used while in Vietnam for covert recon operations.
This knife is gun-blued to a shiny hue; making it a very pretty knife indeed.
Many praise it for its beautiful gun-bluing and the use of high quality SK-5 steel, and is considered to be one of the more collectible Seki Japan SOG Knives.
The S1 Bowie is commonly known by some as the "5th Special Forces knife", but it was actually called the "SOG Bowie" by SOG.
 
Engraved on the left front of the blade near the cross-guard is the old "square SOG logo", while on the other side of the knife just directly above the guard reads "Seki Japan".
In front of that engraving is the "MACVSOG" Special Forces logo, and further down the blade in the middle of the knife reads "Vietnam 5th Special Forces Group".
The knife features a leather handle and a classic 'faceted tip', that is the signature feature of the current SOG Bowie knives made today.
Most of the current SOG knives follow the form/design of the S1 Bowie.
The modern versions which use different materials include the S1T, Super SOG Bowie and SOG Bowie 2.0.

Specs:

Overall length: 28,0 cm (10.75 inch)
Blade length: 16,1 cm (6.25 inch)
Steel: SK-5 Carbon steel
Hardness: 57-58 HRC
Blade finish: Deep gun blue (hot blued)
Weight: 340 grams (12.3 oz.)
Edge: Plain Edge
Blade thickness: 7,0 mm max.
Handle material: epoxied stacked leather with blued steel guard & pommel
Country of origin: Japan
Part #: S1

Rarity Details:

Last Known MSRP: $<.>
Production dates: 1986 - 2005
Production numbers: 10,000 - 15,000
Limited run?: First 750 or 1000 knives were serialized
Other things of interest: It's the first model off the SOG production line.
Rarity index: 8.5/10 (10 being the most rare)
 
Rarity index scale (1 to 10, 10 being the most rare):

1 - Very common; easily available on ebay, google product search and almost every knife selling website. Spammed with at least 10+ listings on ebay.
3 - Has been around for at least 2 years and are selling reasonably well, with retailers favouring other newer models over this knife.
5 - Knives that are on the borderline of being discontinued or have been discontinued for less than 6 months
6 - Products from 6 onwards are either discontinued or limited edition.
7 - Discontinued knives that pop up once every few months on the "For Sale" part of forums or on ebay. Still can be found at a few online shops though.
8 - Knives that need lots of researching to find. Not available anymore in online knife shops and pop up (if you're lucky) >4 months for one at a time.
9 - Knives holding this rarity are the shadowy kind. You can't find any information on them at all (not even from online knife shops that have not taken down that knife's product page). If you see one for sale grab at all cost.
10 - The rarest of all knives. If you hadn't been here you wouldn't even have known that it existed. Should you have one of these you better lock it up in a triple-combination safe and treat it like a family heirloom...
 

[Zed]

This is my latest, a SOG 1 Bowie from the good old days.

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Information from http://www.sogknivescollectors.com;

The S1 Bowie is the flagship model of SOG Specialty Knives Inc, the first knife design to roll off their production line.
It is modelled after the exact knife that the brave men of MACVSOG used while in Vietnam for covert recon operations.
This knife is gun-blued to a shiny hue; making it a very pretty knife indeed.
Many praise it for its beautiful gun-bluing and the use of high quality SK-5 steel, and is considered to be one of the more collectible Seki Japan SOG Knives.
The S1 Bowie is commonly known by some as the "5th Special Forces knife", but it was actually called the "SOG Bowie" by SOG.
 
Engraved on the left front of the blade near the cross-guard is the old "square SOG logo", while on the other side of the knife just directly above the guard reads "Seki Japan".
In front of that engraving is the "MACVSOG" Special Forces logo, and further down the blade in the middle of the knife reads "Vietnam 5th Special Forces Group".
The knife features a leather handle and a classic 'faceted tip', that is the signature feature of the current SOG Bowie knives made today.
Most of the current SOG knives follow the form/design of the S1 Bowie.
The modern versions which use different materials include the S1T, Super SOG Bowie and SOG Bowie 2.0.

Specs:

Overall length: 28,0 cm (10.75 inch)
Blade length: 16,1 cm (6.25 inch)
Steel: SK-5 Carbon steel
Hardness: 57-58 HRC
Blade finish: Deep gun blue (hot blued)
Weight: 340 grams (12.3 oz.)
Edge: Plain Edge
Blade thickness: 7,0 mm max.
Handle material: epoxied stacked leather with blued steel guard & pommel
Country of origin: Japan
Part #: S1

Rarity Details:

Last Known MSRP: $<.>
Production dates: 1986 - 2005
Production numbers: 10,000 - 15,000
Limited run?: First 750 or 1000 knives were serialized
Other things of interest: It's the first model off the SOG production line.
Rarity index: 8.5/10 (10 being the most rare)
 
Rarity index scale (1 to 10, 10 being the most rare):

1 - Very common; easily available on ebay, google product search and almost every knife selling website. Spammed with at least 10+ listings on ebay.
3 - Has been around for at least 2 years and are selling reasonably well, with retailers favouring other newer models over this knife.
5 - Knives that are on the borderline of being discontinued or have been discontinued for less than 6 months
6 - Products from 6 onwards are either discontinued or limited edition.
7 - Discontinued knives that pop up once every few months on the "For Sale" part of forums or on ebay. Still can be found at a few online shops though.
8 - Knives that need lots of researching to find. Not available anymore in online knife shops and pop up (if you're lucky) >4 months for one at a time.
9 - Knives holding this rarity are the shadowy kind. You can't find any information on them at all (not even from online knife shops that have not taken down that knife's product page). If you see one for sale grab at all cost.
10 - The rarest of all knives. If you hadn't been here you wouldn't even have known that it existed. Should you have one of these you better lock it up in a triple-combination safe and treat it like a family heirloom...
 

wasnt this model also called the trident 

[kwakster]

Nope, that was the Trident S2 Bowie, practically the same knife in shape and size, but made with a blade from stainless AUS8 steel, a stacked Micarta handle and stainless guard & pommel.
The 440C statement about the earlier knives is incorrect, they were in fact using AUS6.
(source: a SOG representative on Bladeforums.com)

Look here: http://www.sogknivescollectors.com/trident-s2-bowie.php

[tattoosteve99]

A friend dropped off a new toy for me to play with 
He gave it to me as he thought I would appreciate it more than he would 

Its a Ka-Bar USMC

It needs a little cleaning and the leather needs a bit of feeding 

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Aww you don't need that dirty old thing. I'll take it off your hands.

[Sparky415]

You don't want this scruffy old thing Mate

And it smells funny now 

[Zed]

Nope, that was the Trident S2 Bowie, practically the same knife in shape and size, but made with a blade from stainless AUS8 steel, a stacked Micarta handle and stainless guard & pommel.
The 440C statement about the earlier knives is incorrect, they were in fact using AUS6.
(source: a SOG representative on Bladeforums.com)

Look here: http://www.sogknivescollectors.com/trident-s2-bowie.php

   cheers for the info mate, lovely knives 

[Zed]

Thanks to Al ive another fixed blade, its a winchester and i cleaned it up today and put a sharp edge on it, nice looking knife and comfy in the hand, 

[nelly1974]

 Took 5 years to get this custom but it was worth the wait..................................

[captain spaulding]

Took 5 years to get this custom but it was worth the wait..................................
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HAHA nice. Love the sheath.

[nelly1974]

Took 5 years to get this custom but it was worth the wait..................................
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HAHA nice. Love the sheath.

custom fit dude

[airballrad]

I have a lot more multitools and folders than I do fixed blades, but I do have a few. These are my favorites:


Benchmade Griptilian 151
Gerber LMF
Mora of Sweden carbon steel mora
Frosts Mora stainless steel mora