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What is your Holy Grail?

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #120 on: December 15, 2015, 11:09:55 PM
Here you go SAK Guy...... >:D

 :salute: The quest begins!!!!!  (and if I find one.....it's yours buddy!!)
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #121 on: December 15, 2015, 11:27:32 PM
Here you go SAK Guy...... >:D

 :salute: The quest begins!!!!!  (and if I find one.....it's yours buddy!!)

lol - I'll hold you to that! :D :pok:
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #122 on: December 15, 2015, 11:36:15 PM

Well I've finally managed to get my one other grail item, a brand new OC Pioneer :drool:  According to the seller in Ebay, it was new old stock that was left over in a display case.  It is indeed brand new as far as I can tell, and I love it.  This is the first item I've gotten that I've actually had the feeling that I shouldn't carry it.  Now it doesn't really work as a carry item for me anyway, but would be just fine paired with my Swisscard once I get it.  I just don't want to mess up these scales.  I never really intended to carry one if I ever got it, so it won't bother me if I don't.  I love the rear scale without that foolish engraving plate messing up the looks.  I don't have a clue how old it is though.  The openers are the non polished version, but the blade and awl are polished.  Victorinox Switzerland Stainless Rostfrei on the blade tangAnyway, here are some pics :)







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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #123 on: December 15, 2015, 11:38:43 PM
Thanks mrynnr

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #124 on: December 16, 2015, 12:19:55 AM
Still no changes for me.  Grail item would be Mr Leatherman himself signing a tool of mine.  Not sounding arrogant but some of the items I like I could afford, I just cannot justify spending the money on them.  I'm still much to frugal to spend dough on such things. 
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #125 on: December 16, 2015, 10:15:15 AM
I'm not sure if I've got one. :think:  There's nothing rare, expensive or unusual that I really, really want.  There are things that I'd get if money was no object, but I think I'd only be buying them because I could, not because I had to. I like cheap, standard and well-used tools, which seem to be easy enough to find.


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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #126 on: December 16, 2015, 04:36:33 PM
I'm not sure if I've got one. :think:  There's nothing rare, expensive or unusual that I really, really want.  There are things that I'd get if money was no object, but I think I'd only be buying them because I could, not because I had to. I like cheap, standard and well-used tools, which seem to be easy enough to find.

I concur, especially with the last part.  :salute:
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #127 on: December 17, 2015, 03:20:12 PM

 I like cheap, standard and well-used...



Kinds my taste in the ladies.


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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #128 on: December 17, 2015, 04:29:55 PM
Yesterday's Small Climber and Salesman were on my list as well.   
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #129 on: December 17, 2015, 04:32:50 PM

 I like cheap, standard and well-used...



Kinds my taste in the ladies.

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #130 on: December 17, 2015, 04:54:22 PM
No holy grail for me. I use em all regardless.
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #131 on: December 17, 2015, 05:45:44 PM
Maybe one of these fellars?

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #132 on: December 17, 2015, 06:12:00 PM
Meh,  I'm just not into the looks of the Sebenza.  It doesn't appeal to me in the least.  I feel like the BM 940 looks so much better.  I'm sure that one cost just over an arm leg and a few fingers  :D 
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #133 on: December 17, 2015, 06:15:44 PM
Meh,  I'm just not into the looks of the Sebenza.  It doesn't appeal to me in the least.  I feel like the BM 940 looks so much better.  I'm sure that one cost just over an arm leg and a few fingers  :D

Only 615 USD...  :D
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #134 on: December 17, 2015, 06:18:25 PM
It changes weekly.LOL.
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #135 on: December 17, 2015, 07:05:42 PM
Meh,  I'm just not into the looks of the Sebenza.  It doesn't appeal to me in the least.  I feel like the BM 940 looks so much better.  I'm sure that one cost just over an arm leg and a few fingers  :D

Only 615 USD...  :D

While expensive certainly not unreachable. 

It would be neat to have a knife made by a custom knife maker, a "one off".  I wouldn't say grail item but neat no less.
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #136 on: December 17, 2015, 08:03:37 PM

 I like cheap, standard and well-used...



Kinds my taste in the ladies.

I feel so sorry for Mo. Mo, you just wash that man right outta your hair.

I am emailing you an MP3 copy of 'I will survive' to get you through Crimbo Mo.
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #137 on: December 18, 2015, 09:08:06 AM
Meh,  I'm just not into the looks of the Sebenza.  It doesn't appeal to me in the least.  I feel like the BM 940 looks so much better.  I'm sure that one cost just over an arm leg and a few fingers  :D

Only 615 USD...  :D

While expensive certainly not unreachable. 

It would be neat to have a knife made by a custom knife maker, a "one off".  I wouldn't say grail item but neat no less.
Agreed, but if I went there I would go the extra mile and want to work with the knife maker. Not in the work-shop, that would be catastrophic, but in the design stage... you know so it fits me. That, or one from André Perret... damascene CyberTool anyone :D
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #138 on: December 18, 2015, 04:54:52 PM
Meh,  I'm just not into the looks of the Sebenza.  It doesn't appeal to me in the least.  I feel like the BM 940 looks so much better.  I'm sure that one cost just over an arm leg and a few fingers  :D

Only 615 USD...  :D

While expensive certainly not unreachable. 

It would be neat to have a knife made by a custom knife maker, a "one off".  I wouldn't say grail item but neat no less.
Agreed, but if I went there I would go the extra mile and want to work with the knife maker. Not in the work-shop, that would be catastrophic, but in the design stage... you know so it fits me. That, or one from André Perret... damascene CyberTool anyone :D

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #139 on: December 18, 2015, 10:10:21 PM
Meh,  I'm just not into the looks of the Sebenza.  It doesn't appeal to me in the least.  I feel like the BM 940 looks so much better.  I'm sure that one cost just over an arm leg and a few fingers  :D

Only 615 USD...  :D

While expensive certainly not unreachable. 

It would be neat to have a knife made by a custom knife maker, a "one off".  I wouldn't say grail item but neat no less.
Agreed, but if I went there I would go the extra mile and want to work with the knife maker. Not in the work-shop, that would be catastrophic, but in the design stage... you know so it fits me. That, or one from André Perret... damascene CyberTool anyone :D

Kinda what I was thinking as well.  I'm sure there are smaller knife makers who would be interested and not want truck loads of money either. 
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #140 on: December 19, 2015, 12:39:47 AM
No holy grail for me. I use em all regardless.

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #141 on: December 28, 2015, 06:49:50 PM
Couldn't help myself.





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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #142 on: December 28, 2015, 09:23:16 PM
As I've recently started actually collecting instead of a bunch of knives/multitools I alternate between, I've formulated a list. 


Any 100mm Soldier. I'd really like a 1941 one, since that knife saw WWII. Any from Wenger, Victorinox or the "minor cutlers" is fine. 

Victorinox Officer Knife--'Cause it's the one that started it all!

Soldier Model 1961 w/Waffenkontrol stamp.


SOG Pocket Power Plier and some no-name German pocketknife engraved with the post 1994 American LaFrance logo.    I found these on the Wayback Machine when browsing an older version of the American LaFrance site.  I found these on a version of the site dated 2001.

Zippo money clip--printed with the American LaFrance "Bar N' Bird logo.  This dates to the 1970s.   American LaFrance operated here in my town (Bluefield, VA) from 1986-1994.   Thus, I want these three, as unlike the cheap $5 Chinese tactical knife they gave away a few years ago, since they are good knives and tools.

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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #143 on: December 28, 2015, 09:27:06 PM
As I've recently started actually collecting instead of a bunch of knives/multitools I alternate between, I've formulated a list. 


Any 100mm Soldier. I'd really like a 1941 one, since that knife saw WWII. Any from Wenger, Victorinox or the "minor cutlers" is fine. 

Victorinox Officer Knife--'Cause it's the one that started it all!

Soldier Model 1961 w/Waffenkontrol stamp.


SOG Pocket Power Plier and some no-name German pocketknife engraved with the post 1994 American LaFrance logo.    I found these on the Wayback Machine when browsing an older version of the American LaFrance site.  I found these on a version of the site dated 2001.

Zippo money clip--printed with the American LaFrance "Bar N' Bird logo.  This dates to the 1970s.   American LaFrance operated here in my town (Bluefield, VA) from 1986-1994.   Thus, I want these three, as unlike the cheap $5 Chinese tactical knife they gave away a few years ago, since they are good knives and tools.

Soldier Model 1961--Year 1996 (my birth year)


Just saw this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinox-Soldier-Alox-Silver-Color-1996-96-Swiss-Army-Knife-93mm-/191734131861?hash=item2ca43eac95:g:WzkAAOSw14xWPzpz


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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #144 on: March 15, 2016, 11:27:38 AM
I wouldn't mind a birth year soldier/SAK, but from what I understand I am pretty SOL.
'74 is a rare beast.
Awiiiiise zombie thwead
And, today achieved.
 By pure unexpected chance, and even better, cheapish. Just have to wait for it to turn up at the parents place :D :mail:


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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #145 on: March 15, 2016, 06:50:12 PM
I wouldn't mind a birth year soldier/SAK, but from what I understand I am pretty SOL.
'74 is a rare beast.
Awiiiiise zombie thwead
And, today achieved.
 By pure unexpected chance, and even better, cheapish. Just have to wait for it to turn up at the parents place :D :mail:
I love when this happens  :ahhh

Congrats. 
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #146 on: March 15, 2016, 08:51:03 PM
I wouldn't mind a birth year soldier/SAK, but from what I understand I am pretty SOL.
'74 is a rare beast.
Awiiiiise zombie thwead
And, today achieved.
 By pure unexpected chance, and even better, cheapish. Just have to wait for it to turn up at the parents place :D :mail:
I love when this happens  :ahhh

Congrats.
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #147 on: March 18, 2016, 03:24:36 AM
Maybe one of these fellars?

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You and me both.  I think the River of Fire Damascus was a limited run though. Good luck actually getting one for 615.

Lots of grails for me at the moment.  A few mint OC items and 2009 heritage limited edition would probably be right up there at the top though
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #148 on: March 18, 2016, 04:02:30 AM
« Last Edit: March 18, 2016, 04:09:32 AM by SAK Guy »
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Re: What is your Holy Grail?
Reply #149 on: March 18, 2016, 04:07:51 AM
I got my grail knife....3 of them to be exact! :D

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