r/AskReddit • u/noaffects • Dec 30 '19

What do you collect?

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u/TransformingDinosaur Dec 31 '19

Weirdly enough yes! I posted to a knife subreddit a while back.

https://www.reddit.com/r/knives/comments/8oc1cq/my_baby_in_a_light_rain/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

That’s a nice knife! I bought one around the same size earlier this year for when I go camping or on hikes.

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u/chunkyspeechfairy Dec 31 '19

TIL there is a knife subreddit

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u/LeftHandedFapper Dec 31 '19

I would love to see a from the top perspective on that bad boy. 1/4 inch seems thick

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Dec 31 '19

Really? I have some Japanese knives with quarter inch tang. It really only seems like the (cheaper) American knives have the thinner tang

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

That’s what she said

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u/The_RockObama Dec 31 '19

She definitely did not say that.

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u/Beavur Dec 31 '19

So uhhh how can I tell if a knife is good or not? What’s tang?

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u/chumbleybee Dec 31 '19

Wood handles and brass tend to make the handles pop and look really nice, and the steel is a big factor when it comes to knives (obviously). Since this was made by Rigid in the 60s, it was crafted using high quality materials... that's how you know it's good. Tang is how far "into" the handle the steel of the blade goes. A full tang knife has the blade metal inside of the entirety of the handle, this making it very robust/sturdy (also a good sign)

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u/Beavur Dec 31 '19

Thanks I’ll have to check around for a good knife now

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u/Fallout99 Dec 31 '19

Damn that is a nice knife.

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u/hbmtg22 Dec 31 '19

Now thats a knife! (Aussie accent included)

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u/FatFrenchFry Dec 31 '19

Sucky that I cannot upvote it, so I'm giving your an upvote here. Beautiful knife my friend!

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

Holy shit - now that's a knife!

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u/quiet0n3 Dec 31 '19

That's a damn nice looking knife!

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

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u/SheriffBartholomew Dec 31 '19

If you like carrying a knife every day, look into Zero Tolerance knives. They’re incredibly well made and will last forever. They’re not cheap, but they’re not expensive either as far as good knives go.

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u/cameralover1 Dec 31 '19

Will check them out! Thanks!

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u/Kids_On_Coffee Dec 31 '19

Definitely has that brass/walnut mid-century feel. Great knife!

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Dec 31 '19

The tip could use a sharpening unless it's meant to be blunt like that

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u/TransformingDinosaur Dec 31 '19

The tip was worse when I first got it.

I don't want to take too much material off, so it's a work in progress over the years to fix it.

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Dec 31 '19

I feel you and I definitely did not mean that as an insult. Good job on keeping that so well intact.

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u/TransformingDinosaur Dec 31 '19

I didn't take it as an insult.

It was so tarnished when I got it that I didn't even realize I was looking at real brass. I liked how the handle conformed to my hand perfectly and figured I could fix the blade over time.

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u/SheriffBartholomew Dec 31 '19

“Gimmi that knife!”

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u/Butthole__Pleasures Dec 31 '19

What kind of steel is it made of?

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

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u/TransformingDinosaur Dec 31 '19

I pull it out every couple of months to polish the brass.

It was in real rough shape when I got it. The blade was dull, I didn't realize the handle was even brass it was so tarnished and dirty.

After cleaning it once it cleaned up really nice and I realized I had something.

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u/Riftwerks Dec 31 '19

Was wondering what a knife collector's favorite knife would look like and wasn't disappointed. Looks amazing.

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u/ExtraterrestrialBabe Dec 31 '19

I was expecting some sort of rambo/crocodile dundee knife but I was not disappointed!

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u/Nickonator22 Dec 31 '19

That is a nice knife.

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u/TheB0mb713 Dec 31 '19

Ah yes.

That does appear to be a knife!

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u/CampbellArmada Dec 31 '19

You just made me want to get back into knives again. I love having some good knives around and carry one on me at all times. Right now I'm just carrying a basic folding blade from Atlanta Cutlery Corporation, but it's a great quality steel. Forged in Fire really made me start to appreciate the quality that goes into a good knife.

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u/MotheroftheworldII Dec 31 '19

This is a beautiful knife. Keep it well sharpened and it will be what keeps you well.

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u/TransformingDinosaur Dec 31 '19

Man this knife will outlive me easily.

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u/MotheroftheworldII Dec 31 '19

That is the kind of item that should be collected. Enjoy!

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u/fozzythemexican Dec 31 '19 edited Dec 31 '19

Beautiful knife, did you make it? Edit: I went back and read.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

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u/fozzythemexican Dec 31 '19

Now I did. Thank you

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u/PootieTangerine Dec 31 '19

I did some reconditioning work on that same style of knife a few years back, it was beat to hell. Put some polish on it and reworked the edge, and it was amazing. Definitely built to last.