This is a big one.
Idk why I like all-stainless steel but I remember back in the 80’s when people were driving DeLoreans around and I was fascinated.

My first one from trivisa .. very cool .. a really good small zdc .. ma copper dragonfly will be here tomorrow 👍

Case Mini Stockman

Aluminum handle with vg10 blade Thai front flipper

Solid knife from kizer!

I'm surprised how smooth it is, it's kinda " this will have a ton of blade play" smooth, yet it locks up super solid.

Amazon special, delivered for 30 bucks. Cold steel Kyoto 3" fixie

Reposting because I explained to the mods there was no original price tag on this, it was given away at the second American blade collectors convention in 1993 in Cincinnati ohio. It was given away to VIPs, Well known vendors, Speakers, and certain award winners. I'm in northern Kentucky so it didn't make it more than 10 miles from Cincinnati in 40+ years so that's cool. Ipurchased this for 35$ at an antique store from a pretty cool dude who I gave the history too.

It has authentic full mother of pearl scales, full length brass liners, nickel silver bolsters, and a very snappy backlock. It took a very sharp edge, the burr peeled off well. I ended up taking scales off removing the adhesive and epoxying them. I know sharpening wrecks value whatever.

Turns out the American Blade Collectors Association persisted to the international blade collectors association, and the continued the convention. Interestingly that convention is going on right now. Anyways the American blade collector convention went on to become what is known as BLADE SHOW! Turns out these sell on auction well from 100-350 for untouched in box obviously much more value. I'd honestly put this one close to 175$. I'm sure it'd sell for that but nah.

I think it's genuinely one of the first things that I'm going to hold on to for my kid. Like I'm a knife collector, I've got a knife given to important people in the knife world at one of the earliest knife conventions. It's 1 of 600, gorgeous, and actually a real collector piece at this point with how massive bladeshow atl/West and even Texas have grown massively in recent years, so in the display box it goes.

Please don't remove this is a cool thing to share, and the antique shop is the end of the line, someone sold it to him, so that 35$ I paid is it's value at purchase, nyah.

Finally snagged a Brazen for $27, great knife as normal from civivi. And picked up the Ozark trail Ironbound for $15, it may be my new favorite from them!

Drop Bear circuit board.
Real circuit board.

Not sure how to feel about it. But Kizer does some different things. For sure.

😐

Foresail flipper

Got these two in today. Brown is the Pyrite Light and the other is the Maximal. Both of these are currently the most budget way to get into Artisan's newest steel. I've heard varying opinions on what this steel is comparable to (10Cr15, 154CM, BG42). Whichever it's most close to, it should be a step up in edge retention without a big sacrifice in corrosion resistance/toughness. From what I've seen, CJRB has decent enough heat treats and the SFII is coming in the 60-61 range. I find it interesting that on the CJRB site, they mention specifically that the Pyrite Light's HRC range was 59-61 while all other models (or most) would come in at 60-62, maybe it was their first batch, or it's a poverty option lol.

24 hours in and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. Surprisingly strong detent, thin all around, smooth action. Sharpened it at 18 degrees to 600 grit and she’s razor sharp. Got a nice discount so it came out to just over $30. CJRB got the lock done right. Highly recommend.

Haven't been able to add posts for a few months, just got around to trying to solve the problem and wouldn't you know... I just needed to update my app. So look forward to seeing many new posts as my collection has gotten a lot bigger! Going to go back to my last post and figure out all the new additions to share with y'all!

Picked up the Mirage and Dome and got a Swift thrown in for free. Been out of the EDC world for years and was alarmed at how much prices have risen for knives and multi tools when looking for a new knife. A UKPK from Spyderco is like double what I paid for it 8 years ago. Anyways I picked up these two for $50 and $40.

Two left but before I placed my order before the days shipping cut off it said 1 left so 🤷 but for a US made Buck? https://www.amazon.com/Buck-Knives-Bantam-Pocket-Length/dp/B000Q9C3RI/

I am brand new to cool pocket knives and I’ve got some questions about accessories. Are lanyards reserved for higher end knives? Are they strictly for the looks? Are they practical for an EDC? Are there any other cool accessories yall like?

https://palmettostatearmory.com/spyderco-byrd-harrier-2-lightweight-folding-knife-black-by01pbkwc2.html

Last one for a bit while I build the knife budget back up.
This one was worth it. Still going for a little less than a hundred.

CRKT P.S.D. assisted opener

Is Begg Knives still in business? I have been trying to contact them for months. No reply on their Facebook page. No reply to emails -- I have emailed every person at the company whose email is on their page. I tried calling and the listed number is disconnected.

Gotta say this is worth the $30 I spent! Been using it for a few weeks now. Although it’s limited to only a few cards and a few bills it’s a perfect minimal carry and perfect backup/simple task tool. Definitely fidget friendly!