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Ouch, just bid on a new knife

  • Thread starter Zero
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Holy crap. You bid on it? So it was cheaper than the listed price on that page?

xvart.
 
got it on Ebay for $100
 
haha my mom found a gerber hunting knife in our yard once haha
 
I've lost so many knives in my life that I'd never pay more than a few $ for one. But, if you can avoid losing it, even $100 isn't crazy.
 
me to Bruce....i loose so many of them ive got no interest in buying an Ingram though i REALLY would like one......i just look for a decent cheap knife that will hold an edge. most ive paid so far is around $40 not including things like Leatherman or Gerber multi tools
 
This is the best knife I ever had.

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Retailed about $12. I got it free though.

I can cut whatever I want and I never have to worry about damaging the blade.

If I'm going to pay over $100 for a weapon, it better go bang when I use it.
 
  • #10
Hit some of those popper things kids play with with youre $100+ knife

Theirs Your Bang
 
  • #11
Don't feel bad. I bought new speakers today... just thought I'd mention that o_o.
 
  • #12
I've lost so many knives in my life that I'd never pay more than a few $ for one. But, if you can avoid losing it, even $100 isn't crazy.

lol. It's like me and pens. I've seen really nice pens for hundreds of dollars but I can't even make it through the day without losing six pens.

xvart.
 
  • #14
This is the best knife I ever had.

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Retailed about $12. I got it free though.

I can cut whatever I want and I never have to worry about damaging the blade.

If I'm going to pay over $100 for a weapon, it better go bang when I use it.

one thing i should make clear, i have completely different preferances for a pocket knife and a hunting knife...

this is my pocket knife...worth prolly around $15 brand new....though my is a much older individual as it doesnt have "Schrade Classics" on the blade......the main blade has also been sharpened so many times that the blade lacks any curve:
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thats my main pocket knife but its been misplaced and found several dozen times since ive had it. my "other" pocket knife is a cheap box cutter that costs 99 cents at the local hardware store.......we use them alot here at the newspaper so i generally have one in my pocket.

for hunting knives i hate folders. to many nooks and crannys for blood to get into and since its sometimes hours between field dressing a critter and being able to clean up the knife i really dont like folders......blood and steel is a bad combo, even if the blade is stainless, alot of time the spring, internals and such isnt......have yet to find a favorite hunting knife.......working my way through some. havent found one that impresses me. most have dulled before i get done with the rough butchering job. my favorite blade stood up to field dressing and rough butchering of 2 deer before resharpening, but it is on a folder.......dont think any metal on that knife is stainless and it was given to me by a important person in my life so i hate to have it turn into a pile of rust. so im trying to find me a fixed blade of similar properties.
 
  • #15
The only knife I have (besides my boyscout knife I just found from a looooong time ago) is a piece of WW2 paraphenalia. Obviously I don't use it. Doesn't look like it'd be too great a knife though.
 
  • #16
I have my good ol' swiss army knife in my pocket at all times (the one that is actually big and has a real blade)!
 
  • #17
this isn't a hunting knife. it's a general pocket knife used daily, thats why I payed so much for it. It will be used a lot:) The pocket knife I have now is the kershaw chive torsion assist knife. After having and losing lots of knives, I can tell you that $$ buys a quality knife.
it's like the difference between a $5 steak knife and a $50 steak knife, you can feel the difference.
OZZY has a good point about the razor blade, they are always sharp and cut well, but have no style.
 
  • #19
zero................believe me i do know the difference between a $ knife and a $$$ knife. have a mix of both. my hunting folder is a more expensive knife as its a handmade one by a single person shop. which is prolly why the blade is better. one of these days ill buy a Ingram for my hunting knife. next one i plan on trying is one of the mid level Cold Steel's. for a pocket knife ill stick with cheap. no ones tried to steal my $15 Schrade :grin: its got good enough steel in the blade that i only have to sharpen it every few months when i happen to be using it often. least as often as i use my pocket knife. for me a pocket knife has to be small and light enough that i dont notice its there. that way i dont decide to leave it on the dresser cause i got to much crap in my pockets. dont want to have to think about it till i need it :grin:
 
  • #20
I admire people who don't lose knives, kind of like I admire people who learn different languages. It doesn't seem like it should be that difficult but, as much as I've tried, I just can't do it myself.

My knife will disappear from my pocket a few times every year and I know it'll eventually be gone for good. My grandfather gave me a cigar box of old knives when I was a kid and I've worked my way through them and carry the last one now. I have no idea of the brand, but it's a decent Barlow knife with a broken horn handle and ground down blade. I've bought a few others over the years and most of those have been lost too. My only other pocket knife is a grafting knife and it gets just a few minutes of use each year.
 
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