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by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4796

Re: Eye Candy

Such cool beans!
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4796

Re: Eye Candy

Ian, Thanks for sharing. I am SO glad that you are okay. I am working with an elite Armed Security Service vendor, and have been since January 8th. (I'm in the Sales division). That's SUCH a cool blade! A simple BO/BC side-opening knife with great panache! I LOVE IT! 8) :mrgreen: It’s not a BO/BC s...
by Fishtail Picklock
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Eye Candy
Replies: 32
Views: 4796

Re: Eye Candy

Ian,

Thanks for sharing. I am SO glad that you are okay. I am working with an elite Armed Security Service vendor, and have been since January 8th. (I'm in the Sales division).

That's SUCH a cool blade! A simple BO/BC side-opening knife with great panache!

I LOVE IT! 8) :mrgreen:
by Fishtail Picklock
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Campolin/Lepre Black Widow
Replies: 22
Views: 5943

Re: Campolin/Lepre Black Widow

It is very :roll: beautiful, but I have stopped "collecting" these knives. (I simply can't justify the expense).
by Fishtail Picklock
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:46 am
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Ethan 1953 Italy
Replies: 6
Views: 2039

Re: Ethan 1953 Italy

I would restore that in a heartbeat! If you could find someone (hint: to you-know-who). This would be an excellent project for our Master Cutler.

I know that he has been awfully busy, but you can always ask.
by Fishtail Picklock
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: One last OTF
Replies: 15
Views: 4019

Re: One last OTF

I only wish the handle wasn't so chunky. The Paragon clone was so much more streamlined with the same exact mechanics. I really wanted to replace its blade with the one out of this, but it just wasn't going to happen. That's the Chinese knives for you, they pump them out like water and sell them as...
by Fishtail Picklock
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: One last OTF
Replies: 15
Views: 4019

Re: One last OTF

I think that they're a great knife. Simple to operate and the design is robust. (Simple is often better).
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: Identifying & Pricing My Father’s Collection
Replies: 55
Views: 5824

Re: Identifying & Pricing My Father’s Collection

We could all call on Biden's face, whip up some drop-cookie dough, and make some "butt cookies"! :lol:
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Buy & Sell
Topic: Frank B 11 inch bayonet switchblade
Replies: 5
Views: 576

Re: Frank B 11 inch bayonet switchblade

How much in cash? (Including shipping, of course).
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: I am probably beating a dead horse, but...
Replies: 4
Views: 1443

Re: I am probably beating a dead horse, but...

Yeah, I probably could've gotten that blade for five or ten bucks. Shit. Just saw a yellow one sold on aapk for $175. *Edit: I guess it's called a "bowtie". There's another one for sale there for the same price. The steel of the period was either 440A or 1055 Carbon Steel. I would like to see a nic...
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: I am probably beating a dead horse, but...
Replies: 4
Views: 1443

Re: I am probably beating a dead horse, but...

They were made by Colonial and were made of fairly decent steel (not great, but decent). If Colonial were to make these again, they would make a LOT of money!
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: I am probably beating a dead horse, but...
Replies: 4
Views: 1443

I am probably beating a dead horse, but...

I would like to see someone like Colonial revive the Shur-Snap line with modern steel(s) and handle materials. D2 steel or ATS-34 would work particularly well for this application. Were it as robust as a Case Peanut knife, they could rake in a whole $#it-pot full of money selling these in the "free"...
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: I ordered the Kershaw Launch 17 this morning.
Replies: 34
Views: 4742

Re: I ordered the Kershaw Launch 17 this morning.

The more I carry this knife, the more I enjoy it! The steel in this knife holds an edge like a dope fiend holds a habit. The fact that it isn't a "stiletto" seems to comfort the "sheeple" (read: non-knife crowd). I now have this thing "razor-sharp" and use it at every turn because it is so convenien...
by Fishtail Picklock
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:28 am
Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
Topic: S35VN Steel
Replies: 4
Views: 1357

S35VN Steel

Bill:

How do you feel about S35VN steel? If have read that it is tougher than S30V (due to the added Niobium of course).

Would you please provide your opinion on the steel in a knife that is to be carried and used?

With consummate respect.
Fishtail Picklock
by Fishtail Picklock
Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:15 pm
Forum: Switchblade knives
Topic: I ordered the Kershaw Launch 17 this morning.
Replies: 34
Views: 4742

Re: I ordered the Kershaw Launch 17 this morning.

Thank you, Jules. This is a truly useful knife. The S35VN steel is great, and the anodized coating adds an extra layer of protection. (I am carrying it now). What a comforting feeling to know that the blade was manufactured in Tualatin, OR. (15.7 miles from where I sit as I write this). Good stuff, ...