Hi HD,

Yes they are mine but acquired over a long time. Some of the expensive ones were bought after being away and you can save a fair bit because there is little to spend anything on when food and board such as it is ....is thrown in.

Money was tight when I first started...since I came out of it full time you have your normal job, and extra wages from the T.A.( like your Nat Guard ) commitment and if you go away they cover your salary from your job if that is higher than your Army salary. Two jobs keeps you busy, divorced, poor but recovering.....all in that order!

Way to go Steel Fan, glad you found the money to buy what you wanted/enjoyed at the time. I did the same when I was in the Air Force 75-79, lol

Those are some incredible knives! I love Hattori but it is really hard to find them here in Canada.

I bet you will like this one?

Sadly I only have a photo.

Most people could have nice knives or a nice car if that was what they chose to spend their money and time on. I don't make much cash but I keep my expenses low and spend about half if not more of my discretionary funds on knives.
I also try to be smart about it. I love user Busse's. I saw a nice user FBM go for 325$ on BF. Ergo handled knives are still cheap(relativly anyway).


More Hattori Pron

This ebony handled fighter had me making long distance phomne calls to Japan looking for one.

Here is another SOG style one but more traditional. I love blued knives.


It seems like Hattori produce more knives for other companies than they do for their own line.

Interesting sheath on that last bowie.


That Woodlore is an excellent knife as well. It is one of those knives you need for a collection because it started the whole trend of bushcraft knives.
Another knife you would need for a serious bushcraft collection (whicjh I also don't have) is the Skookum. Skookum country is just over a bit from me in Alberta and is exactly the same kind of wilderness. The knife was designed to be a custom version of the Woodlore designed by Mors Kochanski for that type of terrain.


Mors has an excellent quote as to what a bush knife should be. I will try to find it.

You can see that the knife has a plate welded to the back of the handle so it can be hammered on or with.

Hi Shaolin,

Yes, if you take it steady you can build up some nice knives over the years. I have been interested since I was a teenager so it works out at about one a year from there on in.

Unsub,

If you want to find where to get the Japanese I have Google for a company called Japanese Knives Direct....said it this way incase posting connections is not allowed....this is ran really well and delivers internationally.

The US has some serious "poets of steel" though.....this is a knife made by a US custom knife maker Dusty Moulton which features a Devin Thomas damascus blade...it is 3 3/4 inches long and is a super steel in it's own right with a marvellous heat treatment. I have used this on Red Deer Hind culls in Scotland to gralloch 9 deer in a day and the edge was still incredibly sharp at the end when I came to touch the edge up. It split Atlas joints and knee joints and skinned four of the carcasses later in the week before needing a proper re-sharpening. This is my favourite hunting knife and never fails to impress me with what it can do. It is light and small....but it is a giant of a performer.





Another favourite......

WOW! Another cool looking knive, thanks for sharing those pics with us.

hahaha this has turned into a scandi thread lol

it started as US and UK combat knives

Awesome customs SF!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I love the engraving on this one!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Engraving is something that I always thought would be cool to do, never had the time or resources for it though... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Guess I'll just stick to tooling leather instead. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Here's a nifty little EDC sticker, if you happen to be a commando.


Apparently, these were made for US Marines during WWII, and Camillus found some specs, so they made some more. Then they went out of business. Looks a lot like the British models. It should carry well in a better sheath. One of those with a stud that you tuck in your belt or waistband. What a nasty little surprise for an unsuspecting mugger! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

That is one wicked looking sticker. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I like it!

What a gorgeous collection of knives Steel Fan! Thanks for sharing!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I've bought from the trading company you mentioned and got a couple of great knives at very reasonable prices...and all were very, very sharp.

Wow great to see this thread again especially today. I made a deal for a Skookum bush tool in A2 with natural micarta and got a Caly3ZDP and a few Rosarms today.

The real kicker is that Camillus dagger.

I have a real soft spot for the FS dagger and a great fellow dog just sent me a
beautiful version. I am even familiar with the original Camillus dagger.
It was exactly like a FS except made in the US by mostly German immigrant cutlery
makers on the east coast. The Camillus dagger also had a spatula shaped handle made in a converted spatula factory. The sheath was quite well made but the dagger was poor quality(sabotage is suspected) and issued to grunts with no training or explanation as to it's use. They used the needle sharp assassins weapon like a K-BAR and quickly broke it.

The handle on the new camillus model is the best kind the knurled rather than the ringed because the ringed ones twist in the hand. I can't wait to see how they turned out with proper heat treat and a nice leather sheath.


Thanks vic

The original version of the Fairbairn-Sykes knife had a ricasso to let the user wrap his index finger around the quillon for a secure grip. Much like the ricasso on that Camillus version you’re showing, Horn Dog. The feature was swiftly dropped during WWII for the sake of faster wartime production.

I’m willing to assume that Fairbairn knew what he was about, back in Shanghai. Anyone who has survived hundreds of violent street fights, of the sort that left many policemen dead, knows more about real world combat than I do. I pay attention when he talks about how to design and use a knife. I always thought it a shame that the ricasso was dropped from the S-F dagger.