Whatcha get?!?!?!

Ok let's see what you got from the shoot.

Jim?

Even after passing a couple along, I ended up with three ScrapMuks (to head off messages, I plan to hold on to them)

three of what I think were called a "Desert Fighter" and were written up as a (Swamp Rat) Rodent 4 variant

one TaliWhaker LE (#556)

one CG Game Warden (thin blade)

one Hack -- it's longer than normal, someone said it started out as a leaner meaner blank.

I'll try to post pics of them this weekend.

Nice haul there Jim. Congratulations.

Sounds like a nice bunch of blades!

Curious here; was there a regulatorhandled 611 there?
Or what was that droppoint/leafshaped blade, with the regulator handle?

Are the Muks in 154cm?

"Beef" said they were 154CM (I can't remember his real name at the moment), but he sounded a bit hesitant, so I verified it with Garth as well.

I'm not sure what they were calling those; they weren't a show special, which would have noted the name, and while I thought they were nice, I didn't really want to buy one, so I didn't ask. I noticed that some had sharpened swedges though.

Fodder for the Knoboganza.

I hope so. I really need a Muk!

I might as well start off with the ScrapMuks:



These were the Rodent 4 variants that I think they called "Desert Fighters". I'd normally buy Micarta handles because G10 is more expensive and the Micarta simply feels softer in my hands. However, these show specials were priced the same regardless of the handle materials and the grooves weren't aggressive, so these feel really good in my hands and seemed a better deal; I like them a lot:



Here's one Muk and Fighter with the rest of my haul -- I think TaliWhacker LEs were a ganza item that I missed, and I liked the #556 SN on this one, so I swapped the moss-coated one from my basket for it instead. The Hack was my "first-choice" knife; there were much prettier knives at the show, but I didn't want to pay the premium for those gorgeous handles; this one was small enough that I could carry it in town and the blade reminds me of a scalpel. Mat sure did me a favor when he grabbed it for me:



My new Game Warden may not win any beauty contests, but it feels good in the hand and look at how thin the blade is. It was still on the table long after the initial rush, but I know it was destined to be mine as soon as I picked it up while sorting through the table scraps:



Overall, I bought more than I expected to, but the bill wasn't near as much as many past shows and I'm very happy with what I got.

Great haul, Jim! Really like the muk and fighters.

Love the HACK. Can't really spot anything on it that I don't like.

Me thinks me needs one of dem muks

some nice snags as usual jim! those are all blades I would've jumped on.

the thinner smaller busses and the tgm are about the only busse blades that have interested me in a while. well, at least the only ones that i can imagine being able to afford for any more. once you get past a certain dollar amount it's hard to ignore the value of the rats and dogs.

i like 154cm but i was sort of hoping the orange handled muk was an introduction to a cg version of the muk in SR101 that would be headed to the stores. if i recall the coating on some of the other coated muks didn't adhere to the blade all that well.

Yeah, the coatings on my CG Muk and CG Mud Puppy in 154CM don't stick all that well in comparison. Great knives, and my hat's ff to the Dogs who helped me get them. No complaints, just an observation. Doesn't seem to impede the performance

Nice Muks ad GW in particular Jim! I love the orange/black combo. As close as the Yard will ever get to "pumpkin"

Great buys- as always Jim!

That Hack would be a great capeing knife, hope to see one show up on the exchange.

Thanks for the comments; as always, you're a great group.

Is it Josh? I've never been good with names, but the older I get... I can usually remember people's nick-names and I usually remember the neighborhood dog's names, but not so much their owner's names.

Stewart

Yeah Ya done real good Jim.

You sure did; I'm turning green with envy!

Ditto on the SR101!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done Jim! Thanks for the photos, always much appreciated!

they all are nice but i love that skinny warden

Awesome scores!

Jim, how do those desert fighter feel in hand?

The fighter grips are slightly smaller than a RMD, but quite close (without the thumb ramp) and feel great in my hand. Someone with very large mitts might find them small, and a woman who I work with, who has very small hands said that they were big for her, but they're just about perfect for me.

All the Muks were sold out at the preshow. My proxy could only get me 1 of the 3 I wanted. Not saying there might not be some blanks that weren't done for the show though.

Thanks for that, I was told they were but expected to see them marked.

Those ScrapMuks look good with orange handles, but I already have a black-bladed one as well as an LE. I hope they are made available to everybody who wants one.

Great scores there Jim.

I've been wanting a Scrapmuk forever.

My proxies always fall thru or none to be had.
I finally scored one on BF.

Those rodent 4's look great.

I have a Rodent 4, and it's a sweet knife!