Hello to all,

Upon request from some forum friends, i am starting this thread for existing & new knife collectors to gather here to discuss, review and share their experience on knife. This thread will also serve as a marketplace of ideas & opinions, new product update and to show off your knife collection.

Below are some links of some top knife manufacturer,

Al Mar Knives

Benchmade Knives

Buck Knives

Cold Steel Knives & Swords

Columbia River Knife & Tool [CRKT]

Emerson & Tops Knives

Gerber Gear & Knives

Ka-Bar Knives

Kershaw Knives

SOG Knives

Spyderco Knives

Smith & Wesson Knives

Kyocera Knives

This post has been edited by jhcj: Jul 8 2008, 04:49 PM

fine let be be the first to reply to this thread.
my recent knife was teh standard spyderco calypso jr with grey handle

handles well, blade thickness fits goood, with the blade geometry, cutting is way easy. not quite used to the tip down carry but it has its benefits ie, lint doesnt collect in the joint because the joint is facing up not downwards towards the bottom of the pocket where lint collects
size is nicely while being large enough to handle as a kitchen tool and folds niecly into slightly over 4cm. so its not rediculously small to use while not being scary huge ie manix

thanks
marcus

[text edited] - providence

This post has been edited by providence: Feb 19 2006, 04:36 PM

congrats on your new acquisition marcus
got em from bob eh

well i am still waiting for my spyderco to arrive heheh

Come ppl, let's hot up this topic!!!

seth, put ur collection for display here ler

yeah seth what knives do you collect, what are your focus?

marcus

i wouldnt mind seeing knife enthusiasts collections

though i just started dunno anything bout knives haha just like to keep them around and admire them hehe

Hmm just curious.. The Spyderco Cara Cara BY03, how long is the knife when fully opened?

Cara Cara when fully opened is 8 5/8 inches

ooo ok ok thankiew!

Haha today my neighbour's son in law came so he honked his car.. I thought it was Pos Laju Courier thought it was my Karambit and Cara Cara XD



This post has been edited by victor_code47: Feb 24 2006, 06:14 PM

I've always liked blades(knives, swords etc), but never really took the time to learn much about it.
Anyone can point me to some resource about knives? Like what makes a good knife, the different types of knives and their purposes etc.

New item on BULK!! HOT HOT HOT!!!

CHECK IT OUT !!!

This post has been edited by seth5443: Aug 20 2010, 11:18 AM

Cool bulk! But for me, after the Karambit and Cara2 i am facing dry season haha

yeowwww Seth........super benchmade knives
u r killin me here hahhahah

neways, is the earlier bulk on its way?

super stuff

The bulk will be on it way next week.

thanks seth

Seriously fell in love with the First and Third Benchmade Knife.. crap spent my allowance on other things d.. sobz sobz.. hope money drop from heaven haha

whoa cha! the benchmades! dem looking good! wanna see how my benchmite II performs before i actually make my opinion on benchmade
the current situation is
is it too much hype and too little performance?

want the physical product to judge

anyone got first hand exprience with BMs?
another brand i am curious about is Al Mar anyone handled one before?
comparisons? form and function?

marcus


This post has been edited by marcuswong: Feb 27 2006, 01:00 AM

Well Marcus, i can't tell you much about Al-mar. I never had one before. The other reason is too many brands in the market. How i wish i can own all, but its impossible. Anyway, from what i heard al-mar is not too bad. Its utility knives is doing great in the market. I guess there must be a reason behind it.

once you find one that suits your taste, very rare you will go for other brands.

unless the other brand is famed for other utilities, then its a diff story.
like me, i am goin the way of the spyderco for folders
if i wanted a multipurpose tool, i would go for victorinox or something. else if i want to continue collecting folders, i would only stick to one brand

the BM fillet knife is great
wanna cut up some tuna

This topic is so dead. I wonder when will this topic being pinned? Come on guys. Lets make this topic the hottest thread on lowyat.net.

Okay fine lets do something constructive. everyone here i would say knows or at least has thought of what knives he targets and wants. well post it
this is considering of course, price legality and awhatnot
for me
in no particular order (production models)
-benchmade 690
-J.Adams MOD knife
-J.Adams 3 piece british clasp knife (www.sheffieldknives.co.uk)
-Al Mar Eagle and SLB
-BKT7
-the Korsar by some russian company (I can read german but I cant find the manufacturers name here)
-Fallkniven F1 and U2 and TK 1,2,3,4
-Boeker Ceramik Zeta
- and a douk douk
- and a higonokami
- why not some extrema ratio knives? Col Mohsin or shrapnel

thats all i can come up with. now lets see what you got...

marcus

StratoFighter Covert Folder

Product info: http://www.darkopsknives.com/cgistore/stor...id=9609680.1456

StratoFighter Folder

Product info: http://www.darkopsknives.com/cgistore/stor...id=9609680.1456

StratoFighter Stiletto

Product info: http://www.darkopsknives.com/cgistore/stor...id=9609680.1456

More info on other products, visit http://www.darkopsknives.com/cgistore/stor...setup=1&cart_id

DARKOPS offers military specs knives n other tactical equipments. All their products are made in USA. Well, it also cost a bomb. Check it out!!!

looks a lot like the ER fulrum folder...

marcus

Yeap, more or less alike. But cheaper than extreme ratio (ER). Both are equally good.

next in line in my collection would be the SOG access card or some other card knives to put in my wallet

I have access to card knives, brands like tool logic, victorinox & swisstech. Let me know which u interested.

greetings all,no balisong enthusiasts?? hahaha well if anybody is willing to lend some idea's i'm trying to reconstruct 2 handles for my balisong knife... but is proving harder than i thought... i'd thought i'd come up with a more fluid design probably wood with carbon-fiber inserts?? hahaha it's just an idea but it's a project anybody who wants to share some ideas and thoughts??

seth, no SOG knives?

this one is superb

i prefer the card to be more knive than those with flashlights, compass, toothpicks and stuff heheh


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Just provide me with the model number and i will give u a quote.

thanks seth, will do so after i receive my spyderco
any news on the fishing stuff?

Hmm no Ka-bar listed on the first post in this thread? I thought Ka-Bar was popular

Whats their web link? Post it here so that i could update it. U guys can post any knife brand link, i will take the afford to update it on the 1st page.

Ohh ya, about the fishing stuff. I am still working on it. Unfortunately my supplier only has knives, kitchen cutlery, tools, swords, sharpeners, lighting, outdoor, security, apparel, eyewear, ligthers, watches & gifts (manicure set). I will see if i can get other lubang on fishing stuff.

hmmmmm....... lightings? Like Flashlight? Can get a Surefire L1 cheap? Just curious that's all. Surefire in our country costs a BOMB!

Anyway, can you import fixed knives? Most knife collectors prefer folders than fixed knives. Me? I like 'em both as both of 'em have their pros & contras. Guys, wanna talk about it?

Surefire rox!! Oh man.. would be damn good news if your supplier has Surefire =)

Oh ya btw here's the Ka-Bar link

https://www.kabar.com/index.jsp

This post has been edited by victor_code47: Mar 3 2006, 10:40 PM

Well in my opinion, i would prefer folded knives cause they consume less space..

But as you well have said btard77 it has pros and cons too.. Folded knives may take longer to open in an untrained hand.. As for fixed knives, they require no unfolding.. Just whip it out and you are good to go..

Just my humble 2cents..

fixed blades i guess cos they are less practical than Folders... not at all worht the urban carry as we are used to, and if they do most malaysians opt for the easily replacable parang than a USD 500 custom
not that i have see one...

i handled a spydercard (discontinued) before back then i didnt like the spyderedge. now i regret not picking it up just cos the shopkeeper was slightly rude dammit

BTW Swaye, Balisongs: if you read Tactial Blades/Knives (there is a flip through copy in Borders Time Square, heheh) they have an article on Ultimate balisong with proper grips at the side and slippy handles and S grind grips and whatnot. I personally dont do the balisong thing cos firstly i cant handle the whole non lock thing and that utilitairian wise its hard to reason... moreso secondly i cannot flip without looking like a fool. basic windmill is my "trick" heheh

marcus

Well my opinion is simple. Buying a fixed blade knife can only use for jungle purpose. Cannot carry around as a handy tool, especially during working on site and short period outdoor activity. Carrying a fixed blade in public will cause havoc.

As what marcus said, folders is more suitable in urban. I totally agree with victor_code47 on folders being portable and its an advantage too.

I have access to that SOG model, its RM179 model # SOGAC75.

I have these brands only,

ASP, Dorcy, Essential Gear, Gerber, Glo-Toob, Inova, Laser Devices, Lightwave, Litepro, Longbow, LSI, Mag-lite, Optronics, Pelican, Photon, Prineton Tec, Quiqlite, RAM, Streamlight, TacStar, Tool Logic, Underwater kinetics, UZI, Vortex, Winchester, Dark Ops & Night-Ops.

you guys seem to love the mass marketed crap. check out CR Knives, the Sebenza is a real folding knife, make the rest look like toys. i'd love to have one.

This post has been edited by Jason: Mar 4 2006, 04:13 PM

Well its all a matter of economics. Of course ALL of us here would love ot have a Chris Reeve knife, and why not a custom. but realities here, to us the Chris REeve Custom is definately somehwat of a holy grail of collectiing (no well i hear the Moran custom, now unattainable, would be that)
And i would say not many of us here have a very extensive knife collection (well, i dont..) mostly users and crap folders (but hey Opinels are hand assembled adn polished eh? ).

Lets see, post publicly, seth, how much would it be for you to get us a "basic" Sebenza or Mnandi? or Green Beret(do they still sell em?)?

noneltheless yes no one here wiht the resources and the interest would push a CR knife aside haha

thanks for posting, and to all, welcome to the bleeding Edge Thread, i think that your thread is well born enough eh, seth?

marcus

valid points marcus, we all love to drive ferraris but we have to make do with kancils. the sebenza will set you back for at least RM1k minimum. still, much more affordable than the ferrari.

what i'm trying to say is that, you guys should look at the better knives out there. and the sebenza isn't really a collector's knife, sebenza means work in Zulu. its a working knife

AAAAhhhhhhh yessss... Sebenza.... Nice .

Good points you got there guys. And yes, I know that most of us buy those production level knives but as you can see, that is all most of us can afford and attain. From what i've read, sebenza is a good tool for any kind of situation. There's a lot of good custom/production knife out there (Not in Malaysia of course) such as krein knives, falkniven, carson knives, bob dozier knives, etc. but as you can see we can only dream of acquiring those guys.

As Marcus would put it 'Well its all a matter of economics'. Some can get 'em through the Internet but some can't 'cause of monetary problem. Most guys do know about the custom knife that are available for the high-end buyer and most of them are like myself... Can only DROOL over them .

So, which knives do you prefer Jason? Share to share with us?

RIP

This post has been edited by btard77: Mar 4 2006, 10:27 PM

hi guys. check this folder out.



This is a production by a bladesmith named Greg Lightfoot (not bigfoot ). It gonna cost u a fortune for this, USD495.00 (RM1881.00 not including S/H cost). U can say that this is my dream ferrari at the moment.

For more details, check out his website, http://www.lightfootknives.com/.

Cheers,

Max

Loving this thread though I am newbie =)

Well.. I ain't working yet.. In fact still studying.. So for me, being able to start collecting in a simple knife is good enough and blessing enough already.. Haven't even repaid my dues to my parents..

dunno collecting knife oso can make as hobby
heheheh

juz wanna ask sumthang
do u use ur knife or u keep it in frame?

i love the sebenza, can't afford it, i carry a leatherman. does more than just being a knife. its a pain to keep it sharpened though, doesnt last that long.

This post has been edited by Jason: Mar 5 2006, 01:54 AM

My balisong/butterfly knife







Bought it from a uniform shop for RM 20.

hey thanks for the info... but well concerning manipulation it's a learning process.. with blisters and blood.. ahahah and i can still only twirl but aerials are still abit difficult..

Got back. either ways Yes the Sebenza is a work tool i know that it means Work yes. Why does the leatherman hold a bad edge which one do you have and what blade steel does it use>? the new ones use 154CM steel (at least the better ones) and that rarely gets complaints.
TCE sports in Sunway has a Big, albeit pricier than it should be, Selection of Multitools (well Victorionoxes and Leatherman(s) no SOGs or anything else) try the Swisstool Spirit. Everyone says that its the best now but i have problems wiht the blade attached (waved wharncliffe rectangle thing) and its on offer. I am eyeing that Leatherman Charge Ti. looks good and useful tools instead of the ones that are redundant (i dont think i need 15 sizes or screwdrivers attached to a multitool) eventually the one you will need fits the screwdriver you left at home

sugarboi: i have that balisong, wanted to test out flipping on a basic butterfly so i took that in used it so it got nice and blunt then taped the edge and now look at instructions at balisongxtreme.com as to HOW to flip

Seonghoon: didnt lightfoot make knives for SOG before?

marcus

Seonghoon: didnt lightfoot make knives for SOG before?

marcus

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Not so sure about SOG.

I only know that he had done several knives with Companies like,
CRKT (M1 Lightfoot) , MicroTech (Lightfoot LCC Manual Action) and Timberline (Lightfoot Pistol Grip , Lightfoot Zambezi & Lightfoot Mini Put Bull .)

Max

The lightfoot pistol grip looks great..

Btw.. i cant wait for my spyderco caracara to "fly" to me!! XD

Just wanna know: Do you actually use the knife from your multitools? Or do you use the knives that you have.

I can see that there's a lot of guys around here that owns a balisong. I don't have the oppurtunity to own one since i kept forgetting to buy 'em . Oh well, sooner or later I'm going to remember to buy it and when I do.....LOOK OUT MY FINGERS! There's some abusing comin your way.

RIP

i think its good to carry a knife outside of your multitool. dont ahve one but if you carry a miultitool chances are you will need a one hand opening knife eventually
thanks for the info seonghoon
sorry guys just wanted to jumpstart the thread, reallly need that here
hehe
marcus

come to think of it, how often does one need to carry a multitool around? lets discuss and see

multitool or normal knife?

Normal knife cos i dont have a multitool... well i do. have half a multitool, an SOG crossgrip

this i take when i am going outstation and all cos then i wont have a toolbox nearby
nothin more thena that cos i dunno Leathermans here are double the price that you can get onliune and so i wait. for a credit card. either ways the one i will have is as i said before LM Charge Ti. that one looks nice and good tools

otherwise i carry a Single blade knife, Spyderco or Opinel. Victorionox if i am gonna be around people that are not understandin to knives. as it is the most non-knife people friendly knife

marcus

PS. Jason i got to handle a Sebbie recently now i want them all Classic, modern and also a mnandi! which do you prefer though classic of the newer models... damn gotta get my online credit on...

This post has been edited by marcuswong: Mar 16 2006, 10:44 AM

I have multi tools on bulk now. Check it out.

I used the knife of my Gerber L800 all the time.


I carry the L800 everyday to office 8.00AM to 10:00 PM


My Leathermans & Gerber (pre 2004), the blades are made of plain 420, bead blasted/satin on the gerbers.

Which part of sunway does TCE sports located? I only know hobby-sport across the road from pyramid.

The TCE Sports Sdn. Bhd. and the Hobby-Sport is actually a same shop. If u look closely on the signage just right on top of the main entrance, it said "TCE Sports Sdn. Bhd."

Max

anyone got any information on this tropical sports brand? they import the surefire flashlights and almost all knives seen in the HomeFix stores.. and supply to a number of outdoor/uniform shops... any info on them? thanks
marcus

tropical sport? never hear that name. I only know of tropical equipment
http://www.tropicalequipment.com/

ok yes that was what i was talking about
they used to deal wiht knives. my friends say taht they had a sale and were sellling off all their Boekers and all damn i hate missing that!
website is good they list all the places they sell their goods to
thanks for the link kerry

marcus

Anyone here with exact information on knife laws in malaysia?

dude i thought they kinda posted enough information on that on the Malaysian Bladeforums and Bladeforums as well? The one Golok posted i think was the most comprehensive...

Also read Samos post on Malaysian Bladeforums on knife imports... wont link it takes a bit of backtracking

marcus

Not good enough unfortunately. Maybe I should talk to the police directly.

anyone got new collection to update?

just met seth for yumcha yesterday, also collected my spyderco Endura


saw his TOP flashlight and stuff

Once talked to a policeman and according to him, no edge weapon are allow to carry around town. Another police told me that is allowed to carry a knife with a edge up to 6".

Max

Exactly, got tons of conflicting results. Samo from bladesforum said that anything above 4" in dangerous if the police find it. Might have some serious explaining to do.

Of course, if you have some heavy duty knives then it gets even worse. And the thing is, you could go to jail for 2 years with whipping for it.

But if you carry a normal looking knife, then if you are a technician etc you can probably talk your way out of it. But that's the problem. Gotta clarify perfectly before carrying this things around.

I carry a multi purpose tool without a problem anywhere I go though, but it's not the same as a folder.


EDIT: I might have a SOG TF-6 for sale soon since I'm trying to buy another knife. No use keeping the TF-6. If nobody wants it then I'll most probably just keep it.

This post has been edited by refnulf: Apr 6 2006, 05:10 PM

Yeah Paul, its been wonderful talking to you. We should organize a Teh Tarik Session in the future.

Woo, gathering. Can I join in, can I?

Max

yeah seth, we should have a show and tell session with other collectors as well hehhe

Max, ofcourse you are welcome to join.

Yeah, we might form into a club. Anyone interested for TT session? Got enough ppl then we set a place.

Count me in then.

My conditions: anywhere within K.L. and P.J. Anytime either Friday or Saturday nights.

Come on guys, let's make it happen.

Max

seth, ur place the mamak quite ok hahhah

Teh tarik session at mamak stall sounds good. But for show and tell at mamak stall?

Don't want to loose my knives 'collections' to the police or worst still spend a nigth in the lock up.

Max

discuss in a corner lor, like me and seth that day hahahahha

Pictures of some of Malaysian Knifenuts TGIF




Pics taken from here

Yupp, you are talking about Samo and gang from the Malaysian Bladeforum who annually (or occasionaly) have their gathering at TGIF, 1 Utama.
Well at least there are under a shelter, not at a open space like mamak stall and such.

Sorry! Got mixed up with other forum.

This post has been edited by kerry: Apr 16 2006, 05:01 PM

Wow. Good to know knife enthusiast are active. Maybe we should be active too.

Hei Kerry, sound like you are part of the "inner circle" . Do share with us some photos of your gathering this weekend.

Me! No way! I'm out of league with those guys. Just happens to browse the blade forum.

YEah man if we had it in a mamak or open environment. the "unenlightened" and un-edge-ucated will surely have a lot of crap to ask and eventuially our stash will all be confiscated by the police.

marcus

So, how's our gathering going on?

How about this Saturday evening? Seth, can you be the organiser?

Maybe not a show and tell if we decided to have it at the mamak, but at least a get-together.

Thats a good idea. But unfortunately i got final exam next week. You guys carry on aite.

Hey, no fun without you around . Beside, you are our leader around here. How can we do something without your present.

Guess we might just postponed until you finish your exam. Do let us know when.

And all the best on your exam Seth.

Max

Hey,

Thanks for your wishes. Alright then, we shall have it after my exam. Looking forward for the TT sessions.

I had two balisong now....learn some tricks flipping it, still have all my fingers intact, though....haha

Hi there guys!!Its kevtan from BF and MyCpf.

Heres some fotos of 3 variation of the Endura

]Enduras[/URL]

]Beehondra[/URL]

]Ferhman Thru hiker and Peacemaker[/URL]

]With sheaths[/URL]

Enjoy!!

Hey kevtan,

Welcome to the club.

HEy Beehoonman.
welcome to this corner of the net. althoufh we are surprised.. the beehundra looks still likethe beehundra not yet wiht the wave opening, titanium bolsters and chenggal inlays as we predicted after the last meet.
see you next time man

marcus

Seems like the perfect place to ask lol.

I'm looking for someone who can get me a SOG Pentagon and Pentagon mini easily and quickly, i checked out seth's threads but they deal with Balisong knives and torches.

Thanks for any replies.

Not to put a damper on you but the SOG Pentagon looks very like the outlawed dagger and is not a very good carry piece.

I dont think u can get these models locally and will have to import them from the US or u can go to SG and visit a dealer there by the name of Sheares Trd. But beware that there are customs duites and the question of the legallities of the knives u wanna import.

Heres some links of the knife u want

Pentagon Elite II 5"

Pentagon Elite 4"

For newbies I wud recommend the Benchmade 550 or the 555

Griptillions

or Spyderco FRN especially the Endura

Spydercos

and to make sure that the blades stay sharp

Sharpmaker

Stay safe.