<div class="md"><p>I think it was the tanto version</p>
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Kershaw blur i found at the flea market. Got it nice and sharp so it'll be a user again.

I was about 3.5 year delinquent in cleaning the drain trap on my washing machine.  When i did, i found an old friend that i thought i had lost forever.  A little buffing and a bit of stropping and it was back to razor sharp.  Case makes a pretty sturdy knife.

https://preview.redd.it/ic5d1kz03y3e1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d844b8d96f3cd28751066b42326571e894416cc



<div class="md"><p>I was about 3.5 year delinquent in cleaning the drain trap on my washing machine.  When i did, i found an old friend that i thought i had lost forever.  A little buffing and a bit of stropping and it was back to razor sharp.  Case makes a pretty sturdy knife.</p>

<p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/ic5d1kz03y3e1.jpg?width=4080&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=8d844b8d96f3cd28751066b42326571e894416cc">https://preview.redd.it/ic5d1kz03y3e1.jpg?width=4080&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=8d844b8d96f3cd28751066b42326571e894416cc</a></p>
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Not really a drain trap story

Part request in, will post up when it's fixed up.

<div class="md"><p>Part request in, will post up when it&#39;s fixed up.</p>
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My Uncle's Kershaw Blur: he told me the spring assist didn't work, so I took it down to see what was up. It was rough:

I’ve been invited to join this community. Here’s my submission:

The one on top was my first knife, from what I recall I found it in the woods when I was 8 or 9 years old. The one in the bottom was a gift from my uncle on my 11th birthday…when dinosaurs roamed the earth.

<div class="md"><p>The one on top was my first knife, from what I recall I found it in the woods when I was 8 or 9 years old. The one in the bottom was a gift from my uncle on my 11th birthday…when dinosaurs roamed the earth.</p>
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first two knives I owned 


So this knife sat above my grams pictures for a long long time she finally gave it to me a few years ago the story I got with it was this

"You're great uncle used to take that knife hunting he brought it back from the war he just said that he got it while he was in Germany and carried it till his death"

The markings on it are "SOLINGEN" on one side and "ARMEDO" on the other if anyone knows anything about this I would love to know seems like a beautiful knife 

<div class="md"><p>So this knife sat above my grams pictures for a long long time she finally gave it to me a few years ago the story I got with it was this</p>

<p>&quot;You&#39;re great uncle used to take that knife hunting he brought it back from the war he just said that he got it while he was in Germany and carried it till his death&quot;</p>

<p>The markings on it are &quot;SOLINGEN&quot; on one side and &quot;ARMEDO&quot; on the other if anyone knows anything about this I would love to know seems like a beautiful knife </p>
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WWII knife 

Customer Knives Finished Up in Time for Thanksgiving

NKD 

This particular knife was originally my grandfather’s and it shows. It’s got one hell of a notch from some old incident none of us remember and is about as sharp as an average butter knife. Never managed to ID it, it has a mostly legible makers mark stating “Ca Mill US Cutlery Co Camillusny” the last word being the most illegible. All and all nice little heirloom I use when I get a chance.

<div class="md"><p>This particular knife was originally my grandfather’s and it shows. It’s got one hell of a notch from some old incident none of us remember and is about as sharp as an average butter knife. Never managed to ID it, it has a mostly legible makers mark stating “Ca Mill US Cutlery Co Camillusny” the last word being the most illegible. All and all nice little heirloom I use when I get a chance.</p>
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My Well-loved belt knife 

from the “Retired” drawer

CRKT M4-03; by courtesy of Every_Palpitation449

I worked a nice long gig with a fun and laid back crew a couple years back. I wanted to give my boss a great thank you gift as he made it a point to keep on as many guys as possible for as long as possible. The last two months we were a crew of 7 sweeping and reorganizing lumber for very little reason basically. Sweet gig. 

I knew he was into automatics so I gave him a microtech runt in blue. Sweet little piece. He refused to accept it without paying me so he insisted on giving me his Boker Kalashnikov. 

It’s definitely seen some use over the years. I suspect it was in pocket when a motorcycle suddenly felt like laying down. It also seems to have been reprofiled after a broken tip. 

<div class="md"><p>I worked a nice long gig with a fun and laid back crew a couple years back. I wanted to give my boss a great thank you gift as he made it a point to keep on as many guys as possible for as long as possible. The last two months we were a crew of 7 sweeping and reorganizing lumber for very little reason basically. Sweet gig. </p>

<p>I knew he was into automatics so I gave him a microtech runt in blue. Sweet little piece. He refused to accept it without paying me so he insisted on giving me his Boker Kalashnikov. </p>

<p>It’s definitely seen some use over the years. I suspect it was in pocket when a motorcycle suddenly felt like laying down. It also seems to have been reprofiled after a broken tip. </p>
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Gift from my favorite boss. 

ZT0308BLKTS. I never planned on getting a new one but I done did a fucky-wucky and lost my first one. New one arrived the same day I found the one I lost, so I decided it was as good a time as any to compare the two. 

<div class="md"><p>ZT0308BLKTS. I never planned on getting a new one but I done did a fucky-wucky and lost my first one. New one arrived the same day I found the one I lost, so I decided it was as good a time as any to compare the two. </p>
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What a year in the patch does to a MFer.

Swiss Tech Wurdig. My most used knife in my rotation. I have nicer knives, but this little bastard keeps finding itself in my pocket.

<div class="md"><p>Swiss Tech Wurdig. My most used knife in my rotation. I have nicer knives, but this little bastard keeps finding itself in my pocket.</p>
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Has it reached "Beat Up" status?

It has a weird grooved bolster and we can’t find anything about it in the internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated! 

<div class="md"><p>It has a weird grooved bolster and we can’t find anything about it in the internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated! </p>
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Help on this old knife ID

An early Aus-8 hollow ground cold steel American lawman. So much work she now has a recurve, and the tip is about 5mm shorter than she started!  Still cuts, had to take all the coating off as just looked too rough a couple of years back, still looks beaten though!! One of the most ergonomic knives I have ever had, thus with a cross bar lock…..mmm donuts!! 🍩 

<div class="md"><p>An early Aus-8 hollow ground cold steel American lawman. So much work she now has a recurve, and the tip is about 5mm shorter than she started!  Still cuts, had to take all the coating off as just looked too rough a couple of years back, still looks beaten though!! One of the most ergonomic knives I have ever had, thus with a cross bar lock…..mmm donuts!! 🍩 </p>
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More just a man than lawman these days 🤣

He was going to throw it away one day while cleaning. I snagged it for a keepsake.

<div class="md"><p>He was going to throw it away one day while cleaning. I snagged it for a keepsake.</p>
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My dad's old scout knife. He lost the pivot pin, so he replaced it with a bent-over nail.

More Customer Blades Finished Up

A gift from my brother. From his mower I assume. 

An oldie, but a goodie(Cat for size reference)

Still is my go to for many projects, even though it doesn't get much pocket time. 

<div class="md"><p>Still is my go to for many projects, even though it doesn&#39;t get much pocket time. </p>
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My 14 year old Opinel No 6

Kinsfolks knife. Unsure of the model name still. Looks to have been produced sometime in between 1930-1939 from the Kinsfolks Inc stamp on the bolster. Came to me from a family friend. 

Back of the sheath says "Richard Grande - Lennep MONT". Lennep seems to be a ghost town with 3 houses still being occupied. The towns post office closed down in 1962 which seems like a solid marker of when the town died off. The mercantile, which still stands today, originally open in 1914 and house the post office until close. I'm curious if this was purchased there a long time ago. It's definitely done some traveling as I'm across the country on the east coast. 

Fixed the edge with a Sears tablet grinder I have lying around. Cleaned up the blade with 800 -> 2000 grit wet sand and then finished with steel wool. Hit the handles with 2000 grit wet sand and steel wool as well. Sharpened the edge with my WorkSharp and hit the sheath with leather conditioner. It's wicked sharp now. Hopefully I'll put it to good use.

<div class="md"><p>Kinsfolks knife. Unsure of the model name still. Looks to have been produced sometime in between 1930-1939 from the Kinsfolks Inc stamp on the bolster. Came to me from a family friend. </p>

<p>Back of the sheath says &quot;Richard Grande - Lennep MONT&quot;. Lennep seems to be a ghost town with 3 houses still being occupied. The towns post office closed down in 1962 which seems like a solid marker of when the town died off. The mercantile, which still stands today, originally open in 1914 and house the post office until close. I&#39;m curious if this was purchased there a long time ago. It&#39;s definitely done some traveling as I&#39;m across the country on the east coast. </p>

<p>Fixed the edge with a Sears tablet grinder I have lying around. Cleaned up the blade with 800 -&gt; 2000 grit wet sand and then finished with steel wool. Hit the handles with 2000 grit wet sand and steel wool as well. Sharpened the edge with my WorkSharp and hit the sheath with leather conditioner. It&#39;s wicked sharp now. Hopefully I&#39;ll put it to good use.</p>
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Recently gifted knife needed a clean up.

I had Victorinox swiss army knives when I was even younger but this was the first proper locking folding knife I got when I was probably 13. It's been given a lot of love

<div class="md"><p>I had Victorinox swiss army knives when I was even younger but this was the first proper locking folding knife I got when I was probably 13. It&#39;s been given a lot of love</p>
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My First Knife, S&W Black Ops 3

Not the same Model Fastback but you get the idea

Not the most abused Izula II, but she treats me well. 

Still works great!

Abused work knife

I’ve cut open so many cans, chopped and batoned wood, threw it, got hit with a lithium battery blast and more and it refuses to look beat up damn you benchmade making a 400$ knife actually worth its price 

<div class="md"><p>I’ve cut open so many cans, chopped and batoned wood, threw it, got hit with a lithium battery blast and more and it refuses to look beat up damn you benchmade making a 400$ knife actually worth its price </p>
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A little over a year

My dad's old timer he gave me when I was around 6 or 7 years old. 

<div class="md"><p>My dad&#39;s old timer he gave me when I was around 6 or 7 years old. </p>
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The first knife i was ever given.

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