pocket knife

[DockShootinJack]

if this thread don't die I will dig in my gun safe and show ya"ll a knife that came with 2 air force plaques about it's combat missions in desert storm , bought it from a fella that was friends with the pilot . thought at the time 250 bucks was a really stupid high price , but wanted it terribly bad as soon as I held it.
so get this , it is said to be able to pierce body armor if placed on it and deployed and is a bit tough to "cock" as it pulls back like an automatic handgun to load up.
now here is the really cool part , called a few high end knife shops right before the purchase and told one 250 and he responded that 1250 was a great deal and I should grab it ,as they were rare and typically sold for 2500 if you can find one !
still not kidding around is my native american name

Sounds like an interesting knife

[Ketchn]

being a fool from a long line of loves them knives blood line makes me a sucker for a really special blade , it is that for sure

[SuperDave336]

if this thread don't die I will dig in my gun safe and show ya"ll a knife that came with 2 air force plaques about it's combat missions in desert storm , bought it from a fella that was friends with the pilot . thought at the time 250 bucks was a really stupid high price , but wanted it terribly bad as soon as I held it.
so get this , it is said to be able to pierce body armor if placed on it and deployed and is a bit tough to "cock" as it pulls back like an automatic handgun to load up.
now here is the really cool part , called a few high end knife shops right before the purchase and told one 250 and he responded that 1250 was a great deal and I should grab it ,as they were rare and typically sold for 2500 if you can find one !
still not kidding around is my native american name

I would like to see this knife sometime. Sounds interesting and pretty cool.

[Slab Apprentice]

I would like to see this knife sometime. Sounds interesting and pretty cool.

I second this! That’s gotta be a real cool blade


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[Ketchn]

Research today as you can guess gave me a 1200 to 1500 possibly higher value .
Further research indicates it will not self penetrate body armor.
Microtech I think OTR line , early 2000 year model
Combat model knives
Raptor version, apparently some individuals seek them as collectors items ...
Pretty rare item according to him
Really pretty nifty instrument of destruction
Never been on a stone either

[SuperDave336]

Pretty cool Ketchn. Thanks for sharing

[Alphahawk]

Some of those Microtechs can go upwards of 10 grand. My late bother and I bought and sold knives on eBay from 2000-2003. I was the front man with the money to buy the product. He would scour the county side for folks wanting to sell their whole collection. We would then most of the time break up the collection and sell each knife individually. People will pay a lot of money if they are just missing one knife to complete a series. Lost count of the number of knives we paid around 20 bucks for and sold for 150-300 bucks. Got a hold of quite a few very plain..ugly in my opinion….Japanese pen knives. I didn’t see what folks wanted in those knives but they sold like hotcakes.

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[Baitwaster]

WOW lots of opinions here . I wanted to reply earlier but was busy.
I'm forever sold on double action (auto out AND in) OTF. I'm on my third (4-5 years). Not only do I used them a 100 times a day, I'm an ex smoker so I play with it whenever I'm idle.
Grindwork.com has a great selection I buy them for gifts when they're on sale. Lightning Elite are painted so they look like crap quickly, but I buy them for $30-40 knowing I could lose it or break it doing un-knife jobs.
I flick the switch, make my cut and retract the blade and keep holding the knife while working ready for the next cut. You should hear me breaking down boxes. But I never cut myself because the blade is always retracted when I don't need to be cutting. I also never set the knife down because the blade is retracted.
So this particular knife never rusts and holds an edge very well. The steel is just soft enough that you can sharpen it easily. Can you stab someone with? Never tried, but it has a better chance than a folding blade.

I used the carry the $10 Gerber skeleton knives. They were great because you didn't cry over a broken tip or loss. They have the pocket clip and sharpen easily.
I have a few high dollar knives but I can't bring myself to use them because I will certainly abuse them, plus I can buy 10 decent blades for the price of one good one.

[Clint]

My pocket knife is the $10 Gerber mentioned above. I have a screwdriver kit with all manor of weird bits. One of them fits the star shaped screws that Gerber uses to attach the spring clip meant to secure the knife. I carry my knife in my pocket, not on it. So I remove the clip. If anyone needs to replace their clip, let me know, as I have two I think stashed on my work bench.

[Birdbander]

I started carrying this one late summer that's been sitting around since a banquet a few years ago. Has held it's edge better than any pocket knife I've had. Field dressed my antelope this past October and only ran it across the bottom of a coffee cup to bring back to new.