Thread: Show me your knives

Originally Posted by The bomb

Thinking about getting a Svord trout and bird knife soon,any pros/cons from you knife gurus?be used for deer and small game.

@The bomb Ive got the Mossberg set.....$11 on $1 reserve TM auction...there shit hot on ducks & swan.....

Originally Posted by Scouser

@The bomb Ive got the Mossberg set.....$11 on $1 reserve TM auction...there shit hot on ducks & swan.....

Cant find anything?

Any advice for freeing up a slightly stiff, mildly rusty Mercator? Got neglected for a few days on a recent trip & developed a little rust. I’ve cleaned the blade up nicely, but it’s just a bit stiff folding open & closed, & can’t take them apart to clean the little bit of rust out from inside the hinge area.

Originally Posted by Pixie Z

Any advice for freeing up a slightly stiff, mildly rusty Mercator? Got neglected for a few days on a recent trip & developed a little rust. I’ve cleaned the blade up nicely, but it’s just a bit stiff folding open & closed, & can’t take them apart to clean the little bit of rust out from inside the hinge area.

soak in diesel/wd40...put blade in vice GENTLY and work handle back n forward over n over again....rust will go away....done it a few times over the years with old ones that were seized completely.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Thinking about getting a Svord trout and bird knife soon,any pros/cons from you knife gurus?be used for deer and small game.

well I LIKE svord knives.....own two,both folders of the peasant style.... dressed deer with both..the big one definately easier than the mini,which I did a sheep with just cause I could..... keep blade lightly oiled .... mine stay sharp....
some pour hate on the later grinds/finish....I think to self,tis a work horse not a show pony....

Originally Posted by The bomb

Cant find anything?

It was Gun City....I think, or Blade Master auction

Originally Posted by The bomb

Thinking about getting a Svord trout and bird knife soon,any pros/cons from you knife gurus?be used for deer and small game.

They take a nice edge, but don't hold it for long as are tempered fairly soft. Work well with a traditional steel to touch up as you go.

The b&t are 15n20 which is a decent simple steel, similar to 1075, but a bit tougher due to the nickel in the alloy. Pretty corrosion prone would be the biggest downside.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

soak in diesel/wd40...put blade in vice GENTLY and work handle back n forward over n over again....rust will go away....done it a few times over the years with old ones that were seized completely.

Thanks @Micky Duck will give that a go tonight. Really love the Mercators. Bloody good work horse and they’re practically indestructible.

Originally Posted by Pixie Z

Thanks @Micky Duck will give that a go tonight. Really love the Mercators. Bloody good work horse and they’re practically indestructible.

Well the two that broke on me must have been faulty , certainly know workhorse

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new for me my new personal hunter

5.5 inch vanadis 4 blade and g10 handle

Originally Posted by NRT

Well the two that broke on me must have been faulty , certainly know workhorse

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how rough ARE YOU??????
were they genuine article or cheap chinesium knockoffs???
I struggle to think how you COULD break one.....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

how rough ARE YOU??????
were they genuine article or cheap chinesium knockoffs???
I struggle to think how you COULD break one.....

Not knock offs ,broke one gutting a trout they go in the locking mechanism ,blade then doesn't stay open got it replaced ,then the new one did the same .So now I bad mouth them was a fan not anymore probably made in China now ,any way .

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I’ve abused my ones for years and other than a little patina they’re basically as good as they were when new. I know a couple guys who’ve had the same one for 40+ years and showing no sign of slowing down. The genuine ones are still made in Germany I believe.

I left one behind at a bbq in Dunedin last year and never saw it again- maybe you’ll get lucky and stumble across it

I had 2 break on me as well, I purchased from Farmlands. One was in my gps pouch when I got it out it was broken, the other broke when I opened it.

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