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The original knife thread.
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Now that the music is gone (that I always appreciate), I just need to clarify for anyone late to the thread, that it was just the music. May you be healthy, happy and content.
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Capt Insano Emeritis
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Multi tasking gets me in trouble,she said.
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You edited the knives too?
Repost please.
Capt Insano Emeritis
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Capt Insano Emeritis
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I have bought a number of chefs knives, carving knives, japanese from a source called apogee. Wusthoffs, old 70’s era Forstners, Henckels, Victorionox, no hunting knives or pocket knife disease- do not collect them. I have a thing for kitchen knives.
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We still have our full set of Henckel's Professional knives from thirty years ago. They'r all a bit beat up, but since we both like to cook, they've gotten a lot of use. I was given a Shun Santoku a while back and have a paring knife to go with it. Made by the KAI group that owns Kershaw, if I have it correctly. It's been ages since I have seen a Forschner's knife. Thanks for sharing.
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The Gerber Bolt Action series wrapped up around 1997 - These two NOS (new old stock) knives represent what would be the garden variety or most common models that you see around today. In these Zytel handled knives you see the cost cutting measures that Gerber (let's be honest, it was Fiskar's) would typically do. The medallion was replaced with a 1/2" ss button. The blades were no longer polished, but came in matte only. The leather scabbard was no longer an option, but at least the nylon pouch had improved. For some reason, they started stamping the tang on the later knives (left side hunter). More nerd stuff below.
The bolt actions were not perfect. The smoothness of the action was hit and miss out of the box. I think this had something to do with both the bolt and the pivot pin. The medallions or buttons depending on the age are prone to falling out. Even the side lever will come out. With that said, if you ended up with a smooth opener, you almost naturally learned how to open the knife with one hand, just like a modern day thumb stud. Some have opined that the bolt action was possibly the genesis of the modern tactical folder.
When I was in school, I remember sitting around in a dorm room drinking illegally purchased beer with my buddies and just flipping the blade open and closed on my original bolt action. Of course, my friend Adam said "That's not a knife" (Crocodile Dundee was a popular movie at the time) and he would whip out his Buck 120 fixed blade from his book bag that he carried around with him everywhere. There was a guy who was fascinated by my knife though, and being in the ROTC, thought he needed an upgrade to his swiss army knife. He promptly went into REI the next day and bought himself one. He too was hooked on the one handed opener.
The bolt actions were not perfect. The smoothness of the action was hit and miss out of the box. I think this had something to do with both the bolt and the pivot pin. The medallions or buttons depending on the age are prone to falling out. Even the side lever will come out. With that said, if you ended up with a smooth opener, you almost naturally learned how to open the knife with one hand, just like a modern day thumb stud. Some have opined that the bolt action was possibly the genesis of the modern tactical folder.
When I was in school, I remember sitting around in a dorm room drinking illegally purchased beer with my buddies and just flipping the blade open and closed on my original bolt action. Of course, my friend Adam said "That's not a knife" (Crocodile Dundee was a popular movie at the time) and he would whip out his Buck 120 fixed blade from his book bag that he carried around with him everywhere. There was a guy who was fascinated by my knife though, and being in the ROTC, thought he needed an upgrade to his swiss army knife. He promptly went into REI the next day and bought himself one. He too was hooked on the one handed opener.
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A couple of Gerber Bolt Action Skinner's - Both are new old stock and feature the gut hook blade. The black checkered handled knife in the blister pack was made from 1988 thru 97 at least. The Realtree Camo handle was only made from 1992 thru 93. They are less common, more desirable and one of the more collectible Bolt Actions out there.
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I ran out of natural light, so not very good pics, but if you've been following, you've seen enough of these already.. 
A pair of "Exchange Blade" Bolt Action's" by Gerber. These were released in 86 and at least one of the three combos available stayed in the catalogs till 1997. Sold in either two blade sets or three blade sets with different blade choices depending on the year. This was your only option to get a saw blade if you desired one. The spares have their own sleeves within the sheath. These have always been sought after.
A pair of "Exchange Blade" Bolt Action's" by Gerber. These were released in 86 and at least one of the three combos available stayed in the catalogs till 1997. Sold in either two blade sets or three blade sets with different blade choices depending on the year. This was your only option to get a saw blade if you desired one. The spares have their own sleeves within the sheath. These have always been sought after.
Nice flasks, too!
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A trio of different Bolt Action knives. The two lower knives are the "Fisherman" model where the top knife is a "Rescue" model. The ever present black handled fisherman was made from 83 through 94. The orange fisherman was made from 86 to 88 only and the rescue from 87 to 88 only. These were big knives. 6" closed and just shy of 11" opened. Even LL Bean had their version with an LL Bean medallion and an LL Bean sheath.
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I'm a bit of a collecter.
Thank you! I was wondering about how to treat that white fading delrin--nose grease did nothing. The fading is only on one part of the scale, on one side, where it is exposed when in the sheath. The mineral oil won't hurt the high carbon steel, either!
Likewise.
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Go big or go home. Something like that. The Gerber Parabellum is the largest of the Bolt Action series. Intended for Military, Law Enforcement and Wannabe's, the Parabellum was made from 1987 to 1994. It's big (5.25" closed and 9.5" opened) and it's fairly uncommon, making them desirable to collectors, especially with box and sheath. The sheath allows for a compact closed blade carry or an opened 'fixed blade' carry. While uncommon, this one is not as rare as the olive drab model with the camo sheath, or the leather sheath option. A Blackie Collins design.
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Unicorns? I received my first Gerber Bolt Action approximately 43 years ago. Since then, I have acquired about 20 of them. I started to really pursue them back in the mid 90's, while they were still in production. The two below are the first and last I have ever seen of them. The transparent handle was sold to me as a salesman sample. Makes sense, but they did the same for the LST model and while they are rare, they are not impossible to find. The blue one makes no sense. It's never been in a catalog and there is no record of it in any documentation. While Gerber produced an LST 300 and 200 in blue, this Bolt Action doesn't match up with either color. I reached out to an expert on Gerber MKII knives (has a fantastic web page devoted to all of the Gerber dagger/military knives), and he asked for a picture of it. He collects Gerber anomalies too, and has never seen one like it. With that said, Gerber did some other Bolt Actions' that are odd. One was a transparent camo with 'Prototype Only' stamped on the blade. I stopped bidding after awhile, but watched it sell for around $475.00. There is also a green LL Bean Bolt Action out there. It's the only one I've seen. My Gerber acquaintance showed me another prototype with an oval hole in the blade (ala Spyderco) for one hand opening. So, Unicorn's do exist.
