Cool Knife.

Traveller said:

Niiice
What color is the Scarab handle's "frame"? It almost looks like brass, but I'm guessing it's the flash...

Btw, what's that white box with the Chinese characters...?

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Yeah, it's brass (colored).
Um, the Chinese writing on the box?
Well, despite the MT box saying "made in USA" on it, this "clone" was actually made in China and was a fraction of the cost of an authentic MT scarab. So, yes. It's fake, but it also frees about $350 for me to spend on more lasers.

BTW: I'm not in Asia.

jayrob said:

Damascus steel 'tickles my fancy' too! Damascus is one of Man's greatest achievements in steel... But the quality of Damascus steel is greatly varied, depending on the steel used, and most importantly, the skill of the blacksmith.

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Hi Jay,
it's been roughly a year since I picked up my first serious blade and only now can I really appreciate your love for damascus... ! I've since familiarized myself with some of the best current-day damascus blacksmiths like Chad Nichols, Devin & Rob Thomas, Mike Norris & Jim Ferguson, to name a few.
All of those blacksmiths work with pattern welded damascus using layers of different stainless / high-carbon steels & nickel. My damascus Swiss Army Knife (SAK) is however made from "powdered" damascus otherwise known as Damasteel which originated in Sweden.

Here are prime examples from two of my newer beauties

Top, Lionsteel SR-1D Blade in Chad's stainless Raindrop pattern.
Bottom, Allen Elishewitz Saboteur with bolsters in Chad's stainless Iguana.


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Oh man those are nice...

You are deep into it aren't you!

That picture cost a pretty penny I'll bet...

jayrob said:

You are deep into it aren't you!

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Yeah, no thanks to you & your Scarab, lol :eg:

If I could of managed it, I would've attended the Blade Show this past weekend! Now that, amigo, would have cost me a pretty penny...

These are mine, not really anything fancy but whatever, I'm not loaded with money

These are my small ones.


This is my Marbles knife that I got from my grandfather before he passed away years ago, it's my favorite.


And this is my scimitar I bought for 35 dollars in Mackinaw.

I don't own any particularly special knives, but i have a question. Why are switchblades so expensive? Is there some part which costs a lot, or is it just that there's an accepted high price on them so companies just enjoy a massive profit margin?

Lotus_Darkrose said:

These are mine, not really anything fancy ... This is my Marbles knife that I got from my grandfather before he passed away years ago, it's my favorite.

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There are many good knives to be had at good prices so cost is certainly not the deciding factor in a good knife. That's a nice fixed blade your Grandfather left you, enjoy it :beer:

JaiNobeZ said:

...Why are switchblades so expensive ...

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I have a $30 switchblade & a $30 stiletto I bought when I was a teenager. They are both pretty much garbage and ALL of my current manual folders cost more than that. It may be that a top of the line OTF will cost a bit more than it's manual counterpart due to the extra components, but that margin is a lot smaller than you might think. A typical "frame lock" Strider SMF will set you back $500, same as a Microtech Scarab (OTF).

Traveller said:

That's a nice fixed blade your Grandfather left you, enjoy it :beer:

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Thanks

I found this thread so I wanted to post my Microtech Scarab DE

Ra1nfade said:

I found this thread so I wanted to post my Microtech Scarab DE

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:drool: Wow.
Nice knife. With a tritium marker? Must have been close to $450.

Yup it think it was around that price it might have been 480 but its been long time since I bought it.

Yup its got a little tritium dot And I can confirm the glass breaker works

Story! Tell us the story of how you know the glass breaker works!

ehmmm :clears throat:

It starts pretty normal, much a like any night with some guys drinking and hanging out.

Me and a good buddy of mine were hanging out at his house waiting for some other guys to get there with, what other than more beer and he needed help carrying it in. I went out to help him. A couple hours went by he got a call from his girl to come and get her so she could come and hang out with us. By that time (none of us should have drove) but he decided to go get her anyway. He heads out the door and about 2 minutes later he comes back in and was like I Locked my F*#@ing keys in car!!! Of course everybody laughed at him SO me and a couple other guys went to go help him out. After about 45 minutes and 3 beers later of screwing around with it and trying to jimmy it open I told everybody to stand back and watch this Shit! WHAM! One blow and the whole window shattered!

Needless to say he was a little pissed, lol for the moment and then started to laugh histerically. after he told me it was his girls car.

Moral of the story --> don't lock your keys in the car

Happy ending, ok here it is I did offer to pay for the window, and it did end up getting fixed when he turned it into his insurance company for somebody trying to rob him lol

hope you enoyed it :beer:

Haha... I was expecting it to have been a car crash, or being locked in a room or conducting a burglary or something entertaining like that.

Your story was less exciting, but far more amusing.

Since we're on the subject of knives, I figured you guys might like looking at this one. It was passed down to me by my grandfather who served in the Pacific theater during WWII. Aparently this is called a theater knife since it was built in the field. The men my grandfather led gave this to him after the war. From what I understand the blade is American, the handle is made from parts of a Japanese Zero and the end cap is some type of Japanese shell. No clue what the marking says on the shell, anyone speak Japanese?!

That's awesome!

Copy down what you can see of the message on the shell, and I'll see what the Chez can do.