:grin: I have one of those. But, it's under the Alltrade brand. I bought it way back in the 80's. It's the one on top right. It held up okay through the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by baludoy
https://i.imgur.com/qbbe553.jpg
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:grin: I have one of those. But, it's under the Alltrade brand. I bought it way back in the 80's. It's the one on top right. It held up okay through the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by baludoy
https://i.imgur.com/qbbe553.jpg
Like father like son. Before the age of the multi-tool, there were utility knives and Swiss Army knives. My dad had a few similar to this one.
http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/548....259152282.jpg
i haven't ever been stranded on a desert isle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jun aka Pekto
them spoon and fork attachments, i have never had to use.
the others, i have had occasion to use at one time or another.
heh heh.
It does look pretty similar. They probably come from the same american (?) manufacturer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jun aka Pekto
That pic above reminds me of the 1960's buck knife i have that was given to me in 1993, i think. Like all quality knives back in the day, its blade is steel w/c made it prone to rusting. That's the reason why i don't use it anymore and is now a permanent fixture in my drawer (after losing track of it for over a decade).
the things you own end up owning you
the manufacturers probably came to the same conclusion, after individual research and experimentation, that this is the best design. hence the look-alikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by baludoy
it's probably the same reasoning why many of today's streamlined cars look similar to each other.
or my personal favorite: why the US f-86 sabre and the russian mig 15 look and perform like each other...
The case knife on the top was made back in the 1960' s. That was the one i was referring to earlier. I think its handle is made of an animal horn or something. I don't think it's plastic.
I remember when it was handed to me, the blades were so encrusted w/ rust, i had to go to the hortaleza vaciador near us to have those steel edges sharpened & restored.
I actually haven't seen this for ages. i thought i lost it for good. I just stumbled upon it recently when i was going through my old badminton racket bag, w/c i haven't used nor opened in almost a decade.
The one on the bottom is an ordinary brazilian tramontina utility knife. It's just special to me because of the etching our artistic painter (rip) made on its handle. [emoji4]
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the things you own end up owning you