tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11943295.post114790079662006587..comments2023-05-30T03:03:42.982-07:00Comments on parallax adjustment: What's in your pocket?shooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085940732084386201noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11943295.post-21077760516440367292008-02-24T13:26:00.000-08:002008-02-24T13:26:00.000-08:00If someone is considering knife collecting as a ho...If someone is considering knife collecting as a hobby, there are a couple of decisions that need to be made early. First, what appeals to you about collecting knives? The answer to that question will provide you with some clues as to what direction to take with your collection. For example do you like old ones? If so, then you have just narrowed the field by at least half, by eliminating customs, current productions, etc. Do you like an particular brand or maker? If so, then a lot of collectors focus on brands and will collect any type of knife (patterns) that maker made. On the other hand, is there a particular type of knife/pattern that turns you on? If so, that helps your focus tremendously.<BR/>For the last 10 years, I have focused on a specific pattern. I do like old knives, particularly, pre-1940. The pattern I collect is called an elephant toenail or sunfish knife. It is a folding pocketknife that is one of the largest pocketknives. It was made for hard outdoor work. It is also one of the oddest pocketknives, it that its masterblade and handles are very large. I welcome you to come check them out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11943295.post-1147918175913112862006-05-17T19:09:00.000-07:002006-05-17T19:09:00.000-07:00First knife was a "Boy Scout" knife I bought back ...First knife was a "Boy Scout" knife I bought back in grade school. Big blade, can opener, bottle opener, and a thing for taking stones out of horses hooves. I conned an Aunt into taking me to the Army/Navy store and there purchased the aforementioned knife and a two-cell flashlight. I was ready for anything. Fifty years later, that knife still around here somewhere, although one side plate and the lanyard loop have disappeared.<BR/><BR/>I really don't remember the first knife gifted to me, although I have a folding pocket knife from the estate of each grandfather. Nowadays, my pocket piece varies between a Case three-blade folder (present from Pop) and a five-blade Swiss Army (present from a nephew). I keep a Leatherman and a mini-Maglite in the briefcase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com