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Any Demko fans here?  I am a huge Demko fan, especially since their shop is in Wampum (New Castle) PA!  Western PA proud!  Anyway, what do you think about Demko vs Cold Steel?  Even in the Demko catalog, they have US made vs Taiwan made.  They all seem to be super premium knives but the prices are all over the board!  There is defiantly something for everyone at every budget level!  I think it comes down to materials used, also.  Some of the high end knives are Titanium with different blade steels but really, I don't imaging many collectors are using their $400 plus knives out in the field, LOL!  But, man...the FOMO factor is definitely there!!

https://demkoknives.com/

Well, I just ordered another knife that I just couldn't live without!  I'm officially addicted to knives and there is no cure!  I don't even have a favorite knife brand or style...I seem to like them all!  Budget blades, mid tier, high end...yes please!!  Last night, I ordered a new Demko AD20.5 with black G10 scales.  Beautiful knife but part of the fun for me is finding great deals on genuine knives!  So I prowl the internet looking for those must have deals and last minute discounts until I find what I have been looking for!  I'm telling you, it is a sickness but can something that brings you this much joy be that bad?  Plus, like I tell my wife..."Hey, it's a cheaper hobby than gun collecting! (Barely...LOL!)"

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I bought this little guy for under $30!  It's a Kershaw Natrix liner lock.  Light weight and sharp as hell!  Great little slicer too! 

Here's a modern take on the old Barlow pattern, by Lionsteel. The frame is titanium, the blade is M390, and the scales on this one are carbon fiber. You can get them with a clip, spear, or sheepsfoot blade, and a variety of scale materials, like stag, horn, bone, and all kinds of wood.
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I have been squirreling knives away for probably over 30 years but I never really thought much about it!  That all changed recently when I decided to start actively buying quality knives to actually collect!  Today I decided to gather up all of my folders just to see what I have and I was really surprised!  I rounded up over 20 folders and still have a few more to rediscover in my vehicles and such.  I didn’t even start on my fixed blades, bayonets and machetes!  I am really excited about this new hobby!  Why didn’t I know how much I loved collecting knives until now?

   

I got the Redoubt switched over to AWT anodized aluminum scales in FDE!  What an improvement!!  This is how it should have been built!!

I picked this up from eBay..I wish I could learn to make these but my fingers are too big for such delicate work!

Here is my new Redoubt from Benchmade!  It is so overlooked but the blade profile is awesome!  I plan on installing some AWT FDE aluminum anodized scales soon...that will make it the way it should have been built!

This knife is a tank!  Should have been called the Abrams!  It looks good, feels good and fires hard!

I finally got home from work, ate dinner, got a shower and opened my boxes from UPS!  Here are a few photos of the loot!  Benchmade Adamas full size auto and my new Benchmade Redoubt!  The Redoubt is going to get the new AWT scales but I kind of want to keep it as is for a bit!  Finally got to put my skull bead lanyard on the Adamas too!