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[GottaEat]

Inherited this a while ago. I'm not to familiar with what it is exactly. Anybody have any info on this?

 

[DanGuy48]

Hammer Brand switchblade knife from the 1940's or 50's(I think).
They had several different styles of handles on them and are hard to find these days. Got this one at a yard sale for $5 but sadly the spring is broken.

Thank you! I've thought about that knife a lot over the years. I'll have to do some reading.

 

[engineerbrian]

I got my hands on my great grandfathers old pocket knife, but i cant seem to figure out the can opener on the end of it. It doesnt seem to fit a normal (modern) can lid. Were can tops different 100 years ago give or take a few decades?

 

[LCPIWB]

I got my hands on my great grandfathers old pocket knife, but i cant seem to figure out the can opener on the end of it. It doesnt seem to fit a normal (modern) can lid. Were can tops different 100 years ago give or take a few decades?

Looks like you would use it like a P-38.

 

[CrazySanMan]

Took an Opinel #8 with me on a drive to see fall color today.

 

[llkoolkeg]

Some more interesting knives....

Hay-seuss, that top'n looks like a freakin' bat'leth!

 

[fidelity]

Took an Opinel #8 with me on a drive to see fall color today.

Nice pic. Cell phone? I've heard some can do impressive bokeh these days (although not sure if it is optical, using two lenses, or digital postprocessing).

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[CrazySanMan]

Nice pic. Cell phone? I've heard some can do impressive bokeh these days (although not sure if it is optical, using two lenses, or digital postprocessing).

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Yeah, a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

 

[fidelity]

Wow. Very cool.

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[Minuteman]

I got my hands on my great grandfathers old pocket knife, but i cant seem to figure out the can opener on the end of it. It doesnt seem to fit a normal (modern) can lid. Were can tops different 100 years ago give or take a few decades?

Yep, its an old can style; side can opener, used up until about 1946. I do wonder if it would still work on modern cans.

This explains it pretty well:

 

[Silverlax]

Just finished this one for my wedding cake. Ghost green g10 handles and forest green liners. Cpm3v, not really needed on this, but it's what I had on hand.

 

[engineerbrian]

Yep, its an old can style; side can opener, used up until about 1946. I do wonder if it would still work on modern cans.

This explains it pretty well:

Awesome, thanks!

 

[DanGuy48]

Nice! Very clean and beautiful lines.

Just finished this one for my wedding cake. Ghost green g10 handles and forest green liners. Cpm3v, not really needed on this, but it's what I had on hand.

 

[alucard0822]

Picked up a ZT 0804CF Rexford. Wasn't a knife that was really on my radar, till I handled one. It's relatively simple and plain, but the handle feels awesome, fits the hand well, and the big guard keeps it secure without much jimping or texture to chew on hands. The blade is a long classic drop point, the tip is fine without being too delicate, a good belly and high flat grind with a thin edge, good all around shape and CPM 20CV is good all around steel. The machined Ti pocket clip is a work of art, the blade flies open on KVT bearings, and flips very well, no thumb studs to get in the way of a cut, freakishly light for it's size. Reminds me of a Sebenza, relatively simple design, and similar blade shape, well made with premium materials, should be a good versatile blade to carry.

 

[ToolAA]

Picked up a ZT 0804CF Rexford. Wasn't a knife that was really on my radar, till I handled one. It's relatively simple and plain, but the handle feels awesome, fits the hand well, and the big guard keeps it secure without much jimping or texture to chew on hands. The blade is a long classic drop point, the tip is fine without being too delicate, a good belly and high flat grind with a thin edge, good all around shape and CPM 20CV is good all around steel. The machined Ti pocket clip is a work of art, the blade flies open on KVT bearings, and flips very well, no thumb studs to get in the way of a cut, freakishly light for it's size. Reminds me of a Sebenza, relatively simple design, and similar blade shape, well made with premium materials, should be a good versatile blade to carry.



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The one on the right looks like a 0560. I love the weight and size of the 0560. I’ve got two and they fit my hand perfectly.

 

[alucard0822]

The one on the right looks like a 0560. I love the weight and size of the 0560. I’ve got two and they fit my hand perfectly.

Yes, 0561. fits my hand and grippy as hell, I do wish ZT was still putting out 3D machined scales, they were pretty cool, where most of their newer production stuff is flat Ti sometimes with a slab of G10 or Carbon fiber on the display side.

 

[boatbiologist]

Agree. The 561 gets picked for carry most. Absolutely great light weight beast.

 

[GUNSnROTORS]

Picked up a ZT 0804CF Rexford. Wasn't a knife that was really on my radar, till I handled one. It's relatively simple and plain, but the handle feels awesome, fits the hand well, and the big guard keeps it secure without much jimping or texture to chew on hands. The blade is a long classic drop point, the tip is fine without being too delicate, a good belly and high flat grind with a thin edge, good all around shape and CPM 20CV is good all around steel. The machined Ti pocket clip is a work of art, the blade flies open on KVT bearings, and flips very well, no thumb studs to get in the way of a cut, freakishly light for it's size. Reminds me of a Sebenza, relatively simple design, and similar blade shape, well made with premium materials, should be a good versatile blade to carry.

I think maybe you've been a bad influence on me - I swear the same exact thing happened to me last month.

Was detouring to the Hamburg, PA Cabelas to look at a couple of Benchmades on my way back from a work trip and saw the ZT0804CF in the case and asked to see it. Couldn't put it down. Impossibly light for its size. Maybe too big for office EDC, but that hasn't stopped me from carrying it to work several times. Absolutely love this knife. Shown below (middle) with two other comparably sized ZTs, an 0560BW on left and an 0909KVT on the right.

 

[CrazySanMan]

 

[alucard0822]

I think maybe you've been a bad influence on me - I swear the same exact thing happened to me last month.

Was detouring to the Hamburg, PA Cabelas to look at a couple of Benchmades on my way back from a work trip and saw the ZT0804CF in the case and asked to see it. Couldn't put it down. Impossibly light for its size. Maybe too big for office EDC, but that hasn't stopped me from carrying it to work several times. Absolutely love this knife. Shown below (middle) with two other comparably sized ZTs, an 0560BW on left and an 0909KVT on the right.

nice, that is where I handled it, but bought on sale at Blade HQ. It's a beauty, they discontinued it recently, so the current "clearance" prices just might be the least this knife will go for. Surprisingly they didn't sell as well as KAI thought it would, seems most on Bladeforums turned up their nose to it. Coated blade, lack of a sharpening choil, initial $350MSRP, the "Made in the USA" on the pivot, I don't have a problem with any of it. It's one of the simpler designs of my larger tactical blades, but the materials and construction are top notch, and in this case simple works well.