Just wanted to show off my car boot bargain from today. I managed to haggle down to twenty quid, which is more than I usually pay for anything at a car boot, but I think it was worth it.
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Settler
Car boot barrel knife
Just wanted to show off my car boot bargain from today. I managed to haggle down to twenty quid, which is more than I usually pay for anything at a car boot, but I think it was worth it.
Settler
Settler
nice one mate, not bad looking knife, is there a sheath with that
if i could live in the wild, i would
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
Its a barrel knife. The blade folds and is stored in the handle. They usually cost at least 3 times what heath paid.Originally Posted by monkey boy
like this.http://www.couteaux-berthier.com/bou...g=lg_us&num=81
Dont thank me, its what I do.
Settler
Settler
Nice find!
Nature will provide our needs, not our greeds.
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Lucky beggar - I realy want one of those but cannot afford one!
Love makes the World go round......Lust makes it all go pear-shaped...
Ventilirist
Native
Oh aye, def' worth it!
For a' that, an a' that,
It's comin' yet for a that,
That man tae man the world o'er
Shall brithers be for a' that. R.B. 1759-96
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
Nice find there mate mine cost a little over twice that
Sewdish barrel knife 2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
I need a ring for the end that looks right
I cleaned it up bit though
Sewdish barrel knife cleaned up by alf.branch, on Flickr
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Im going very green with envy.
All I found today was a dandy glass bead necklace. Am thinking of turning it into one of those viking ones but I doubt the Norse had one with beads in the shape of fruit somehow.
Native
Native
You hit carboot paydirt !
What a great purchase You must have a better class of seller at carboots in Birmingham
Anarchy - it's not the law, it's just a good idea.
"chopper dyed his pubes ginger"
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a barrel knife at a car boot sail! - all I ever get is butter knives at the ones I go to...
Maker
Native
good catch !
i dream about finding one of those !
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
That is a beaut. Now I'm thinking about it, I'm kinda surprised there aren't more makers on here making them. There's clearly a ready market.
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
You could always buy a new one from my link. The prices start at about £135 for a birch one
Dont thank me, its what I do.
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
what link????????
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There was someone making these at the Bushcraft Show last year.
His name escapes me but was an awfully nice chap and had a wide range
of very nice knives made by him too.
Cheers , Simon
When I die tell my wife to sell my knives for what they are worth : not what I told her I paid for them.
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Really? Would be interested to know who! (I bet I'm not alone!)
Cheers,
Stew.
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Settler
I've got one of these. Thanks for the post as I had no idea it was worth so much. I got mine in a junk shop for a couple of quid a few years ago. I bought it to remind me of the one that my uncle gave me when I was a boy and which I then promptly lost.
The older I get, the better I was.
Native
Native
You lucky chap. Them's is like rocking horse droppings!
Dave
So many look, so few see.
I'm not tight! I'm frugal!
Nomad
Nomad
whilst i am very happy for you and your new knife,
i must admit i do struggle with some of this knife collecting and swaping stuff, to me i dont get it, i dont mind it , but i dont get it, strange for a bloke you think i would,
still nice knife and at a great price , congratulations
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Seeing this reminded me that I had one of these somewhere. I have now found it but cannot remember it ever having the handle. I will need to have another look around or maybe try to make one.
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Just been given a complete barrel knife tonight. I have a complete knife made byP Holmberg and then just folding blade by Segerstrom. Anyone any idea how much these might sell for?
Settler
Settler
I'm by no means an expert but if it's in the same kind of condition as mine I would say £60- £80, but apparently there are some rare ones that fetch much more.
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Native
Nice find!Is it maker marked?
From what ive learnt the rare ones are the small ones.Ie, blades under 3inch..ive seen a diddy one at a fair that had a 1.5cm blade!, also one with an 8inch blade.
I may be wrong but i thought the design was/is copyrighted?thats why there arent any made in this country?Sure i heard that somewhere...
Nomad
Nomad
Perhaps those Norsemen who sailed down the Volga may have done, unlikely though.
nice looking knife need to visit the barras to see whats on offer there
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
This one?
http://www.arco-iris.com/George/finski.htm
The one shown in the link is unfortunately missing its retaining clip.
SWMBO has one from her grandfather, identical to the one in the link except that it's complete.
They're all around a hundred years old. It would seem a shame to look at such a piece of history in terms of its cash value.
Any copyright expired long ago, the maker of this one died in 1915.
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
They are made in France so no reason they cant be made here.
Dont thank me, its what I do.
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Native
They can be made of course but they're not easy to do. One shouldn't fit in another if done traditionally and I too have heard the smaller ones fetch more than the larger ones. I have a small one and had a larger one but can only find the smaller of the two. Both were from my grandad so I don't look at it in a monetary value, it's priceless.
Great find for £20 at a car boot indeed, I'd love to see an affordable one sometime!
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