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Very nice-looking specimens, but I couldn't seem to find any info on their monetary value in your posts (to be fair, one of them I could not view for lack of membership on the sharperdeals forum) ... Looks like a lot more work went into that Damascus Stiletto than the Pakistani ones all over eBay! A...

Glad I could be of help... I think I wanna buy me some Damascus now...

Yes you can use Damascus and, if it's correctly-made Damascus, there should be no problems as far as functionality goes. Rust can be a problem with cheap Damascus, but if the correct materials were used and the person making it knew what they were doing, this shouldn't be an issue. Now, just because...

"safe and sane"

Look up the law, as long as they are less than 10 inches long, and less than a quarter inch thick, you're good to go

natcherly wrote:Welcome!

Unfortunately, the late great state of California has taken the lead in the "where everything is illegal" race. We got ya, sad to say

At least you can have sparklers

I would say the well being of a disappearing elephant population is ultimately a more important issue than a law about certain pocket knives crossing state lines. I think you misunderstood me, I'm saying lifting restrictions on switchblades would be more harmless/beneficial for the collector commun...

...without cost-prohibitive testing, there is no real way to prove it is pre-ban or it is no-kill ivory. I had no idea it was even possible to test for something like that... how can this be determined? Personally I think repealing the Federal Switchblade Act of 1958 would be a more beneficial caus...

Hello all, Knife collector / former blacksmith from Massachusetts, where everything is illegal! Naturally, that which is forbidden is the most tempting, and therefore I collect Stilettos! I've lurked this site a few times to gain info on different knife makers but never got around to making an accou...