I haven’t been to S&R Knives since before COVID so it was definitely about time for another visit! Sure, I made some online orders in the meantime but there is nothing like visiting the store in person and seeing their incredible selection as well as my good friends Sean and Rodney of course!
Ok I will start with some general store pics and then move to closeups by brand.
Karambits are among my favourite types of knives (if not, THE favourite) and I absolutely LOVE the design of this Schrade Shasta Mcnasty (great name too lol)
The ring was a bit big and the handle a bit short for my hand but it was super tempting…
I also love balisongs and trainers so here is another of my top picks, the Boker Plus Papillon (unfortunately my closeup of the knife came out blurry)
Next Cold Steel, which had most of my favourites of the day
Including my absolute favourite, the Gurkha Kukri Plus CPM-3V Steel.
It is quite light for a Kukri and feels fantastic in the hand.
More fire from Cold Steel, the Espada XL Lynn Thompson Collection. I already have the full micarta version but I need this one too!
Perhaps you can see the grind better in this pic
More from Cold Steel, their lineup of impact tools
Once again, I found another favourite of the day, the Cable Whip Cane.
Next up, Spyderco
They had all sizes of the Yojimbo so I could do a side-by-side comparison
Microjimbo
Yojimbo 2 Black
Yojumbo, definitely the best for my hand
I am not quite as familiar with Reate so I wanted to check them out
Especially the wild Exo-K Karambit (did I mention that I love karambits? Lol). I knew there was a trainer available for this knife but what I didn’t know is that it actually comes as a set with the knife! That’s right, the price listed INCLUDES the trainer!
Speaking of karambit trainers, these are made by a local knifemaker
I didn’t get a closeup but here is another karambit on my “list”, the DART, designed by Doug Marcaida
Some fine blades from Bastinelli
And Extrema Ratio
Including the new aptly named Fat Boy. This thing is heavy! It actually feels much heavier than the Cold Steel Kukri
Classic Buck knives
Civivi
Ka-Bar
CRKT
Some fantasy/movie knives
Tactical pens, including the Boker Tactical Fountain Pen that I picked up recently
Such a great store! To recap my favourites of the day:
- Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri Plus CPM-3v Steel
- Cold Steel Espada XL Lynn Thompson Collection
- Cold Steel Cable Whip Cane
- Boker Plus Papillon
Thank you to Rodney’s son (didn’t catch his name) for his time and helping out with the pics.
I definitely wont wait several years till my next visit!!
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