Show me your Nice Knife! Vintage BFKs welcome

[АлександрД]

Stainless steel has many kinds, some is non magnetic, some is low magnetic.
I suspect, they use stainless steel for fresh water with low magnetic properties.
It is the reason, why there is three or four strong Neodymium magnets.
here is much more details about this knife VOlga и Маэстро. Ножи Пеленгас. Отзывы и обсуждение. - Форум Людей Воды
You can ask manufacturer directly
They use stainless steel equal to 440B, 440C or one of it.

Sure hunters with speargun We have many of them here, and very few of them has salt water hunting, most of them has hunting in rivers or lakes - in the fresh water.

Magnets and compass... how many fish hunters (speargun) you saw in rivers or lakes with compass???
in most cases it useless or disturbing.
Much more useful - is light beacon on the ground (for marking exit).

Pelengas has another type of kinfe - Maestro

 

[aquacat8]

Seriously?
What happens there that it’s that bad?

Riviera beach is a bit of a ghetto, so sometimes there are local people partying and hanging out at BHB, playing loud music etc, watching us divers gear up and leave stuff in our cars. They know we will be gone an hour or so, and that wallets and phones are probably left in cars. So I actually put my Diver’s license and bank card in a ziplock in my pocket. At BHB on one end of the bridge is rich people (singer island), the other end poor (riviera beach) so I’m just glad it seems the police cruise around keeping an eye on things.

 

[aquacat8]

Pelengas has another type of kinfe - Maestro
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I like that shape, dull on one side, down curved end, serrated.

 

[aquacat8]

I guess it’s called a sheep’s foot, can’t believe I’ve never read about this before:Know Your Blade: A Guide to Knife Shapes

 

[aquacat8]

My other knife issue... anyone else? I am used to right handed tools but wonder what a lefty knife would feel like.

 

[JamesBon92007]

View attachment 480072 My other knife issue... anyone else? I am used to right handed tools but wonder what a lefty knife would feel like.

Why does this remind me of a "left-handed monkey wrench?"

 

[Magnus Lundstedt]

A rigging knife is for sailors, made to cut rope, harness and so forth.

In my world a rigging knife also has a pike. does your have that?

 

[Bubblesong]

Should I take this free knife? It might come in handy if I have to fight off the Kraken.

 

[Magnus Lundstedt]

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Should I take this free knife? It might come in handy if I have to fight off the Kraken.

Dont forget which hose on the kraken you should cut. It the one over your opponents right shoulder. ;-)

 

[CT-Rich]

The knife on my right is my original BFK, purchased in 1980. I haven’t dove it in a couple of years (one of the straps broke and I never got around to replacing it). The middle knife was purchased as a back-up for the Dacor. The tiny one on the left I found diving in RI a couple of years ago.