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can anyone tell me anything about this brand knife, i have two that were gifts, both seem to be very high quality knives

 

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It depends on age of knives and stamp on ricasso...the part basically between the blade and tang/grip. Are they fixed blade? Blackjack is a good brand but the main business went out of business years ago. Some of their knives were made in Japan and/or hand finished in Effingham, Illinois USA such as the Blackjack Tracker I have in my hand now to look at the print. One side has the Effingham info and other the famous Ace of Spades Blackjack Knives Japan...never get rid of this one. I'll have to look because I'm pretty sure they also had some dealings with the famous EK brand of which I wish I had a couple. BlackJack had a famous knife known as the Mamba years ago...http://newgraham.com/store/category/1/20/Blackjack/
Maybe you have one of these from the newer version of the company...

 

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Whatever the age...the quality will be there...Try to post a picture and we'll work this information up...

 

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may be sunday before i ca post a pic, but i will try to get it on here, asap, i have two of these, and one has the ace of spades logo on the blade, let me see what i can do on getting pics on here,

 

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http://www.blackjack.0catch.com/pages/early_years_fyi.htm
You can start here for a quick history. I've got a paper/class to prepare today and dang if you didn't get me on my favorite subject ...1-knives 2-guns 3-gear...ditto ditto ditto...maybe that's backwards or I should start in the middle...lol
My birthday was monday so I made one more step towards, "The older I get the better I used to be"...

 

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http://knifeware.stores.yahoo.net/index.html
The original company closed in 1997. The Blackjack patterns were built apparently by Bark River Knives for awhile. Knife companies that go out of business with patterns still being made are hard to sometimes trace. The above website should give you a track. You also look for further links by putting Blackjack Classic Knives in search engine...nowadays some of the original patterns are being built or have been built using AUS8a. Also SMKW Smokey Mountain Knifeworks has some patterns that come from Knifeware, Inc.

 

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Old Nordic proverb: "A knifeless man is a lifeless man".

"A knife is more deadly than a gun. A gun will run out of ammunition, but as long as a person is behind a knife, it can kill." John Ek

 

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ok guys, sill no pics but here is the info on the two fixed blade black jacks i have, 1st knife, has sheath, no box, never been sharpened, deer horn style handle, made in usa in effingham il. has the knive through the ace of spades on the logo on the other side of the blade, it also says trail guide on the blade last bit of info, it shows to have a-2 tool steel on the blade..... 2nd knife- in the box, all papers, black finger groove handle, has black eagle brnd sheath, this knife has the effingham il. stamp on it, and also says blackjak classic bladeson the other side of the blade it says h.a.l.o. with the letter i underneath that, aboe thst stamp is the knife through the ace os spades, with what looks to be a diamond above that, surrounded bytwo wings, i am trying to get pics coming, this is all i have for now, any info is appreciated, thanks, jason

 

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maybe its just me, but trying to post a pic here is like pulling teeth, i give up for now, any one wanting a pic of the knives, email me direct at [email protected], and i will be glad to email them to ya. posting pics here is the only problem i have with the website, everything else here is wonderful