What else do you collect?

[wisconsinwalter]

Johnbaz, you ever out out of the watches?

 

[Johnbaz]

Johnbaz, you ever out out of the watches?

I sometimes forget to put one on when I go out

I always have my phone as a backup though :twothumbs

Forgot to, say- that's about half of the collection, the other half being nasty cheap stuff


John

 

[jamesmtl514]

Parking tickets.
And phone numbers

 

[Monocrom]

Hi

I collect these...

Greetings! Welcome to CPF.

Tell us about the Top 3 in each of your collections.

 

[Johnbaz]

Greetings! Welcome to CPF.

Tell us about the Top 3 in each of your collections.

Hello Monocrom, thanks for the welcome :thumbsup:

I'll start with the guns..

These are my 'Fave' three..

The diminuative Webley mk1 air rifle was their first air rifle, around 1500 were produced back in 1926 (ish), about the first 500 of these were acid etched with the info, the rest being impressed in to the steel, there is only one rifle with more original etching present than mine..

My second choice would be this BSA Airsporter mk1 from around 1949..

The third one would be a pistol!

A BSA Scorpion pistol that I received as payment for refinishing a couple of rifle stocks for a local chap..

this had lain under his bed for the last 18 years and was actually a bonus as he was so happy with the stocks!!, the original payment was to have been a BSA Superstar mk1, the chaps stocks were a mess, he'd tried doing them himself but the oil wouldn't dry, they were a pair of Daystate Airwolfs too, around £2,600 worth

As for watches...

this 1965 Venus 178 based Breitling Navitimer keeps superb time..

Second would be the Seiko Orange monster, the Superluminova is like a flashlamp!! :thumbsup:

My third choice would be this 1950 Omega sub secs watch..

John :twothumbs

 

[wisconsinwalter]

Hello Monocrom, thanks for the welcome :thumbsup:
As for watches...

this 1965 Venus 178 based Breitling Navitimer keeps superb time..

Second would be the Seiko Orange monster, the Superluminova is like a flashlamp!! :thumbsup:

My third choice would be this 1950 Omega sub secs watch..

John :twothumbs

I always trade for watches, I am wearing the orange monster as we speak.

I am an Omega man myself

 

[Monocrom]

Hello Monocrom, thanks for the welcome :thumbsup:

John, that was a great description and photos of some of the best pieces from your various collections.

I predict your wallet will become much lighter in the coming months as you build up your flashlight collection. Sorry. It happens to all of us.

 

[Johnbaz]

i collect Double edge razors like gillette, merkur, ikon,etc. also Cold steel knives.

Hello dsmcloud

do you have pics of your collections??


Geetars!!

My three faves are as follows

Art & Lutherie..

Simon & Patrick..

1960 Hofner President archtop acoustic..

Sharps...

This 330 year old Wakizashi by Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro..

I quite like this old Mora, not worth much but a lovely li'l cutter!!

This is a Taylors Eye Witness hand made by Russel White, I was lucky enough to win it in a raffle!!

My Bonsai don't receive the attention that they need due to me working regular 12 hour shifts so they never look at their best unfortunately

Larch (Larix Decidua)..

Acer Palmatum 'Seigen', a true red Maple..

Another Larch, I bought this from Ian Baille, a noted Bonsai Potter, the foliage is yellowing as it was very late in the season and ready for dropping the needles (it's a deciduoud conifer!!)..

Cheers, John

 

[Johnbaz]

A few more 'faves'..

These Nikon Monarch 8x42 were a very good bargain, new cost is around £200, I paid £20 from an elderly gent at the local Bootsale!!

Zeiss Jenna 3x30 cost me just £25 from fleabay but the offer was accepted after the lady seller said she would take a minimum of £10, They were her deceased husbands :sigh:

They came with a beautiful leather case (and a little freebie pair which the mum in law took a shine to!!, they're in her hanbag now and go everywhere with her!!)..

Russian Komz 8x30, the image quality of these is superb, and so they should be as I was told the the Ruskies confiscated the Zeiss factory as 'spoils of war' after hostilities ended back in '45..

Cheers, John :twothumbs

 

[Quiksilver]

I also collect batteries I find these collections compliment each other nicely.

 

[jason22]

I usually collect watches. and Movado watches is my first priority I also have some silver watches.

 

[HgVapor]

I collect photo-sensitive rocks and minerals (sorry no pics!)

And also high end e-cigarettes (Ti, 316 stainless, etc) that use the same AW IMRs as my lights (I'll try to upload a pic later)

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I collect photo-sensitive rocks and minerals (sorry no pics!)

Photosensitive rocks and minerals? Like Selenium?

 

[Quiksilver]

I started hoarding lights first (see my sig line), then got into guns, then knives and multitools.

Spyderco:
- Gayle Bradley
- Endura 4 PE (2x)
- Endura 4 SE
- Endura 4 G10 FFG
- Endura 4 Blue FFG
- Endura 4 Brown FFG
- Endura 4 SE Gray beater
- Endura 4 PE Green ZDP-189 FFG
- Endura 3 PE
- Endura 3 PE Stainless
- Delica 4 PE
- Delica 4, blue SE (franken knife)
- Delica 4, blue FFG PE
- Delica 4, purple FFG PE
- Delica 4, black FRN FFG (franken knife)
- Delica 4 stainless
- Delica 3 PE
- Delica 3 SE
- Police 3 PE
- Police 2 SE
- Police 2 PE
- Military (~12; M4 Ti/G10; CF, 2x orange, 2x brown, etc.)
- Para 1
- Para 2 (black, blue)
- Caly 3.5 (love it!)
- Original Manix (2x)
- Original mini-Manix
- Manix 2 SE beater (2x)
- Manix 2 FFG orange
- Manix 2 FFG Glow/edcforums
- Manix 2 FFG M4 Tan
- Lum Chinese VG-10
- Ambitious
- Persistance (standard, black/black)
- Tenacious PE
- Tenacious SE
- Reliance
- Rescue
- D'Allara
- Sage 2
- Lava
- Cricket
- Ladybug: numerous
- Bug
- Native
- Dragonfly FRN
- Dragonfly G10
- Stretch 2 FRN (standard, blue ZDP)
- Stretch 2 CF ZDP
- Byrd Meadowlark G10 PE

- Cold Steel Recon 1 clip point (2010)
- Cold Steel Recon 1 tanto (naked) (2010)
- Cold Steel Lawman (2010)
- Cold Steel Lawman (old style)
- Cold Steel mini-Lawman (2010)
- Cold Steel AK-47 (2010)
- Cold Steel mini Ak-47
- Cold Steel Hold Out II PE
- Cold Steel XL Voyager
- Cold Steel medium Voyager
- Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri
- Cold Steel SRK
- Cold Steel large Voyager (2011)

- Benchmade AFCK, original (3x)
- Benchmade AFCK sprint run
- Benchmade 710
- Benchmade Griptilian tanto
- Benchmade Griptilian clip point
- Benchmade mini-Griptilian
- Benchmade 810 Contega (black, PE)

- Fallkniven U2
- CRK Sebenza
- Strider SNG
- Kershaw Leek
- Kershaw Ti ZDP-189 Leek
- Kershaw Blackout
- Kershaw Skyline (6 flavors)
- Kershaw Tremor
- Kershaw Chill
- Kershaw Blur (thank you jimw451)
- ZT 0300
- ZT 0551
- Gerber EZ-out
- SOG Twitch II
- SOG Flash I
- SOG Flash II
- SOG Blink, blackout
- Gerber Gator
- Douk Douk
- Al Mar Eagle Ultralight

- Emerson CQC-7
- Emerson CQC-8
- Emerson A-100
- Emerson blackbird/raven (?)

- Schrade USA: LB7 (4x), 186, numerous slipjoints
- Case sodbuster, full size, black and rusty
- Case sodbuster Jr CV yellow (2x)
- Case baby butterbean (2x)
- Case slipjoints: numerous, including Rough Black Humpback, mini Trapper CV, Sway Back Jack Chestnut CV
- Case peanuts (4x)
- Queen Country Cousin sodbuster red
- Queen Canoe (2x)
- Queen Cattle King stockman, amber bone/D2
- Queen Gunstock, amber bone/D2
- Canal Street Cutlery Cannitler/Canoe in D2 (sweet, sweet, sweet)
- Kabar 1184 slipjoint

- Buck Vantage Select Dymondwood, large
- Buck Vantage Pro Force, large
- Buck Vantage Select Paperstone, large
- Buck 110 Alaskan Guide
- Buck 110 custom shoppe
- Buck 110 (3x)

- Opinel: numerous
- Mora: numerous

- Victorinox Farmer: 8x in red, blue, silver, black Swissbianco
- Victorinox Cadet: red, blue and silver
- Victorinox Pioneer
- Victorinox Rancher
- Victorinox Classic, Rambler, Midnite Manager - too many to count
- Victorinox SAK: many, including franken-Scientist and Yeoman

- Leatherman multitools: multiple old and new Waves, Micras, Juices, Squirts, ST 300 (3x), PST, PST II, Surge, Blast, Kick, Wingman
- Sog Powerlock multitools (4x)
- Victorinox Swisstool and Spirit (awesome; often EDC-ed)
- Gerber "Bear Grylls" Ultimate Multi-tool (don't tell anyone about this, ok?)
- Gerber "Bear Grylls" Compact Multi-tool
- Gerber Diesel black oxide
- Gerber MP600 black oxide
- Gerber MP600
- Gerber MP400
- Gerber Multi-plier (old school)

- Koster W&SS with kydex
- Koster EDC prototype with leather
- Koster Nessmuck (2x) with leather
- Koster Bushmaster with leather
- Koster Bushmaster prototype with leather

- Busse Tankbuster (2x) with sheaths
- Busse Bushwhacker Mistress with sheath
- Busse Boney Active Duty (sterile)
- SAR-3 SE Satin red/black G10
- SAR-3 SE DC tan canvas with kydex

- Ontario RTAK, Rat-3, -5, -7 (2x)
- Bark River micro Canadian
- GL Drew small fixed blade (3x)

Becker:
- Kabar BK2 with kydex
- Kabar BK7
- Kabar BK9 with micarta
- Camillus BK9 (2x)

- Fallkniven F1 with kydex
- Fallkniven A1
- Mexican machete circa 1960, sentimental value
- Gerber Prodigy

- Ranger (pre-Ontario, made by Justin) RD-9 (2x)
- Ranger (pre-Ontario, made by Justin) RD-6

if i was a raider id head to your house first, look at all that loot!

 

[mortepa]

I'm into everything...

In this order:
Antique fishing reels & lures
Firearms
Flashlights
Watches
Coins
Rocks & Minerals
Stamps
old cool bottles

 

[HgVapor]

Photosensitive rocks and minerals? Like Selenium?

Oops, sorry for the post and run! - I WISH I could have a nice collection of Selenium - have a couple synthetics. I mostly have the vivianites and orpiment (realgar). Have a few nice fluorescents as well. What rocks do you keep in the handbasket?

 

[kayd]

I sm just a starter on lights. Knifes, watches (automatic), tools like hammers and any natural stuff like bones, stones,...

 

[RBR]

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[jacques111]

I have good collection fo watches, are away from my eyes so can't possible to show right now here.

 

[Big_Ed]

I also collect anything drive-in theater related. (speakers, in-car heaters, tickets, snack bar signs, advertising). I used to have lots of older cameras, but lost many of them in a flood. One of them came with a flash unit that had a couple c-cell batteries dated 1957. They each still had well over a volt of charge in them as of 2007.