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Knife stores?
Posted by:
my name
()
Date: May 05, 2009 03:49AM
Are there any good knife stores in the area? Or stores with a good selection of knives? Not chef knives, but everyday/utility kind of knives. Brands like Gerber, Kershaw, Benchmade, CRKT, etc. I remember there being a store in Springfield Mall that was pretty much just knives/swords and crap like that, but they closed a while ago.
Preferably someplace close to Alexandria.
Preferably someplace close to Alexandria.
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
mike
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Date: May 05, 2009 09:40AM
Chesepeke knife and tool used to be in a few on the local malls, but have been closed for some time. if you want a decent collection of Benchmade knives try going to one of the local gun shops, especially VA Arms in Manassas. The other alternative is to shop online, where most knives are cheaper anyways.
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
2amd
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Date: May 05, 2009 12:39PM
Go to Virginia Arms in Manassas. It's a gun store but they have a good knife selection.
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
Jim Bowie
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Date: May 05, 2009 12:51PM
If I'm looking for something in particular, I'll try and find it in a store
for some "hands on" then order it from here:
http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/main_front.jsp
for some "hands on" then order it from here:
http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/main_front.jsp
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
tv
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Date: May 05, 2009 08:08PM
BILLY MAYS HERE FOR THE GINSU KNIFE COLLECTION....either that or try the Sham Wow guy....they sell knives
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
YAAAARGH
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Date: May 06, 2009 12:06AM
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
w
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Date: May 06, 2009 12:08AM
ranger surplus has CRKT, Kershaw, all the Swiss armys, a bunch of knockoff and crappy knives, and everything from handcuffs to batons to surefires... it's probably what you want if youre a knife geek
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
KingChronic
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Date: May 06, 2009 11:11AM
Emerson's and striders > all
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
Jim Bowie
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Date: May 06, 2009 11:18AM
w Wrote:
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> ranger surplus has CRKT, Kershaw, all the Swiss
> armys, a bunch of knockoff and crappy knives, and
> everything from handcuffs to batons to
> surefires... it's probably what you want if youre
> a knife geek
Ranger Surplus certainly has a wide selection but their higher-end
knives are quite expensive. Again, this is a place I like to visit
for "hands on" but then order it over the Internet and save a bundle.
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> ranger surplus has CRKT, Kershaw, all the Swiss
> armys, a bunch of knockoff and crappy knives, and
> everything from handcuffs to batons to
> surefires... it's probably what you want if youre
> a knife geek
Ranger Surplus certainly has a wide selection but their higher-end
knives are quite expensive. Again, this is a place I like to visit
for "hands on" but then order it over the Internet and save a bundle.
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
003-1/2
()
Date: May 06, 2009 11:24AM
I really get a charge out of some of the knives and swords advertised
in the catalogs I receive in the mail. Sometimes JUNK is the
name of the game. A friend who works for the CIA took a lot of ribbing
when this one came out. Just imagine an agency analyst walking around
with one of these shoved down his pants.
http://www.trueswords.com/secret-agent-sword-full-tang-p-589.html
in the catalogs I receive in the mail. Sometimes JUNK is the
name of the game. A friend who works for the CIA took a lot of ribbing
when this one came out. Just imagine an agency analyst walking around
with one of these shoved down his pants.
http://www.trueswords.com/secret-agent-sword-full-tang-p-589.html
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
Snap
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Date: May 06, 2009 05:05PM
Jim Bowie Wrote:
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>
> Ranger Surplus certainly has a wide selection but
> their higher-end
> knives are quite expensive. Again, this is a place
> I like to visit
> for "hands on" but then order it over the Internet
> and save a bundle.
Well, then you're a jackass. If everybody does that, there will be no stores.
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>
> Ranger Surplus certainly has a wide selection but
> their higher-end
> knives are quite expensive. Again, this is a place
> I like to visit
> for "hands on" but then order it over the Internet
> and save a bundle.
Well, then you're a jackass. If everybody does that, there will be no stores.
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
RESton Peace
()
Date: May 06, 2009 05:19PM
Snap Wrote:
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> Jim Bowie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> > Ranger Surplus certainly has a wide selection
> but
> > their higher-end
> > knives are quite expensive. Again, this is a
> place
> > I like to visit
> > for "hands on" but then order it over the
> Internet
> > and save a bundle.
>
> Well, then you're a jackass. If everybody does
> that, there will be no stores.
No, he's a frugal shopper in a free market. Not his fault the businesses do this to themselves. If ranger were smart, they would pricematch for a small percentage over the online competition's price + shipping. I've never understood why storefront retail continues to operate as if the net doesn't exist.
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> Jim Bowie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> > Ranger Surplus certainly has a wide selection
> but
> > their higher-end
> > knives are quite expensive. Again, this is a
> place
> > I like to visit
> > for "hands on" but then order it over the
> Internet
> > and save a bundle.
>
> Well, then you're a jackass. If everybody does
> that, there will be no stores.
No, he's a frugal shopper in a free market. Not his fault the businesses do this to themselves. If ranger were smart, they would pricematch for a small percentage over the online competition's price + shipping. I've never understood why storefront retail continues to operate as if the net doesn't exist.
Re: Knife stores?
Posted by:
Snap
()
Date: May 06, 2009 05:24PM
RESton Peace Wrote:
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> No, he's a frugal shopper in a free market. Not
> his fault the businesses do this to themselves.
> If ranger were smart, they would pricematch for a
> small percentage over the online competition's
> price + shipping. I've never understood why
> storefront retail continues to operate as if the
> net doesn't exist.
Because it's utterly impossible for a bricks-and-mortar retailer to match the prices of Internet dealers. The websites don't have to rent expensive storefront space and pay salesmen to show things to people and clerks to ring up purchases. If you're talking about a large manufacturers, it's the cost of running HUNDREDS of stores versus a handful of employees filling lots of orders from a warehouse.
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> No, he's a frugal shopper in a free market. Not
> his fault the businesses do this to themselves.
> If ranger were smart, they would pricematch for a
> small percentage over the online competition's
> price + shipping. I've never understood why
> storefront retail continues to operate as if the
> net doesn't exist.
Because it's utterly impossible for a bricks-and-mortar retailer to match the prices of Internet dealers. The websites don't have to rent expensive storefront space and pay salesmen to show things to people and clerks to ring up purchases. If you're talking about a large manufacturers, it's the cost of running HUNDREDS of stores versus a handful of employees filling lots of orders from a warehouse.