TITANIUM FUN CAVE: Strider Knife Collection

I have been collecting knives for over ten years, starting with production knives such as BUCK, Spyderco, Cold Steel, etc.. About five years ago, I purchased my first Strider knife - a TAD edition AR. It was my first semi-production knife, althogh most Strider knives are considered as production knives. I loved Strider knives a lot because they all are built like tanks. Now I sold out my Strider collection since it is not my cup of eat anymore. But I am still a fan of Strider knives.

The two pictures on the left show an old skool strider custom-made knife - DDC DAL (BG-42 steel). It is numbered #001. Yes, it is the FIRST DAL Duane Dwyer has ever made. I got it from Bruno Vago (who is a very nice USNer lol) in 2008.

Honestly I have no idea how many Strider's I have handled. The following are some of them:

(1) Old Skool Mick Strider Custom-made BG42 SLCC, w/nightmare grind.

(2) #005 Strider DDC DAL, BG42 stell, woody handle and case. I purchased it from Scott Conboy.

(3) ATS-34 EBLT. This is a cool knife, I loved the reddish tiger strips so much! Also, this old strider knife was purchased from Scott Conboy.

(4) Another old skool BG42 Strider: flat-grind GB.

(5) On the bottom, it is a rare HG AR, numbered #47. It is one of the first 100 AR's strider made. I got it in 2006. It is such a surprise that the price of it doubled during the past several years. Now, this knife is still a hit. The two AR's with green and brown handle were pimped by me.

(6) Another AR. It has a rare blade coating, trisula, and TAD tritium thumb studs. I purchased from Les (www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com) in 2008.

(7) Old skool Strider AR, flat CB handle, digi camo blade, nightmare grind and trisula...I got this from a friend in Hawaii. He was fighting with cancer.

(8) DDC XL SnG. This is the largest strider folder I have ever owned. I got it in 2008 on USN forums.

(9) XXL Strider SLCC. I purchased it from USN forums in 2008.

(10) Mick Strider nightmare RC. I got it in 2009. All I want to mention is that this RC is one of the first nightmare RC's Mick has ever made. And I know they don't make RC's anymore.

(11) Stone-washed SMF, Blue Line Gear edition. I got it in 2007.

(12) My AR's. pic taken in 2006

(13) this AR was polished and colored by me in 2009.

(14) BG42 AR. I got it in 2008 (or maybe 2009).

(15) Strider PT, just got it 2 months ago.

(16) one of a kind (lol) talonite RC. actually this RC was pimped:) the talonite blade was made by a Canadian knifemaker and the handle is from a Mick Strider custom-made NM RC.