Thread: Best way to sharpen Mercator Stainless?

I got wise in the end, but I must have lost a few mercators, they will be sitting next to a pile of rabbit guts. Flicked into the ground prior to squeezing the guts out and stowing on the motorbike..... turn back around, and were the fuck did that go?
I hit on the idea of polishing off the black paint with sand paper, much easier to see the shiny bit sticking out of the ground! Never lost that last one for 20 years!

Loaned it to a guy to cut some wrapping plastic off at work one day, several hrs later...... bro where's my knife, 5 pocket haka and no knife.
I dont loan knives any more, not even if you stay in my sight... get ya own bloody knife.

Originally Posted by johnd

I got wise in the end, but I must have lost a few mercators, they will be sitting next to a pile of rabbit guts. Flicked into the ground prior to squeezing the guts out and stowing on the motorbike..... turn back around, and were the fuck did that go?
I hit on the idea of polishing off the black paint with sand paper, much easier to see the shiny bit sticking out of the ground! Never lost that last one for 20 years!

Loaned it to a guy to cut some wrapping plastic off at work one day, several hrs later...... bro where's my knife, 5 pocket haka and no knife.
I dont loan knives any more, not even if you stay in my sight... get ya own bloody knife.

I got caught with a Mercator in Heathrow Airport!

My check in bag was over weight so at the last minute I moved some stuff and I looked in horror as my faithful Mercator showed up on the x-ray screen..

Apparently a Mercator is over the maximum legal length for a folding knife in the UK..the guy (and his supervisor) was pretty serious about it at first, but after I explained I was a Kiwi hunter and these things are as common as muck in NZ he took it off me and let me off.

Pissed me off because I really tried to look after that one!

Originally Posted by Tui4Me

I got caught with a Mercator in Heathrow Airport!

My check in bag was over weight so at the last minute I moved some stuff and I looked in horror as my faithful Mercator showed up on the x-ray screen..

Apparently a Mercator is over the maximum legal length for a folding knife in the UK..the guy (and his supervisor) was pretty serious about it at first, but after I explained I was a Kiwi hunter and these things are as common as muck in NZ he took it off me and let me off.

Pissed me off because I really tried to look after that one!

They are usually humourless there about knives. You could have got yourself a criminal record. Deeply hope NZ does not go after UK's severe oppressive knife laws as yet another over-reaction after the New Lynn jihadi attack. Collins and Ardern seem to spark each other off to greater heights of hysteria in these situations.

Originally Posted by Tui4Me

I got caught with a Mercator in Heathrow Airport!

My check in bag was over weight so at the last minute I moved some stuff and I looked in horror as my faithful Mercator showed up on the x-ray screen..

Apparently a Mercator is over the maximum legal length for a folding knife in the UK..the guy (and his supervisor) was pretty serious about it at first, but after I explained I was a Kiwi hunter and these things are as common as muck in NZ he took it off me and let me off.

Pissed me off because I really tried to look after that one!

I took two Mercators with me to the UK, but never had any issues. Like you it never occurred to me that it could be a problem, I'm just used to having one around as a utility knife. Will often have one in my backpack and use one around the house almost daily. Promptly lost one of em shortly after getting back from the UK- left at a BBQ with a bunch of hunting and diving mates and it was never seen again.