I always thought it funny that though told by maker and anyone else to never pry with a pocket knife blade, all we ever learned was to try to pry a different way next time.Yup. I shoulda used the sheepsfoot or spay blade instead.
As someone who played Army as child and adult, other folk's gear was always of interest. This is stuff from our German allies, the top Puma reportedly carried by some GSG 9 (internal special forces) and carried briefly if they had any sense. The next knife is the current military issue knife, this one came out of the stores of a disbanded KSK unit (external special forces), and then the prior issue military knife, the legendary German paratrooper gravity knife which all boys wanted because illegal in my youth, and their former multitool knife.
And then this one, just because it is pretty and actually very sound and functional, which I know from already hacking 4x4 lumber. Has the clay hamon, blood red lacquer and horn appointments to sheath, even.
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One of my favorite little knives, Esee Izula-II. Have a molle adapter on the sheath to move it around on different packs and belts easily.
Here are 3 that will live in the safe to be passed down. Top is a William Henry received from my employer for a 20 year milestone, the bottom 2 are Ray Kirk’s, also received as gifts.
This one was bought as it used the last stocks of Sharon 0170-6 steel from the Western and Camillus bankruptcies, and heat treat overseen by same Dan Maragni who oversaw its heat treat and branded as Carbon V by Cold Steel, about the toughest factory blades ever made. This strange very flat/light knife ground to kitchen knife thinness for half the depth, the spine only as thick as a Mk2 combat knife or Western W49 (same steel minus Maragni heat treat), and still incredibly tough as this test video shows.
I had Bill Bagwell forge me one of his damascus bowies, and paid nearly two grand for the the thing, bought one of the Ontario very nicely done factory versions to perhaps carry under belt as I knew several folk carrying both knives. But even though I have carried the same 11" blade length up to 16" concealed, found his knives nearly impossible due to handle length and bulk at end, carried his forged knife exactly once and could hardly wait to get home and shed of the thing...
then his knives became three grand knives, then he died and they became five grand knives and climbing, even the factory version bought for $200 then pushing $700...
so, before I one day found rust on the handmade it was sold to a collector to let THEM worry about it...but kept the Ontario and his signed book on bowies.
then his knives became three grand knives, then he died and they became five grand knives and climbing, even the factory version bought for $200 then pushing $700...
so, before I one day found rust on the handmade it was sold to a collector to let THEM worry about it...but kept the Ontario and his signed book on bowies.
I like thick butts, I can not lie
Few more pics and comparisons of my fixed blades
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Time machine trip to the hardware store for GED.
I need to go to my uncle's store and see if there are any Old Timers left. My uncle along with my father are both gone (RIP) but his store is still there. My cousin (his oldest son) still runs it. I'll bet the same old display case is still there.
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