I have my dad's knife, he was in the RAF during WW2.
Always wondered what the pointy thing was for.
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I am going to say it again. Swiss army knife by Victorinox. EXPLORER model. It is the smallest knife they make that has everything an electronics tinkerer needs, including a magnifyng glass for reading tiny numbers on parts. I standardized on this model decades ago and have never been disappointed by it or without it. Notice that the Philips head folds out so it can actually be used as it needs to be used and the spot where less useful versions put it retains the all imporant corkscrew!
😱... see the face of a japanese friend if you offer him a tanto... his answer could be : " for sepuku or my little finger.... cool...thanks !"
Guys, i'm feeling alone here... I'm collecting little spoons... I discovered I drinked more coffees and eat cakes than cutting ropes or neighbors 😀
Thouh I still have a Camilius full inox Swiss knife imitation from the WWII american boys had in their package.
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Minimalist, and very useful (especially if you go somewhere you need to lose the blade, like airport security).
that's a sailor knife, the tooth is for fixing fishing nets, I duno about the one on the middle though , could be adaptation for RAF: cutting security belt or parachut ropes perhaps???. Typically british (and american?) knife..🙂
lol, edit : see post 35 : it's called marlinspike, and the midle one seems to be a tin opener !
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I'm partial to the old ones, but I have to have a bottle opener and corkscrew on it. I can't resist an antique knife that needs a broken blade re-made, or a new scale put on. Since the bottle cap wasn't invented until 1892, older ones lack this tool, but I can replace a smaller broken blade with one. Actually have a little pocketknife hospital going--see pic.
But I like to make them also, once in a while. Picture of the partially completed one is the current project, which I would have worked on over the holidays except I spent the time working on a Burning Amp preamp build. Corkscrew is hand-carved from titanium bar.
But I like to make them also, once in a while. Picture of the partially completed one is the current project, which I would have worked on over the holidays except I spent the time working on a Burning Amp preamp build. Corkscrew is hand-carved from titanium bar.
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Uncomfortable with knifes? holy crap I better not break out my AK47 collection, some of those are Russian Afghanistan era and absolutely beautiful. I hadn't realized it had gotten that bad back home
I guess only a really very good friend would be so open on that? But yes, something like this [emoji3061]
German handgun which replaced the venerable P08 Luger and a plane popular with the Nazi Luftwaffe because they were easy to shoot down.
Victorinox doesn't seem to make the knife I have any more.
A bit smaller than the Explorer, it doesn't have the magnifying glass, carrying hook, scissors and in place of the corkscrew it has a Phillips screw driver.
It does have a wood saw though.
That is an urban myth possibly started by Billy Connolly.
How to Sew with a Swiss Army Knife Awl / Reamer - YouTube
You can also use it to make nice round holes in leather belts.
Amusing story about folding knives without locks....
I’ve had a Case ‘sodbuster’ for over 30yrs, it’s been a love/hate relationship I couldn’t get away from! Like said it doesn’t lock (hate) and it has some really strong stainless steel that takes and holds a fine edge (love) it’s also light weight for a large knife so it carries well in a pocket (love) not only does it not lock but it folds very easily (hate) so you put those qualities together and you get some pretty nasty lacerations! Now over the years I’d learned to pay attention but as always there’s the ‘next time’ , one of those times I actually threw it off the barn roof into the woods cussing it.....well it came back to me, in fact I’ve lost that knife at least a dozen times and it always comes back! In fact just this Christmas it had offspring......yes, that’s right it multiplied!
I had lost it (again) months ago and mentioned it in passing to our youngest boy, well he gets it in his head I must have loved that knife as I always carried it (when it wasn’t lost) and buys me a new one for Christmas....I opened it up and laughed pulling the old one out of my pocket and told him the full story about my ‘boomerang knife’ that always comes back! Told him it’s all good.... Now I’ve got a nice go to meeting knife to compliment my everyday carry.
My Schrade ‘Barlow’ knife in comparison doesn’t have a lock either but stays put like it does....very nice mechanism, I use it for whittling.
I’ve had a Case ‘sodbuster’ for over 30yrs, it’s been a love/hate relationship I couldn’t get away from! Like said it doesn’t lock (hate) and it has some really strong stainless steel that takes and holds a fine edge (love) it’s also light weight for a large knife so it carries well in a pocket (love) not only does it not lock but it folds very easily (hate) so you put those qualities together and you get some pretty nasty lacerations! Now over the years I’d learned to pay attention but as always there’s the ‘next time’ , one of those times I actually threw it off the barn roof into the woods cussing it.....well it came back to me, in fact I’ve lost that knife at least a dozen times and it always comes back! In fact just this Christmas it had offspring......yes, that’s right it multiplied!
I had lost it (again) months ago and mentioned it in passing to our youngest boy, well he gets it in his head I must have loved that knife as I always carried it (when it wasn’t lost) and buys me a new one for Christmas....I opened it up and laughed pulling the old one out of my pocket and told him the full story about my ‘boomerang knife’ that always comes back! Told him it’s all good.... Now I’ve got a nice go to meeting knife to compliment my everyday carry.
My Schrade ‘Barlow’ knife in comparison doesn’t have a lock either but stays put like it does....very nice mechanism, I use it for whittling.
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In the UK it is illegal to carry a locking knife or one with a blade over 3 inches in length.
Besides the aforementioned Victorinox I have a small Spanish one with olive wood scales and a single carbon steel blade which holds an edge incredibly well and is razor sharp.
Besides the aforementioned Victorinox I have a small Spanish one with olive wood scales and a single carbon steel blade which holds an edge incredibly well and is razor sharp.
In most areas of California 3 inches is illegal; which makes it fun since most knife manufactures don't seem to want to have their knife be ignored everywhere else for being under 3". Locking blade and even assisted open is legal but that is a relative term because a lot of the police don't know the law and don't like being argued with. I carry a copy of the law in my wallet just in case though.
It takes a lot of fun out of knife shopping though since most of the ones I like end up being 3" or 3 1/8". My current knife was 3 1/8" but it was inexpensive enough that I ground the tip down a bit and reshaped it to get it under 3"
It takes a lot of fun out of knife shopping though since most of the ones I like end up being 3" or 3 1/8". My current knife was 3 1/8" but it was inexpensive enough that I ground the tip down a bit and reshaped it to get it under 3"
FL law reads 4” blade (or less) folding knife is considered a ‘ordinary pocketknife’ and may be concealed, over 4” must be open carry but still legal wherever firearms are allowed.
This is my late father's electricians pocket knife. As can be seen it is British War Department issue and dated 1951. Dad would have had it from new and used it in his last few years of service in the Royal Navy and then for more than 50 years after that. I inherited it in 2004 and use it for stripping larger cables.
As can be seen, it was made by George Wostenholm of Sheffield, one of Sheffield's best cutlers and famous for making Bowie knives for the US market.
As can be seen, it was made by George Wostenholm of Sheffield, one of Sheffield's best cutlers and famous for making Bowie knives for the US market.
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Ha, I wasn't thinking of THAT P-38. I don't have That P-38, but I do have a Manurhin P-1.😀
No AKs, never liked them that much. I do wish I had never sold my 1951 Russian SKS. It was never issued and in pristine condition.😡