A Real Nail-breaker - winner selected

I encourage anyone who needs a hard use knife to enter these are great knives and pieces of history.

The thing that always got me was that these were HMS standard issue yet they were made with HCS blade that were prone severe oxidation yet all the ones I see and even the one I have, had a deep patina with very little rust.

Jack, what was the SOP for being issued one on board, was using it in the galley of the ship part of the process to get a durable patina that could stand up to the rigors of life at sea? Peeling potatoes and cutting up food what developed the patina?

Good luck to everyone entered, thanks for the generous giveaway but alas, I too must say, "not an entry" as I have one already and I can attest to the fact that it's in a class all by itself on the backspring scale.

Just wanted to ask my question and this thread reminded me. ;)
 
Not an entry.

Vary interesting knife. Not something I am personally interested in collecting or using so I'll be passing. Regardless, vary cool GAW.
 
how could I refuse to be in with a hard working piece of history on the line!? I couldn't that is the answer!
 
Thanks for all the kind comments and entries :thumbup:

Campbellclanman said:
Get in on this everyone, I absolutely love the Clasp Knife Jack gave me - it has a special place on my Hike Bag, its a great thing being in the Beautiful New Zealand Bush, and to think of my friend in England when I see that knife.
Thank you Jack for your Generosity my friend, this is a very special place with great guys like you - and good luck everyone.
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Thanks Duncan, I feel the same way about the lovely Wostenholm example of the pattern you very kindly sent me my friend :)

Nerfin said:
Wow what a great GAW Jack! This is not an entry, but mine is a toolbox knife that I inherited. Wickedly tough knife and tool, equally tough to open and I'm convinced it will do some serious damage to anything in it's way when it closes. Demands respect, just like the fine Gentleman who owned it before me.

Cheers!

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Thanks Nerfin, great pic :thumbup:

Right, not too many entries, but here goes....
 
And the winner is post #7 - InTheSticks! PM me an address Sticks and I'll get the knife off to you :thumbup:

Another giveaway coming soon :)
 
Wow THANK YOU! I am pretty sure this will be the first one of these I have ever even held. Jack your generosity is amazing and I am looking forward to getting the knife. Will send PM later today.

Maybe I could diamond coat my nails like I did when I was doing a lot of fingerpicking on guitar ... Hmm...
 
InTheSticks said:
Wow THANK YOU! I am pretty sure this will be the first one of these I have ever even held. Jack your generosity is amazing and I am looking forward to getting the knife. Will send PM later today.
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Hope you get on with it my friend, and if not, please feel free to pass it on :)
 
Jack Black said:
Hope you get on with it my friend, and if not, please feel free to pass it on :)
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Fair enough. My broken ankle is healing and I should be off crutches in a couple of weeks . I want to take it camping to see if I find uses for the marlin spike and after that if we don't bond I will do another GAW.
 
Congrats InTheSticks and hats off for the generous GAW Jack! It will make a fantastic camp knife for sure.
 
Yeah before anybody gets their hopes up I should note I very much doubt this knife is going anywhere after I get it. But I will comply with the mighty knight errant's wishes and if I don't like I will pass it
 
Jack I have tried 2 times to send a PM from my iPhone and appears to not be sending I will get my info to you when I get back to my office.
 
Dang. So close. Congrats to the winner. Seen another one of these today and was wandering what they were called. Didn't realize it was the same knife in this GAW.:o Now that i know i'm gonna buy one. Thank you for a chance at this knife. I'm sure you'll enjoy it In the sticks. Congrats.
 
Congratulations, InTheSticks. Maybe that honking knife will help you find civilization one day.

Thanks for the opportunity Jack!
 
This has been a great thread. Thanks for the generous giveaway, Jack Black, and congratulations InTheSticks! I'm eager to hear about your experiences with the marlinspike.
 
Thanks a lot folks, it's always a pleasure to be able to give something back here :)

InTheSticks said:
Yeah before anybody gets their hopes up I should note I very much doubt this knife is going anywhere after I get it. But I will comply with the mighty knight errant's wishes and if I don't like I will pass it
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I very much hope that you DO like it my friend! :D Please don't feel that you have to run another giveaway if not, I simply meant that I wouldn't be in the least bit offended if you found that it wasn't for you, and wanted to pass it onto a friend. For the record, I've gifted many of these knives over the years, including to a few forum members, and everybody seems very pleased with them, they're great workhorses in my opinion.

InTheSticks said:
Jack I have tried 2 times to send a PM from my iPhone and appears to not be sending I will get my info to you when I get back to my office.
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Just replied to them Sticks, don't forget we're in different time zones :thumbdn: I'll get your prize off to you in the next couple of days. Congratulations again :thumbup:

Jack
 
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