Another Great Piece of Battle Mistress History

idahoskunk · Nov 21, 2007

some of those drawings are very hard to come by :thumbup:

Cobalt · Nov 21, 2007

here is Flatlanders SHBM

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Definitely a 1 of 300.

Bob, did it come with the middle grind?

flatlander · Nov 21, 2007

Don't have it in hand right now AND my monitor's resolution really blows so not sure. BTW, that pick is BEFORE I used a 20oz framing hammer on it to beat through a 6x6 treated timber

Bob Mills

Cobalt · Nov 21, 2007

flatlander said:
Don't have it in hand right now AND my monitor's resolution really blows so not sure. BTW, that pick is BEFORE I used a 20oz framing hammer on it to beat through a 6x6 treated timber

Bob Mills

what are you trying to do, turn it into a steel heart?

flatlander · Nov 21, 2007

What do you mean? It started out as a SHBA!!!

Bob Mills

Andrew Lynch · Nov 25, 2007

Fascinating! What a great piece of history...thanks for sharing. I remember the RC 65 thing. IIRC this had something to do with the original designation of "combat grade." Again, this is IIRC and it's a bit fuzzy, but I think it was something like combat grade meant RC 65 and field grade was more like RC 61, like today. Can anyone confirm/correct?

idahoskunk · Nov 25, 2007

Cobalt said:
Bob, did it come with the middle grind?

well, did it?

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Cobalt · Nov 25, 2007

Andrew Lynch said:
Fascinating! What a great piece of history...thanks for sharing. I remember the RC 65 thing. IIRC this had something to do with the original designation of "combat grade." Again, this is IIRC and it's a bit fuzzy, but I think it was something like combat grade meant RC 65 and field grade was more like RC 61, like today. Can anyone confirm/correct?

I thought that the combat grade was Rc 62 and the field grade was 60-61, but it's been too long and I never wrote any of that down. I don't think 65 ever made it to anything other than the test blades, but I could be wrong, who knows.

idahoskunk · Nov 25, 2007

i think you two guys have been sniffing to much glue

Cobalt · Nov 25, 2007

idahoskunk said:
i think you two guys have been sniffing to much glue

is that what it was? Well, stop sending it with every shipment of knives if you don't want us sniffing it.

Andy'sLeatherHouse · Sep 30, 2011

Lil' Foo said:

Cobalt said:

man...I have been thinking a 1 of 300 would be a nice addition to the stable.........

had to go and dig up an old thread with some pics and a classy story!!!

Cobalt · Sep 30, 2011

Every time I see SHBM on the title I have to respond. nothing else to say. already said it,.

Flatsman007 · Sep 30, 2011

I love my 1/300. I want it buried with me........ In an unmarked grave of course. What an awesome thread.

stjones · Sep 30, 2011

Hope a 1/300 is available for my birthday in January!!!

It will need to be mint and unused so I can beat ALL it's coating off as I have my once minty B9 that is now semi serrated!!!

M67 · Sep 30, 2011

VERY cool read, and after seeing all the SHBM porn, I can't wait until the NMLBSHBM comes out (because I'm not lucky enough to get an original, or too broke, I'm not sure. I can live with only 1 kidney

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Man, and I didn't know flatlander's SHBM is a 1/100, I feel honored now. I got to handle it the day I picked up my first piece of INFI

Bob, I hope you're staying safe over there, and hope to see you at a 1500 sometime very soon :thumbup:

Maqua · Oct 1, 2011

Excellent thread!

papathud · Oct 1, 2011

The Timing is Flawless, Thank you.

Flatsman007 · Oct 2, 2011

Your gonna have on heck of a task trying to beat all of the coating off an old SHBM. It's some really tough S%*#!!!

stjones said:
Hope a 1/300 is available for my birthday in January!!!
It will need to be mint and unused so I can beat ALL it's coating off as I have my once minty B9 that is now semi serrated!!!

Gravelface · Oct 2, 2011

That old smooth coating is really some tough stuff, but EVER so occasionally I find one that flakes if you stare at it hard.......