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America has reached 250 years, and I am grateful to be here, in the best country in the world. Thank every one of you who helps make this country a better place, those who have gone before and risked it all, and those who've paid the ultimate price to make the United States what we are today.
Happy Birthday America! Let Freedom Ring for all time!
Tanker 1/66 , don't limit yourself to x, y or z brand...start to explore knives by country, it is a lot of fun. I'm a junkie for blades from Spain, even tho the steel selection is limited, (I'm not much of a steel snob) and stray now and then to Russia and Italy. Thanks
zzyzzogeton , I don't feel that bad now about the ever growing pile of steel in my house
and I finally yielded to temptation, after many years avoiding them - ordered 2 swords, a katana and a medieval one-hander. Hope that rabbit hole has a short end.
My budget is always kinda limited, so condor seems affordable...View attachment 821723
[/QUOTE]I would buy that right now. I love the design. Is that a push button lock?
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Per Elmer= "Be afwaid, be vewwy, vewwy afwaid."
The sword black hole will suck you in and never spit you out.
For years, the only swords/sword-like objects that I possessed were ::
- a 1866 Chassepot sword bayonet, an M1898 Argentinian sword bayonet from around 1900 based on serial number I acquired in 1980 out in San Diego via one of my "pawn shop crawlers",
- my 1975 TAMU ROTC M1902 saber
and
- my "official" USN Officer's sword, bought new in 1977.
Then around 2005, I started down the rabbit hole and currently have multiple briquets, cutlasses, klewangs, shashkas, sabers, artillery swords, infantry swords and a Texian war sword.
The most recent acquisition is a 1950s named USMC mameluke.
And you, my fine Inet friend/fiend are the reason I have a Sterlite tub full of Muelas.![]()
Beckers and KaBars are my favorites with fixed blades. I truly like 1095It's possible I've replied to this thread before.
Beckers and Ka-bars are pretty much the only fixed blades I buy. The rest of the fixies are my own make.
Folders, OTOH, well... I like Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw. And a couple good slip-joints. I like those Buck Vantage Pros above, but don't have/need one.
The Warrior PM me your address I'm going to gift ya a condor that I've really truly tried to like. Most I do this one ehhhhhh NO!!! I dont even know what its called but its shaped like a kabar 1246 but small and no sheath.
How does one become a “Beckerhead?” Is it like a knighthood, where you pay all your taxes, donate to charity, etc?—or is it a simple application and interview process?
Anyway, I’m obviously not a head but a fan of many Becker knives; I couldn’t stick to one brand ever exclusively, as there are just too many unique designs out there. I have Ontario knives, a few Busse blades, at least one of dozens of small batch and/or older collectibles which I never just oil and immediately put away every few months. And of course folders!