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peacefuljeffrey

peacefuljeffrey

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I was at a gun show in south Florida one time (don't forget to go and support the gun show phenomenon and tradition on Independence Day weekend at the South Florida Fairgrounds) and I saw at a knife table a Case knife whose handle was made with a KU KLUX KLAN logo.

I don't remember exactly what it looked like. All I know is that I saw the Case logo and something about the KKK. Now, I am not the thinnest-skinned guy, but seeing that kinda got to me. Anyone is free to associate with whomever they want, but I was kinda shocked, nonetheless, that apparently Case knives contracted to put a KKK logo on one of their products.

Does anyone here know about this? Is it possible that the knife was modified with no involvement from Case? Can anyone confirm the existence of these knives, having seen them as well?

I saw the knife a couple of years ago, but the issue has been in the back of my mind since then. Now and then I remember to be curious about it, usually whenever someone mentions a Case knife they've had.

---Jeffrey
 
On a slightly similar note, the other day (while driving over the state line to buy fireworks :D ) I saw a truck driver with mudflaps supporting Hitler. It doesn't bother me any, but I'm suprised he would do that, since I'm sure he travels through a lot of places where that may not be very appreciated. I bet he doesn't make many gas stops in Boston.
 
I've never heard or seen of Case doing such a thing, I would bet it was modified. I believe it was Taylor cutlery that had an actual production KKK knife, pretty poor taste IMO.
 
I saw a a Case with the KKK logo on it once at a gun show as well, but this one came with the box and some sort of literature if I remeber correctly. The KKK must have had a bunch of them modified with their logo.
 
well they should have used those modified knives to cut there throat...i really hate everything they stand for and i doubt it was factory, a club my grand dads in probly did something similar (in regards to the knives) as they had a heap of schrade knives professionally modified with the group logo set in the handle as a 50th anniversary gift to long term members...i'm assuming it was something similar. i've also seen a barlow knife with the kkk getup on it and a few modern mades but still most look to be modifications.

it's there freedom i guess and i kinda just pity that there so narrow minded to think that way.
 
yep yep yep. the masons, and shriners in town have a lotta trhings customized
 
ummm in relation to knife modification i think he was referring to ;). not actually associating one or the other...:)
 
The Case KKK knives were done in the aftermarket.
Case did not contract and produce them as KKK knives.
-Gus
 
jason, i wasnt relating them as groups, in knife modding.

gus, thanks for clearing that up
 
Yes, thanks for the info, guys.

I don't know much about or care much about Case knives per se, but I was kind of shocked to see their logo on a knife with a KKK logo. Now I don't have to carry around a disrespect for their company, since I no longer have reason to believe they allied themselves with bigots.

---Jeffrey
 
If you saw a Ford automobile with a KKK logo painted on it, you'd realize that Ford had nothing to do with it. Same thing here.

On a slightly similar note, the other day... I saw a truck driver with mudflaps supporting Hitler... I'm sure he travels through a lot of places where that may not be very appreciated.
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I would have written down the license plate number and the name on the trailer and called them up and complained. My guess is that the trailer owner would be very surprised to learn that their good name was being associated with Hitler.
 
As ugly as you might make it, the alternative is much worse.

I tried telling a black friend of mine that a Rebel Naval Battle Flag on a biker is NOT racist. To wit, my belief is that some groups get so full of themselves that they think every possible slight is a deliberate attack.

My friend asked me why the 'stars and bars' is different for bikers. I asked him if he had seen "The Wild Ones," and he resonded that he had not.

Marlon Brando wore colors of the Battle Flag, long before the racial debate. He quipped to a question of what he was rebelling against by answering "What have you got?" The bikers found that comment so witty, most adopted it.

To a biker, the flag is not a put down of blacks, but a tribute to Marlon Brando. If you start censoring things without a study of history, you injure us all.

There was a case a few years ago where a manager got fired for using the word 'niggardly' correctly in a sentence on finance.

And before you flame me, yes, I have 'Aryan style' friends. I guess I incorrectly assumed that THEY also have rights under my government.
 
I recently heard a radio report about the extremes of sensitivity that have developed. A group of "Native Americans," was protesting the use of American Indian references in professional sports teams names and logos. One example they cited was the Cincinatti Reds baseball team. It's not a racial reference at all. The team's original name was the Red Stockings, a reference to the bright red leggings they wore. It was abreviated to just "The Reds."

While I won't support groups like neo-nazis, the KKK, or the Aryans, I do think that we all need to be a lot less sensitive and not go looking for offenses that don't exist.
 
Yeah. The college I'm going to changed its mascot from "The Indians" to "The Patriots" because of this.

I guess it's a little silly, then again I can see where some people are coming from.

Ah well--at least red white and blue never goes out of style on campus now. :D
 
Although Bikers may use the flag to memorialize Marlon Brando, I'll bet a bunch more people use it to signify solidarity with the Old South, which includes slavery and segration. The Confederate flag legitimately means slavery to a black man just as it may mean southern tradition to a white southerner who conveniently forgets their true past.

Not all KKK stuff is old. Up until the mid-90s, one knife dealer who frequented midwestern shows, had a bunch of KKK business cards taped to his display cases. A good friend who farms in NE Indiana claims the KKK is still alive and well and fairly open.
 
I know Indians were sometimes called "Redskins" but the only group of people I've heard called "Reds" are Communists. I wonder if they'd also be offended by the name. :D
 
Originally posted by Gollnick
If you saw a Ford automobile with a KKK logo painted on it, you'd realize that Ford had nothing to do with it. Same thing here.



I would have written down the license plate number and the name on the trailer and called them up and complained. My guess is that the trailer owner would be very surprised to learn that their good name was being associated with Hitler.
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... and ironic as it may seem, Henry Ford had more to do having an alliance with the Nazis ( or, rather, fascists ) than the KKK.

http://www.thememoryhole.org/fordnazi.htm

http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/wall_street/chapter_06.htm

http://history.hanover.edu/hhr/99/hhr99_2.html

As they say, $#it happens.
 
Yeah, and Hitler drove around in a Mercedes... just like me. Coincidence?




I think his Benz was bigger than mine.
 
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