Mystery GAW/Challenge

[danno50]

Congratulations to the winners! Some very nice knives to chose from. Thanks Mike.

 

[kamagong]

Congrats guys!

 

[afishhunter]

Congrats to all the winners.

 

[sunknife]

Congrats to the winners. Great ending to a fun and interesting GAW challenge. My hats off to you Mike for not only your generosity but also for coming up with a great idea and getting so many to sign up and play along.

Also that's a fine group of knives for the fellas to select from.

 

[JohnDF]

Hooray!
I'm so excited to be able to win for my friend, @Modoc ED
I assume you have messaged him already, or do you need me to do it?
Mike, this has been hands-down the most fun GAW I've been a part of so far. Very well done!!!
There are some amazing knives there for the winners to choose from, I wouldn't even know where they would begin to decide.
I will also prompt Vince to go play the Lottery and win something for himself. He's been on such a hot streak lately. Congrats to all the winners.

 

[Pinemoon]

Yes, I think mine is like yours: the spring keeps the lock engaged. But that is fine with me. My navaja is easy to pinch open, but it stays closed. I carry it in a pouch anyway, mostly to protect my pocket, since I don't usually carry anything else with a knife. My left front pocket is my dedicated knife pocket--since I was about 9 or 10. (I ain't NEVER gonna carry a knife CLIPPED to my pocket!) I do use a belt sheath sometimes.

Thanks for confirming, Vince.
I'd thought ours were all pretty similar, "the palanquilla group"
They're unique knives, beautiful knives. I guess I miss the lack of good walk-n-talk with these. A personal preference is all.

My sincere apologies Don, that's trying to do too many things at once, and posting on my phone! And being middle-aged of course!

You're quite right! I really hadn't given it much thought (the Vendetta is a pattern I like, but not a practical knife for me), and had assumed that the spring was much the same as on my Okapi knives, but as you say, it is merely a spring for the locking mechanism.

No worries, my friend!
It's nice we learned something about these traditional navajas. Special pieces


Wow! What awesome prizes Crazy Canuck !!

bp398modmwx11 by Pine Moon, on Flickr

This was one very generous GAW, Mike !!
Congratulations Winners
1st Place - JohnDF for Modoc ED
2nd Place - Prester John for JTB_5
3rd Place - CelloDan

Yes, Prester John needs to buy a lottery ticket
This place is great. I had fun

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Thanks John. I've started a convo with Ed and looped you in on it. Congrats again, Sir

 

[Prester John]

I think I have to buy a lottery ticket now!

 

[JaxBaron]

Congrats to the winners! A lot of really nice prizes to choose from .

 

[Wild Willie]

I think I have to buy a lottery ticket now!

Might be advisable, just imagine the knives you could have if you hit the mega millions!

 

[Whetstone39]

This was a lot of fun, thank you for the very generous GAW Mike!

 

[jnaught]

Congrats to those who won! What a smorgasbord of knives! Thanks for the fun thread, Mike. I enjoyed the carry and all the updates this week.

 

[CelloDan]

Wow !!! I still can not believe it !!!
My kids keep having a blast seeing the wheel slowly coming to a stop on my name
TY Mike for the fun and great GAW

I think I have to buy a lottery ticket now!

You should Vince lol , I was on the receiving end of your good luck when I first joined BF !

 

[mitch4ging]

Phenomenal GAW, thanks for being such a creative and generous host, Mike!

Congrats to the winners!

 

[JonMcD]

Brilliant fun and beautiful gifts!

Blessings to you because of your generosity Mike!

 

[screened porch]

Thanks for the GAW and congratulations to the winners.

 

[r8shell]

Congratulations to the winners.
Thanks, Mike, for the fun GAW.
What a generous assortment of knives from which to choose!

 

[JTB_5]

Wow, what an amazingly generous prize assortment! Congratulations to the winners, and thanks Prester John again for putting my name forward. I’m also glad to see @Modoc ED win. CelloDan

Mike, thanks again for the giveaway. It was one of the most fun giveaways, if not the most fun giveaway I’ve participated in—I honestly didn’t even wonder about prizes or winning because I was enjoying seeing how everyone was using their choices.

 

[Duckdog]

Great GAW, great fun, even better folks. Congratulations to the winners (though I think that we all won) and BEST WISHES to @Modoc ED !! Ok, I'm going to crawl back under a rock.
- Stuart

 

[pjsjr]

Mike, great idea for a GAW, lots of enjoyment during the week, thank you.

Congrats to the winners and best wishes and speedy recovery to Ed.