Old Friends Friday

Kutmaster over 4-line Camillus in very moderately shrunken shrinky-dink. No particular story to either that I can remember.
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A little sharper perhaps:
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I used to consider the Case medium stockman as the ultimate whittling knife: a tried and true design that did everything I needed it to do. Although my whittling days are over (arthritis), and I've adjusted my needs to one or two blades, I still consider it an elegant design for a three blade knife.

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I sense that this Girl Scout used her bottle opener more often than she cleaned it.
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I bought it a few years ago for a few reasons. First, it was on sale for $18, down from $36. Second, it was on one of those woven plastic lanyards that I was too unskilled to make at camp. Third, it's just like the one I found in the attic and was sure my big sister wouldn't want back, but she did.
 
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scrteened porch said:
I sense that this Girl Scout used her bottle opener more often than she cleaned it.
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I bought it a few years ago for a few reasons. First, it was on sale for $16, down from $38. Second, it was on one of those woven plastic lanyards that I was too unskilled to make at camp. Third, it's just like the one I found in the attic and was sure my big sister wouldn't want back, but she did.
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Great find Jer, I always think Girl Scout knives look very cool. Here are a few English Girl Guide knives (interesting American Girl Guide history, and worth looking up) :thumbsup:

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JohnDF said:
The Peanut was a gift from a wonderful Porch Member a few years back.
I don't carry Peanuts often, but this one reminds me there are good people out there.
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Lots of good people here on The Porch :) :thumbsup:
 
scrteened porch said:
I sense that this Girl Scout used her bottle opener more often than she cleaned it.
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I bought it a few years ago for a few reasons. First, it was on sale for $18, down from $36. Second, it was on one of those woven plastic lanyards that I was too unskilled to make at camp. Third, it's just like the one I found in the attic and was sure my big sister wouldn't want back, but she did.
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OH! BIG sisters!!! Mine would cut cat's moustache, make me eat green beans, call me an omelette because if a little femme is a femmelette, a little homme is... GRRR! ;):D
 
Jack Black said:
Great find Jer, I always think Girl Scout knives look very cool. Here are a few English Girl Guide knives (interesting American Girl Guide history, and worth looking up)
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That GG belt makes me wonder what the Girl Guides call a Scoutmistress.
It will always boggle my mind that what is to me a sailing knife with a marlinespike is the prototypical scouting/ soldiering pocket knife over there.
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OH! BIG sisters!!! Mine would cut cat's moustache, make me eat green beans, call me an omelette because if a little femme is a femmelette, a little homme is... GRRR! ;):D
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Thanks heavens we got over it!
 
scrteened porch said:
That GG belt makes me wonder what the Girl Guides call a Scoutmistress.
It will always boggle my mind that what is to me a sailing knife with a marlinespike is the prototypical scouting/ soldiering pocket knife over there.

Thanks heavens we got over it!
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I don't know Jer, I'll have to look that up sometime :confused:

Boy Scouts carried sheath knives, so if you hear someone here refer to a 'Scout Knife', that's generally what they're talking about. Here's an old one by Maleham & Yeoman, but they were produced en masse with leather and stag handles.

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I guess it was assumed that boys would all have a pocket knife anyway, but there were some folding Boy Scout knives produced, later just like the US Scout knives, and earlier like the ones you describe, though they are rare I think.

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The first military knives issued to the British forces were issued by the Admiralty, which helps to explain the marlin spike I think. The first British army knives issued had a can-opener, but no marlin spike, but one was added later, and on future knives excepting those issued to troops in the Far East (the Burma Knife). Ibberson's were one of many Sheffield firms who made Girl Guide knives, but they also made identical small yachting knives :D :thumbsup:

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By coincidence, one of my Old Friends today is a Camillus BSA Whittler, which I won in one of @r8shell's giveaways some years back, and for which she kindly made this well-designed pocket sheath :) :thumbsup:

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My other Old Friend is my 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot :thumbsup:

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