OT: For fans of the JKM-1

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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See if this sounds like the JKM-1 to you;

"And so, to all outdoor folks, the knife is the most important piece of equipment. In fact, a small, light sheath knife is indispensable. It is always handy and is easy to clean and dry after messy work-cleaning fish, skinning game, cutting up meat, peeling potatoes and a hundred other jobs. Don't get a large sheath knife; a 4 1/2 or 5-inch blade is large enough."

Excerpt from the book; Wildwood Wisdom, by Ellsworth Jaeger, circa 1945 ;) :D

Sarge
 
Sounds like it to me :). I know a lot of the Guides and Trappers back in Maine where I grew up always carried a "smallish" knife. To the "woodsmen" I knew growing up a large knife was the sign of a "tenderfoot". I still use knives that're around 5" or less the most, for camp chores, gutting fish and critters etc..., but I still like a 15" AK for chopping instead of a hachet.
 
Just checked my Sher and Bura 18" WW2's. Sounds like you just described their kardas.

Sounds like the average to large tactical locking folder except in a sheath.

Obviously I didn't have enough to do today because I just discovered that the black tactical nylon Uncle Mike's Hi-Cap twin pistol magazine pouch can be adjusted to hold two Kershaw 1416 Talon locking folders. Presumably it or other twin magazine pouches might allow other 4" bladed liner-locks or lockbacks to be carried secure in a snapped and covered manner.
 
A lot of the old timers from the 'gentleman woodsmen' era that produced writers like Angier and Rutstrum usually proclaimed that all you needed was a small knife.

However, they didn't always mention in the same sentence that the reason that they only 'needed' a small knife is because they usually had a nice sized, two handed axe handy nearby or with their gear. A LOT of the field craft they did was with their axes, their knives were just for the lighter stuff like skinning game.
 
Substitute khukuri for axe and the small fixed blade becomes perhaps not as vital, but still just as useful. Folks pair up a variety of knives with their khukuris for just that reason. Personal tastes vary, but for my money the JKM-1 seems a natural choice for a "companion" knife.

Sarge
 
And the Kumar Karda is the next step larger than the JKM-1 in the HI line. I kinda regret having traded it off, but I got what I wanted out of the trade, and would do it over again. I've got a 30 year old D. H. Russell Canadian belt knife waiting to be put to use, and a Blackjack 1-5 second I picked up maybe 15 years ago at a gun show, that has surpassed my expectations. The more I learn the more I'm impressed with quality of what's available and how well designed it is. But if I take a khuk I may as well take an HI straight knife like the KK.

Besides, I'm now used to having a knife that talks to me for a khuk, why not keep it in the family.
 
I'm very pleased with myself for naming that knife the JKM1. Never met him personally but got to know him via phone and email and every time I see or hear JKM it brings back fond memories.
 
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