Brian Jones
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Hi, folks. Gonna a start with a photo of the knives I'm bringing to play with. I'm going retro/and old on some of them, because I want to see how they fare, and going very basic on others. I would NEVER have this many blades in a real survival situation, but they are all along for the ride.
Top row starting left (aligned vertically):
1. Simonich Kanji kit knife in A2 steel (a highly-prized gift from Rob and the Hoods and serious slicer), with rawhide-wrap
2. SAK Rucksack model, in Normark custom sheath, worn as neck knife, with ferrocium rod pushed up into the outer sheath of paracord (holds firmly)
3. Cold Steel Bushman
4. A 42-year-old Collins Hatchet my father owned, and that I've used hard. Still going strong.
5. Imperial M-7 Survival knife, circa 1981, still going strong - second fixed blade I ever owned and has never failed me.
Bottom row starting left (horizontal):
1. TOPS Wolfpup (on my belt everyday)
2. TOPS CQT Magnum 747 folder (my all-around favorite user, daily carry - has been through hell and back with me in many extremes.)
3. TOPS Tactical Toothpick (a gift from the Fullers, not a for-sale item, made from old trigger assemblies from world war two. It's always attached to a beltloop.
One of my goals on this trip is to use the tiny knives for big jobs, and see how they fare, and use the large blades for tiny jobs and see how they fare. It'll be a nice test of how to use blades to their max if you only have one or the other.
Top row starting left (aligned vertically):
1. Simonich Kanji kit knife in A2 steel (a highly-prized gift from Rob and the Hoods and serious slicer), with rawhide-wrap
2. SAK Rucksack model, in Normark custom sheath, worn as neck knife, with ferrocium rod pushed up into the outer sheath of paracord (holds firmly)
3. Cold Steel Bushman
4. A 42-year-old Collins Hatchet my father owned, and that I've used hard. Still going strong.
5. Imperial M-7 Survival knife, circa 1981, still going strong - second fixed blade I ever owned and has never failed me.
Bottom row starting left (horizontal):
1. TOPS Wolfpup (on my belt everyday)
2. TOPS CQT Magnum 747 folder (my all-around favorite user, daily carry - has been through hell and back with me in many extremes.)
3. TOPS Tactical Toothpick (a gift from the Fullers, not a for-sale item, made from old trigger assemblies from world war two. It's always attached to a beltloop.
One of my goals on this trip is to use the tiny knives for big jobs, and see how they fare, and use the large blades for tiny jobs and see how they fare. It'll be a nice test of how to use blades to their max if you only have one or the other.
