Pocketknife of Lawrence of Arabia

[mete]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068445/Lawrence-Arabias-pocketknife-auctioned.html

Interesting find .Note the comment by 'smudge' , a sad comment indeed .Combination knives go back to ancient Roman times IIRC

 

[Peregrin]

Thanks for posting, mete. Interesting stuff.

 

[brets-ftw]

Very Interesting, thanks for sharing though I couldn't find where it said "smudge"

 

[aephilli]

Note the comment by 'smudge' , a sad comment indeed .Combination knives go back to ancient Roman times IIRC

Sad, but true. :-(

 

[aephilli]

Very Interesting, trays for sharing though I couldn't find where it said "smudge"

"If he was around now he would have arrested for having dangerous weapon. No whittling wood, or opening bottles for me any more, my Swiss Army knife has to stay at home.
- smudge, London, 1/12/2011 7:55"

took me quite a while, too. Had to click "view all"

 

[rbmcmjr]

Very Interesting, trays for sharing though I couldn't find where it said "smudge"

It was in the comments:

If he was around now he would have arrested for having dangerous weapon. No whittling wood, or opening bottles for me any more, my Swiss Army knife has to stay at home.

- smudge, London, 01/12/2011 12:55

 

[Appletz]

£300 has to be a typo. Did they mean £3000? £300k? 300 is like 500 bucks...

 

[brets-ftw]

thanks for the correction guys, and yes that is a sad comment

 

[cziv]

And historians are wondering whether this early multi-tooled blade proved invaluable to the war hero as he battled the Turks in the deserts of Arabia.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bias-pocketknife-auctioned.html#ixzz1fJEDin7A

Couldn't have done it w/o me trusty SAK (PROTO) mate! Cool find.

 

[lambertiana]

That's pretty cool. Too bad I can't get that and George Mallory's knife in my collection.