SOG Seal 2000- " A G.I. bring back"

Matador

Matador

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Just picked up a user SOG Seal 2000, the early version with the cordura sheath from a young GI who was selling off his gear that he carried in Iraq. He had some cool and rather touching stories regarding his carrying and using it, and the blade clearly shows his mettle. I'm not sure how I should go about this knife as it does have such a rich history and provenance. Do I clean it up and use it or is better left off as is and kept in it's original condtion as a collector piece of history? Any thoughts?

Thanks!
Matador-
 
I would us it. It was used by a true hero and it should make you proud to continue using it and maybe pass it onto your kids or someone with a story or two.
 
chrisaloia said:
What was his deal? Broke?
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He wasn't down and out in that sense, he was a nice, personable kid, just off loading some unused gear for pocket money I'm guessing. I got his info just to keep with the knife as a memento. He had some great gear BTW.

dberry,
Thanks for the tip, and much appreciated. I'm thinking along those lines as too.

Matador-
 
seems to me it deserves to be used. but you should document the story while still fresh and keep it so when the knife goes down the road so will the story.
 
ahgar said:
seems to me it deserves to be used. but you should document the story while still fresh and keep it so when the knife goes down the road so will the story.
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Thanks! I took a boat load of pictures and wrote down much of what he spoke of. It was at the flea market and there were others mingling through his gear and he had many conversations going on at the same time, so I got to hear alot of what transpired during his tour there. I'm a little hesitant at cleaning off some of the staining, there are some dried blood spots on the sheath from when he lost part of his ear in an explosion and there is also a bit of it on the handle. He apologized for not cleaning things up as alot of the stuff in his duffle and ruck he hadn't seen in some time as the gear had been stored.

Matador
 
Don't clean it up! If you intend to preserve it as a war relic. You would want to keep all that "original" geographic sand and grime for future scientific proof of its wartime action. Keep it sealed in a velvet lined oak case with options to break open glass should there ever be a call to arms.
 
GIRLYmann said:
Don't clean it up! If you intend to preserve it as a war relic. You would want to keep all that "original" geographic sand and grime for future scientific proof of its wartime action. Keep it sealed in a velvet lined oak case with options to break open glass should there ever be a call to arms.
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Yeah, I spoke with Kirby, Cage, Little John and Doc, and they feel the same. As for Saunders, well he's always on the fence about these things.

Matador-
 
jzmtl said:
Any chance of relay some of the stories to us?
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There were many, but the most memorable was hear tell on how smart the enemy has become with regard to their method of instilling more terror in their bombings. He said the bombs are getting smaller, more precise, and more fearsome. One method they are employing is placing the explosives in the walls at head level, mostly in buildings and along fences. When they are on patrol...well you get the picture. Hence he lost part of his ear, and a couple of his buddies who got the brunt of it......he didn't go into detail of what became of them.

Matador-
 
Just spoke to Lt. Hanley; said he would get back to me just as soon as he sends the word up to Maj Bishop!
But you maybe right about Saunders though, as he wasn't a knifeman considering that he carried a Tommygun most of the time.
-http://www.mortystv.com/showcards/combat.jpg
-http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/personnel/cast.html
 
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