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Larry Thorne, a special knife
Professional soldier Tower was good enough for only the best. He also donated to American comrade-in-arms often a small piece of the Finnish steel, manufactured by J. Marttiini knife.
Extensive and costly Knight project began in the autumn of 1999 and its implementation was created Thorne-erikoispuukosta Knight series alongside the Ranger series. Implementation confirmed Kustannusosakeyhtiö Revontuli and Lohja kind Orthex Ltd's supporting the project decisively.
Knight-series knives produced 144 pieces of the tower of the Mannerheim Cross serial number, and Ranger series Marttiinin staff produced 239 copies, as many as a prestigious department tower served the people. All knives are individually numbered and the blade is engraved with Lauri's signature tower as Finnish than English. Reciprocating project led by Lauri tower nephew, Larry Thorne department current President of the Heritage Guild Juha Rajala. Jaeger-series knives have been sold fastest in practice for collectors of Finnish war hero and the Department of the tower which acts admirers.
Specialty Knife obtained due to high demand, the National Defence Association Ltd in Helsinki received a tradition of guild authorization manufactures and sell its own MP-suite Thorne-erikoispuukosta. This series of National Defence knife is also equipped with the master of the guerrilla war in the winter and the U.S. Army Green Berets nimikirjoituskaiverruksella hero.
Larry Thorne / Larry A. Thorne, a special knife is a J. Marttiini knife factory during the war already in production and in wide use were the Lynx-knife, which was still considered the tower used by Marttiini knife. Knife handle is lacquered birch. The blade is engraved on the left lappeessa autographs Larry Thorne / Larry A. Thorne and knife series logo and serial number. The text is right lappeessa Ilves and J. Marttiini, Finland. Sheath is leather, and its top is the text atop Lauri A. Thorne, alinna Larry A. Thorne and texts between the Department of the tower Olavi Mannosen during the war, designed by ID. Sheath tip is described in the mountain landscape in which the Lapp reindeer sled drive. Larry Thorne / Larry A. Thorne, a special knife is accompanied by a booklet which briefly explains his life story in English and Finnish. Marttiini knife factory was founded in 1928 and operates in Rovaniemi.
Department Larry Thorne Heritage Guild. for Knight-series special attention to the evidence knives and thank you for any persons or entities veteran labor and Thorne, upholding the spirit and supporting the role, duties, or on behalf of aatteensa.
