Tactical fixed.

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Rudyard Kipling

The Gipsy Trail

The white moth to the closing bine,
The bee to the opened clover,
And the gipsy blood to the gipsy blood
Ever the wide world over.

Ever the wide world over, lass,
Ever the trail held true,
Over the world and under the world,
And back at the last to you.

Out of the dark of the gorgio camp,
Out of the grime and the gray
(Morning waits at the end of the world),
Gipsy, come away!

The wild boar to the sun-dried swamp
The red crane to her reed,
And the Romany lass to the Romany lad,
By the tie of a roving breed.

The pied snake to the rifted rock,
The buck to the stony plain,
And the Romany lass to the Romany lad,
And both to the road again.

Both to the road again, again!
Out on a clean sea-track -
Follow the cross of the gipsy trail
Over the world and back!

Follow the Romany patteran
North where the blue bergs sail,
And the bows are grey with the frozen spray,
And the masts are shod with mail.

Follow the Romany patteran
Sheer to the Austral Light,
Where the besom of God is the wild South wind,
Sweeping the sea-floors white.

Follow the Romany patteran
West to the sinking sun,
Till the junk-sails lift through the houseless drift.
And the east and west are one.

Follow the Romany patteran
East where the silence broods
By a purple wave on an opal beach
In the hush of the Mahim woods.

'The wild hawk to the wind-swept sky,
The deer to the wholesome wold,
And the heart of a man to the heart of a maid,
As it was in the days of old.'

The heart of a man to the heart of a maid -
Light of my tents, be fleet.
Morning waits at the end of the world,
And the world is all at our feet!
 
I made my first knife with the help of a village blacksmith at the age of 12 in a village on the Karelian Isthmus in 1969. I bought the first tactical knife - Cold Steel Recon Scout in 1992 after a magazine with an article about Trail Master was brought to me from the United States. Since then a lot of water has flowed under the bridge ... 500 thousand views in this thread it's time to close it. In memory of this I'll take off tactical fixed from one shelf and show them.
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White snow, white snow
Night blizzard swept that stitch,
By which, by which
I walked side by side with you beloved.
 
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A thousand thanks for this extraordinary thread Makandr! For me your "Tactical Fixed" thread was, and is, the linchpin of this forum. I will miss your updates. Take care and stay sharp!

Спасибо​
 
makandr said:
Hello. No idea, sorry.
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Hello. I’m new to new to Bladeforums-at least recently. As fate would have it, I was trying to find the origin & manufacturer of this knife because I have one and wanted to see how much it was worth. I bought it new so long ago that I don’t even remember, I must have close to 500 knives, some custom, one of a kind knives, some edc’s, and many in between. I’ve recently decided that it’s time to sell them off and let someone else enjoy them. With a few exceptions, I never entertained the thought of selling them. I don’t have the boxes they came in because they took up too much room, although I’ve always kept my autos in the open position to keep them from getting spring weary.
Back to the point- I’ve always really liked this knife, so I find it surprising that I never carried or even used this knife. I’ve handled it plenty, but it’s never been outside of the house. Mine has a black blade with “Arab army” inscribed in it (thanks Google translate. I don’t know if you’re interested in it or even what a fair price would be for it. I’d appreciate it if you hit me back either way.
Bill
 
Makandr.....Thanks for taking the time to show us your collection over the years. I have really enjoyed it !
All the Best to you !
 
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