The one that started it all!

gundy

gundy

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This use to be my Uncles 'Uncles' knife! Handed down and eventually to me. He, they, were trappers by trade here in Australia. I use to follow him on his 'rounds' and remember staring at this very knife on his belt. Very used and abused, it is still sharp! Good ol' carbon steel.

EST 1930's.

I will pass this to my son when the time is right.

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FYI - Taylors, 'eye witness' brand, the real deal. English made.
 
gundy, to keep the tradition going shouldn't you give it to your nephew (assuming you have one)? ;)

I noticed that the tip of the blade looks similar to a BM 940 Osborne reverse tanto. Since Osborne is from the "Land Down Under," I'm wondering if this is a traditional tip design that has a long Aussie history (despite the fact that the knife is English made).
 
Unfortunately, my nephew is a city boy who would not appreciate it...:(

Then again, my Joshua may not even like knives when he gets older?:eek:

Not a chance!;)
 
Oh well, the uncle-to-uncle-to-uncle-to-uncle continuance would have been interesting.
 
Hey Gundy, don't forget your daughter. Mine sure suprised me. She has more of my knives, right now, than I do.
 
There is currently an issue with Mom over that...:D ;)

But, when Mikayla wants to come camping, and Mom does not, he he he....she may just inherit the fascination...:cool:

Mog, nice try man...:D
 
Just a thought, your son will not see you carrying that knife around with you. Therefore, he will not appreciate what it's been through. Wait a little longer, until he's had some of his own knife experiences, and then present him with the old blade. I bet that thing could sure tell some stories:)
 
truck,

my uncle told me many many stories about his earlier years as a trapper. Heres one of my favourites and really shows why the term, 'sly as an old fox', comes from...

He was out checking his trap line one day along a coastal beach, and came across a big and beautiful old man fox caught in the third one set. The skin he said, brought him top dollar as it was that thick and red, and to top it off, the fox had been snared only around 1 leg so did not harm the best part of the pelt. He found a large 'cricket bat' sized limb and knocked the fox over the head knocking it out, and he thought it was dead. He loosend it, and slung the fox over his shoulder and proceeded towards the next trap. 2 minutes up the trail, the fox came to immediate life and sunk his teeth right in my uncles 'love handle'...(as he called it) doing severe damage. The knife pictured above, despatched that tricky fox and I will never forget the way in which he told it.

I gave only a quick version of the story. I use to enjoy his stories so much. The knife has seen a damn lot and was much larger than use to be I imagine. The sheath seems to be able to hold a larger knife and I know it is the original. The 'X' you can see on the knife was his Uncles mark.
 
gundy, get that city-boy nephew of yours into the outback so he can learn to appreciate that knife. I still think it would be a nice tradition of passing that knife along from uncle to nephew. Afterall, your son (or your daughter) will probably be getting those scagel Treemans. ;)

Btw, nice story about your uncle and the fox. I liked it and I'm sure others here enjoyed it as well. Feel free to post more. :D
 
mate, I have heaps of stories!

Like how he took his surf fishing gear to a weekend trap and after an uneventful days fishing, he hit the hay early, leaving his rod leaning up against his shack, with old bait still attached to the hook. He was awoken by a screaming noise during the night to find that a very large ferrel cat had jumped up to grab the bait and hooked itself through the paw. He laughed so hard when he use to tell me that story. He said he got $5.00 for that skin and he did not have to go scrub to get it. $5.00 was a lot of money back then...

Then there are the stories of his dog Pluto...;)

I could go on forever...
 
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