DeSotoSky
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Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. Above all, enjoy the show. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)
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On this Day, January 18th, 1788, the first ships of the British "First Fleet" arrived at Botany Bay, Australia, to establish a penal colony.
A total of 11 ships arrived within a 2 day period. The voyage of 15,000 miles that lasted 252 days. The voyage was without mishap, remarkable in itself at the time. Of the 11 ships, 2 were Navy, 6 convict transports, and 3 supply ships. Of the 1,400 passengers in the fleet, there were about 750 convicts, (196 were women), the rest being Marines, Sailors, some free settlers, and officials. Botany Bay was described by Captain Cook when he visited in 1780 as a suitable location but the reality was found to be different. After some exploration Sydney Cove was selected and the fleet moved there on January 26 to establish the colony. January 26th is recognized as Australia Day. The Aboriginal tribes view January 26th as a Day of Mourning, Invasion Day, or Survival Day. The establishment of the penal colony in Australia was a consequence of Britain's overcrowded prisons and the loss of its American colonies as a destination for transporting convicts. I never realized that America, like Australia, was a dumping ground for Britain's overcrowded prisons. Some estimates as many as 50,000–120,000 convicts, political prisoners, and prisoners of war were sent to the American colonies from the 1610 until the American Revolution in 1776. Using deportation as an alternative punishment to relieve overcrowded jails and provide cheap labor for plantations and merchants, primarily in Maryland and Virginia.
First Fleet - Wikipedia
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I'm starting off the January 18th SPS with a Buck model 118. Barrel nut construction with leather spacers c.1961.
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