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)
May 21, 1542, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) died while searching for gold along the Mississippi River.
On May 8, 1541, de Soto and his men became the first Europeans to encounter the great Mississippi River and cross it.
The engraving above on the backside of the 1918 $500 bill depicts his discovery of the Mississippi River.
The expedition of 1539-1543 covered a remarkable 4,000 miles all across the present day Southeastern United states and some what into the mid west. I'm not sure how far de Soto made it North or into Missouri if at all. De Soto Missouri, a small city about 50 miles SSW of St Louis is named for the Spanish Explorer. I live in the South St Louis suburbs and own land near De Soto. The night sky in De Soto has less light pollution and is more suitable for my wife to set up her telescope. Hence the origin of my forum handle "DeSotoSky".
Latest arrival in the mailbox. The 110 and 112 Nickel Silver Drop Points. These were a web exclusive offering. No complaints. Fit and finish is perfect and the blades are centered. Crelicam handles and available in 420HC (shown) and S30V for an up charge. The 110 is sans nail nic and I wish they had also dropped that feature on the 112 to make it a more uniquely matched set.
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