Two old Kamrades.

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NirreBosse

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As a teenager I had the luck to get a few good knifes. I was as ill then as now from the knifenut gene so I was on constant search for the few knifes I has seen in hunting magazines. Our old knifeguru here in sweden Anders L Dahlman wrote about this wonderous knifes and I wanted them so mush but theese was difficult times for a teenager bouth finding the knifes and affording them was critical. Then came Fallkniven and Peter Hjortberger. In the beginning he didnt have their own brand but imported the good stuff here. And he was fun to talk to over the phone and nice to a interested youngster. These are 2 of the knifes I bought as a teenager and eatch of them kosted me the wages of a few days planting pineforest.
I seldom carry them anymore mostly because of sentimental reasons but also because I nowadays prefere multibladed carbon slipjoints.



Bosse
 
That's pretty neat that you have knives going back that far. I too have come to like the multi blade carbon knives, but some of those bushcraft knives look nice as well.
 
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Great knives, Bosse. Those old green and yellow box Puma's were some primo knives. Even by today's standards. :thumbup::thumbup:

Carl.
 
Adding a third old friend.



This one is a few yars newer. I bought it in a gunshop 1985 when I was in the military service. I cept that or a Standard SAK during the military service. First good multibladed amerikan knife I actually liked to use. Has cleaned a lot of throut by the streems wit this one and also some forest hens like capercalsie when hunting with my dog in those days. Havent carried this knife since the 1900-ds but its still a treasured posesion.

Bosse
 
Yes Carl, they are top scelf stuff.
Even the green and yellow box is fine plastic qualitet. I use it for my spare troutpirks when winterfishing. Right now its in the toolbox of my Lynx snowmobile.

Bosse
 
Yet another slipjoint from the same period of time. A Buck 307 wrangler. The knife is and for me ever was to big for pocket carry. It was from the beginning a big dissapointment and has stayed that way. For a long period it were leing around in a basement workplace for the worst things to cut. That is why its satin now with 1000 grit sandpaper as it was badly scratched. I just keep it around nowadays as a reminder that I dont fancy all knifes. Big handle, thick blades, Think of it, a thick spay, why in the world would that happen. A thick blade with steep angles, mabye aprox 40 degrees for cutting flesh.

For me a slipjointknife couldent be less desirable. Still I have kept it for around 30 years so I belive we are stuck together for life. This nonfavorit of mine could as well once be one of those knifes that look loved and wellused turning up in a forum like this as a pawnshop find after my death with a question about its story hided in the forign darkness. And mabye then after 70 years at last geting a little apritiation.



Bosse
 
Those are some real classics. I have a Puma like that, and I would like to get one of those Gerbers.
 
You are lucky to have you old friends with you. I lost mine through the years. The 4 of them are real good knives.
Mike
 
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