What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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This morning’s Christmas haul. Daughter and son-in-law gave me the two Queens, and Mrs. Crappie gave me the Camillus Stockman.

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That big chief is awesome !! I’ve handled a few at flea markets over the years but they all must have been hard use knives , all were wore to the nubs!
 
I got to reminiscing a couple weeks ago about my first ship in the U.S. Navy which was a Destroyer (DD) commonly called in the Navy a "Tin Can". I joined the Navy in June 1965, went to boot camp, and then the Navy sent me straight to the USS Henley DD-762 as a Seaman (E-3) and I rode her until July 1966 when I caught a set of orders to Kami Seya, Japan. Anyway, I ordered up a "Tin Can Navy" hat for myself for my Christmas present to myself this year and while I was at it, I ordered up a two-blade Lambfoot knife manufactured by A. Wright. The hat's great and the knife's great. I'll wear the hat and carry the knife to my sister-in-laws for Christmas dinner today. Sausage and eggs for breakfast.

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Here's the knife again and the sheath I'll carry it in today. Nice Ebony on this knife.

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Merry Christmas to all you guys, gals, and youngsters.

I love that era of destroyers. My father was an officer aboard USS Cassin Young, and was actually on cruise in the Med when I was born.
I wonder if you rememeber the historical comic books the Navy used to print?
I had a good stack of them. One of my favorites was the one about the USS Constitution ~ Old Ironsides.
 
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Merry Christmas to you and your family Gary. Thanks for your kind compliment on my knife. But I think you’ve grossly mischaracterized my wife’s collectible Jauquet Santas! 🫣😜
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Oops! Sorry, Jeff; "grossly mischaracterized" is my middle name, since I don't always recognize "quality" and I'll give my opinion no matter how baseless! o_O😁
(I still think those Santas are creepy, though. :eek:)

- GT
 
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