What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Pt-Luso]

Wondrous knife, Senhor Pinto!

Thanks Mr. GT...

 

[Travman]

 

[Planterz]

 

[JTB_5]

Morning sun to begin the last week of the school year for students. If they may not be as sharp as usual, my knives still will be.

 

[SVTFreak]

Because of Waynorth I've discovered these GEC knives

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Those 48 improved trappers are a great pattern and blade combo. I like your jigged bone. I’ve already got two and still thinking of getting one like yours and a green.

Great knife. Enjoy and use the snot out of it!

 

[Duckdog]

After the seriousness of yesterday's somber ceremonies, I put a pair of less formal old friends in my pocket for Twosday. Queen model 25 aluminum frame bench barlows. The dark one is from 1973-1975, the other is from 1958-1960.

I appreciate that the mis-stamped bottom pin holes on the dark one are matched on mark/pile sides. Consistency, even in errors.
- Stuart

 

[Half/Stop]

After a long weekend away, it’s great to be back home! Even if I’m just setting here watching it rain and anxiously waiting for the mailman to bring me some goodies from Jack Black . These two are keeping me company.

 

[SteveC]

 

[r8shell]

 

[Duckdog]

Half/Stop Pretty pair there, Ron.
SteveC The bone on that Utica is utterly unctuous, Steve. Man, that's nice.
r8shell That's a fine grouping, r8shell. I really like that clean and classy Keen Kutter (the new knife is very comfortably mellow looking in your picture).
-Stuart

 

[5K Qs]

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A good day to all.
To much of the USA, this has turned into a weekend to grill, drink beer, and buy stuff. But for those of us who have served, and for those us who have loved thise who have served, Memorial Day is much more than a three day weekend.

Pray for peace, and may God bless us all.

RIP Spec. JDP 4/16/84 - 7/25/17

Not so traditional, but it's Memorial Day. My son carried a Boker Applegate-Fairbairn in Iraq. I was lucky to get it back after he was killed in '05. He took this pic.

Praying for you and your families, Jeff and @USMCPOP , at what must be an especially tough time.

I thought this Imperial WW2 era Navy Utility knife would be a fitting Memorial day carry

Impressive Imperial, Steve! What's the secondary blade?

Carrying my 77 in green sawcut this week.

Prayers on this Memorial Day, for the families and friends of those who lost their lives while in service to our country.

RIP, Billy Hayes.

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I second your sentiment, @Ratbert .
Very appealing green Barlow!

GT, I've always liked the Tinker, which was the one I had as a kid that got the most of my attention.

Edit: who is the little one in the pendant photograph?

Tinker was the first Victorinox I ever bought (actually in a "package deal" with a Vic Classic SD); great knife!
That little "photo charm" is our daughter, who'll turn 30 in about 3 months. She also lost all the dark hair before she turned one, and has been blond ever since.

Thanks, Gary. I thought the Case/John Deere was overdoing it, but you never know! A 110 with a family connection!

Memorial Day carry.

Nice Memorial Day knife/photo, Dean. Do you prefer the teardrop with one or with 2 blades?

Thank, GT. Yes, that one is a whittler. I figure some sort of wax or Tru-oil might help seal the wood, I just haven't gotten around to trying it.

Have a good Memorial Day, everyone!

Thanks for the ID and opinion, r8shell.

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Good practical pair, @JohnDF . Like that suspension clip (and love the shield) on your #43!

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My Dad entered WWII a few months after his graduation from the USMA West Point, and served in the 505 Parachute Infantry Reg., 82nd Airborne Div. at the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive), jumped into Korea with the 187th Infantry Regiment - the Rakkasans, and, in 1958, went to Vietnam as Lt. Col. in the 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne. He passed last August and will be buried in July at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, who served in the Medical Corps, US Army in WWI, is buried there. My stepfather served in Korea (US Army) and several uncles and aunts served during WWII (Army and Navy). They are all gone now, God rest their souls. I appreciate their service to our country. I pushed pencils for the country as a member of the Adjutant General's Corps, US Army, from ROTC in college (1967-1971) through reserve duty until discharge in 1978. I'm going to Arlington National today to visit my grandfather on this day of appreciation.

- Stuart

Thanks for your and your family's service over the years, Stuart!

... In 1991 I had the privilege to land on the island of Iwo Jima. As a young Marine I was honored. ...

Must have been very meaningful for a young Marine to visit such an historic location, @315!

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Bodacious Buck, buddy. I know that it is special to you. I have a nice one now from 2006, but I'd give anything to have my original that I bought in 1976 (and lent/lost a few years later) or the one that I bought to replace that one (and lent/lost in 2005).
- Stuart

Thanks, Stuart.

A BIG thanks to all that have served, and those who support our troops!

Just some mementos of mine of days now gone.

Thanks for sharing the pic of your mementos, @mitch4ging !

Just now this one which arrived today. Who doesn't relish victory?

Congrats on the new Bull Nose, Will!

Thank you very much GT . That Klaas Canoe looks like a real Gem .
There is Lettuce in the first row and Carrots in the second row . There will be more Lettuce than we will eat and we have raised Carrots 13 1/2 inches long . We also have a few Green Beans in one corner as well . This little Raised Garden is not a bad thing to do for us .
Harry

Thanks, Harry - I really like the "dimpled" bone on my Klaas canoe. Thanks for the garden info. We have a couple of raised plots that we haven't used the past couple of years. I hope I can "recharge" them from our compost pile and get them going again next spring.

In honor of Memorial Day

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Thanks GT, I certainly didn't come out any dafter than when I went in!
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Thanks my friend, that's an excellent eclectic line-up

That's good news, Jack; I'm to the point where I often think no change is progress!
"Eclectic" is a good description of my knife holdings (and of many other aspects of my life).

Carring the Lambsfoot today

Really excellent stag lambsfoot, P&G!! It looks quite pristine, but I'm guessing it's not fresh from the factory.

Grand Grohmann, @Hickory n steel !

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I just noticed that it looks like Grandpa fought in the battle of Surf City in '85.
I just threw that beach tag in the box of his stuff because it's the last time I saw him.

Splendid shrine to your grandfather's memory, r8shell!

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That's a winner, Lance!

... I remembered this 1944 Franc he brought back from the war that's always hanging around my neck.
I figured if he took a bullet through his helmet and made it back he must've had luck on his side, this came back with him so maybe it's lucky.
It's good enough.

Cool story and heck of an heirloom from your grandfather!

This Gerber Silver Knight...

Intriguing knife, Frank!

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Pretty peerless pair right there, Todd!

My Alox Knife on my rotation schedule this week is a 1986 Soldier (thanks, Ken):

But I grabbed another Alox knife as my Free Choice knife this week, a red Pioneer:

My non-Alox SAK this week is a Vic Pocket Pal:

My Bailed non-SAK is my first pocket knife ever (and only one from about 1960-2014), a Colonial Forest-Master:

- GT

 

[SCFlyGuy]

Not so traditional, but it's Memorial Day. My son carried a Boker Applegate-Fairbairn in Iraq. I was lucky to get it back after he was killed in '05. He took this pic.

I’ve been a day or so behind, but I had to add my condolences and gratitude to this post. ‘All gave some, but some gave all’ ... we are very blessed by those who serve(d).

 

[Buzzbait]

I carried the awesome 77/43 combo all weekend, while I played in the Adirondack Mountains. The 77 still goes everywhere with me, and the 43 is just eminently useful and perfect for outdoor work.

Today I'm back to just Rondeau, but feel kind of naked without the 43.

 

[Half/Stop]

D Duckdog Thanks for the compliment my friend!

 

[Jack Black]

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Lovely pairing

That's good news, Jack; I'm to the point where I often think no change is progress!
"Eclectic" is a good description of my knife holdings (and of many other aspects of my life).


Really excellent stag lambsfoot, P&G!! It looks quite pristine, but I'm guessing it's not fresh from the factory.


Grand Grohmann, @Hickory n steel !


Splendid shrine to your grandfather's memory, r8shell!


That's a winner, Lance!


Cool story and heck of an heirloom from your grandfather!


Intriguing knife, Frank!


Pretty peerless pair right there, Todd!

My Alox Knife on my rotation schedule this week is a 1986 Soldier (thanks, Ken):

But I grabbed another Alox knife as my Free Choice knife this week, a red Pioneer:

My non-Alox SAK this week is a Vic Pocket Pal:

My Bailed non-SAK is my first pocket knife ever (and only one from about 1960-2014), a Colonial Forest-Master:

- GT

I know what you mean my friend! Me too, on both counts! That's a great-looking Soldier

 

[joeradza]

Half/Stop Hi Ron.
Waiting for the mailman should be BF's motto.

 

[Atiger]

It’s hard not to pick up and pocket this old Western barlow modified by Glennbad...

 

[r8shell]

Half/Stop Pretty pair there, Ron.
SteveC The bone on that Utica is utterly unctuous, Steve. Man, that's nice.
r8shell That's a fine grouping, r8shell. I really like that clean and classy Keen Kutter (the new knife is very comfortably mellow looking in your picture).
-Stuart

Lovely pairing

Thanks, guys.

Splendid shrine to your grandfather's memory, r8shell!

Thanks, GT. He'd laugh at the idea of a "shrine"

 

[kenspen]

Beautiful pics everyone! Been carrying my 66 a good bit; it is such a useful pattern.

 

[Half/Stop]

Half/Stop Hi Ron.
Waiting for the mailman should be BF's motto.

It certainly seems to be a popular pastime here for sure!