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Oh, the memories.glennbad said:
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What was your first 'survival' knife or setup?
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glennbad said:Okay boys, don't trip over yourselves to trade with me for this:
Bought this back when I was young and stupid...well, I ain't young anymore at least. But I still have the darn thing hanging up in my shop. I have developed better taste in knives since then.
I think my next one was a USAF PSK. Great knife, I ended up throwing it away by accident. :grumpy:
My dad gave me his issue one for safe keeping a few years back. I have 2 new ones as well since, a Camillus and an Ontario.
Besides those, the usual SAKs, some Buck 110's, etc.
Glenn
Does that one have the (well thought out) plastic handle, or were you lucky enough to get cast metal?
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glennbad said:Okay boys, don't trip over yourselves to trade with me for this:
Bought this back when I was young and stupid...well, I ain't young anymore at least. But I still have the darn thing hanging up in my shop. I have developed better taste in knives since then.
I think my next one was a USAF PSK. Great knife, I ended up throwing it away by accident. :grumpy:
My dad gave me his issue one for safe keeping a few years back. I have 2 new ones as well since, a Camillus and an Ontario.
Besides those, the usual SAKs, some Buck 110's, etc.
Glenn
OMG!!! I had one of those too! I felt like the king of the jungle.
But that is in the past now, is it?
Those were famous during the height of the Rambo movies. If you had one of those you could survive anywhere. LOL!
Hoo-ya baby! That one has a big ball-type compass buttcap, right? I haven't seen one of those for a while! I think I remember seeing a knife like that in the movie Sniper (the first one). It was on the end of a string and was being dunked into the water to distract the baddie sniper guy.
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Okay, as promised, here is my premier survival knife.
When you get past the cheesiness of it, it's actually pretty well made. Of course, it's just a blade welded to an aluminum hollow handle.
This one actually came with a hand signed certificate. Bought it in my billy-badass days as a teenager when we all had to be a ninja or Rambo. I think I watched "Uncommon Valor" once a week back then...
Well anyway, thanks for starting this thread. It brought back some good memories.
Glenn
When you get past the cheesiness of it, it's actually pretty well made. Of course, it's just a blade welded to an aluminum hollow handle.
This one actually came with a hand signed certificate. Bought it in my billy-badass days as a teenager when we all had to be a ninja or Rambo. I think I watched "Uncommon Valor" once a week back then...
Well anyway, thanks for starting this thread. It brought back some good memories.
Glenn
Cool piece, Glenn! I can't say I've seen one like that before. Thanks for sharing!
And as this thread has progressed, I have remembered other knives I had when I was a kid and teen. I remember buying an knife for $4.98 at an Ace Hardware store. The knife was about 8" OAL, and it had "Original Bowie Knife" stamped on the blade. I remember showing the knife to my friend, and he thought it was HUGE. I think we were probably 12 at the time. I remember wraping the wood handle in black electrical tape to make it look 'tougher.'
Maybe we should start a thread for 'Childhood knives and related memories.' I could add my throwing stars to that, which I just found again on Tuesday! Ahh, to be a kid again... Not the Hot Wheels-buyin', knife-playin' kid I am now, but to really be a kid again...
And as this thread has progressed, I have remembered other knives I had when I was a kid and teen. I remember buying an knife for $4.98 at an Ace Hardware store. The knife was about 8" OAL, and it had "Original Bowie Knife" stamped on the blade. I remember showing the knife to my friend, and he thought it was HUGE. I think we were probably 12 at the time. I remember wraping the wood handle in black electrical tape to make it look 'tougher.'
Maybe we should start a thread for 'Childhood knives and related memories.' I could add my throwing stars to that, which I just found again on Tuesday! Ahh, to be a kid again... Not the Hot Wheels-buyin', knife-playin' kid I am now, but to really be a kid again...
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glennbad said:Okay boys, don't trip over yourselves to trade with me for this:
Oh yes I have two of these bad boys the black one had a metal handle and I even have a camo one with waterproof high impact plastic. :jerkit:
I knew I had a quality piece when I used the wire saw and it broke in one or two pulls.
I actually worked in a knife shop when I was in my mid teens and loved the ideal of the hollow handle knife and ended up buying a Reeve shadow VI,
when I was seventeen. Still have it still love it.I can't believe nobodies posted up one of these bad boys http://www.unitedcutlery.com/shop/images/product_thumbnails/UC0212.jpg
sold hundreds of them over the years I worked in the shop.
Thanks for the memories
Helle
As a boyscout, I had my Dad's AirForce Pilot Survival knife to carry, but he kept it until a few years ago.. I've got it back!
But, my first "Survival" knife was a SS hollow handled Garcia w/leather sheath and sharpening stone... Kinda wish I still had it, but I gave it to one of my younger brothers a couple of decades ago... Matches, fishing line, etc all stored neatly in the handle, and the butt cap was steel, screwed onto a steel handle, so it could actually pound stuff... Think I may even have seen one a while ago on one of the For Sale forums... And maybe N2s has one on his site...
Since then, I've gotten a wide variety of similar style knives... But to carry nowadays, I use my CRKs!
edited to add a link to n2s's website and a pic of the Garcia he had... http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=82395&ck=
But, my first "Survival" knife was a SS hollow handled Garcia w/leather sheath and sharpening stone... Kinda wish I still had it, but I gave it to one of my younger brothers a couple of decades ago... Matches, fishing line, etc all stored neatly in the handle, and the butt cap was steel, screwed onto a steel handle, so it could actually pound stuff... Think I may even have seen one a while ago on one of the For Sale forums... And maybe N2s has one on his site...
Since then, I've gotten a wide variety of similar style knives... But to carry nowadays, I use my CRKs!
edited to add a link to n2s's website and a pic of the Garcia he had... http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=82395&ck=
my first setup was golden, i miss it
spyderech serrated
leatherman wave
kubotan
Sog Vision
BM 910 HS
BM 880
spydie milli
surefire M2
inova X5 red led
jet butane lighter
paracord roll
HI 21" chitlangi
HI 18 gelbu special
HI 14" trishul decker
Maxpedition thermite
all mixed and matched depending on the circumstances. all peices are missing except the trishul decker.
spyderech serrated
leatherman wave
kubotan
Sog Vision
BM 910 HS
BM 880
spydie milli
surefire M2
inova X5 red led
jet butane lighter
paracord roll
HI 21" chitlangi
HI 18 gelbu special
HI 14" trishul decker
Maxpedition thermite
all mixed and matched depending on the circumstances. all peices are missing except the trishul decker.
My first was a trapper model oldtimer 3 blade folder. My uncle passed away when I was a kid and my aunt gave it to me. He had carried it for years. I lived on acerage and even in elementary school that knife went with me everywhere.
My dad always taught me to carry a knife, cause you never knew when you needed it.
When out exploring the bush I hade the folder and a machete on my hip.
My first knife bought as a "survival" knife was a nameless brand knife bought at a swap meet that had the leather handle and a 4 inch carbon blade.
Still have it and every once in awhile I still us it.
It works suprisingly well for various things
My dad always taught me to carry a knife, cause you never knew when you needed it.
When out exploring the bush I hade the folder and a machete on my hip.
My first knife bought as a "survival" knife was a nameless brand knife bought at a swap meet that had the leather handle and a 4 inch carbon blade.
Still have it and every once in awhile I still us it.
It works suprisingly well for various things
Great post coyotebc. You never know when you might need a knife. My Grandfather impressed that idea on me, as well.
Ok - My Buck 188 and Gerber Multiplier in the first post was my first real attempt at putting together a survival/wilderness skills package. Probably not the best choices at the time, but I was younger, and just getting into camping and woodcraft. Before that time, I had always enjoyed playing with knives and airguns while growing up and playing 'army' and thngs like that. Here are a few pics of some of my early pieces:
The Original Bowie Knife (6th grade, Ace Hardware, about $4.95) and my Dad's old camping knife:
And at the hieght of the Rambo craze (me in 7th grade) I purchased these from Smokey Mountain Knife Works, when SMKW consisted of 15-20 glass cases inside an Antique store:
Notice the terrific grind mark on the blade of the fixed blade, where I tried to sharpen it on a bench grinder. Doh! The blade/handle junction of the United Buckmaster copy appears to be flared and glued. It's still solid. The knife came with a liquid-filled compass, a sharpening stone, and a survival kit that stowed in the handle. It also had a slingshot attachement that attachedbetween the handle and the butt cap. That knife cost me $12.95. The Parker lockblade was $3.95 with a nylon sheath.
Ok - My Buck 188 and Gerber Multiplier in the first post was my first real attempt at putting together a survival/wilderness skills package. Probably not the best choices at the time, but I was younger, and just getting into camping and woodcraft. Before that time, I had always enjoyed playing with knives and airguns while growing up and playing 'army' and thngs like that. Here are a few pics of some of my early pieces:
The Original Bowie Knife (6th grade, Ace Hardware, about $4.95) and my Dad's old camping knife:
And at the hieght of the Rambo craze (me in 7th grade) I purchased these from Smokey Mountain Knife Works, when SMKW consisted of 15-20 glass cases inside an Antique store:
Notice the terrific grind mark on the blade of the fixed blade, where I tried to sharpen it on a bench grinder. Doh! The blade/handle junction of the United Buckmaster copy appears to be flared and glued. It's still solid. The knife came with a liquid-filled compass, a sharpening stone, and a survival kit that stowed in the handle. It also had a slingshot attachement that attachedbetween the handle and the butt cap. That knife cost me $12.95. The Parker lockblade was $3.95 with a nylon sheath.
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I don't have any personal experience with this vendor, but I'm tempted to buy one of the cheapo "survival knives" just to take me back to my 8th grade mall ninja days...
I think mine was an old Air Force survival knife...worked great for a lot of "kid" tasks. Here's what I had put together for my son and daughter:
Add to that a SAK Farmer, Explorer or one of the one-handed, locking blade varieties (with saw).
My daughter's mini Griptilian is Purple...both are bright enough to see if they drop it.
I decided on the Mora clipper, first - because it's cheap, second it has a decent grip and lastly, it has high-carbon blade with which to "visibly" teach knife-care in the field. My son had a painful lesson last trip out when he forgot to take care of it after using it around the water.
ROCK6
Dave,
Haven't heard from you on Stormsurge in a while- hope things are going good
What type of Kydex sheath are you using for that Mora? What type of price tag was on that sheath?