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who invented the "sendero style hunter"?
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I presume that sendero simply means "PATH" in English. I did a google on the word and this article turned up from the US Department of State: :footinmou I am posting it simply because I found it interesting. Please do NOT draw any nefarious references.
Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path, SL)
From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2003. United States Department of State, June 2004.
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Former university professor Abimael Guzman formed SL in Peru in the late 1960s, and his teachings created the foundation of SLs militant Maoist doctrine. In the 1980s, SL became one of the most ruthless terrorist groups in the Western Hemisphere approximately 30,000 persons have died since Shining Path took up arms in 1980. The Peruvian Government made dramatic gains against SL during the 1990s, but reports of recent SL involvement in narcotrafficking and kidnapping for ransom indicate it may have a new source of funding with which to sustain a resurgence. Its stated goal is to destroy existing Peruvian institutions and replace them with a communist peasant revolutionary regime. It also opposes any infl uence by foreign governments. In January 2003, Peruvian courts granted approximately 1,900 members the right to request retrials in a civilian court, including the imprisoned top leadership. Counterterrorist operations targeted pockets of terrorist activity in the Upper Huallaga River Valley and the Apurimac/Ene River Valley, where SL columns continued to conduct periodic attacks. Peruvian authorities captured several SL members in 2003. First designated in October 1997.
Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path, SL)
From: Patterns of Global Terrorism, 2003. United States Department of State, June 2004.
Comments on the content of the material should be sent to the U.S. Department of State
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Former university professor Abimael Guzman formed SL in Peru in the late 1960s, and his teachings created the foundation of SLs militant Maoist doctrine. In the 1980s, SL became one of the most ruthless terrorist groups in the Western Hemisphere approximately 30,000 persons have died since Shining Path took up arms in 1980. The Peruvian Government made dramatic gains against SL during the 1990s, but reports of recent SL involvement in narcotrafficking and kidnapping for ransom indicate it may have a new source of funding with which to sustain a resurgence. Its stated goal is to destroy existing Peruvian institutions and replace them with a communist peasant revolutionary regime. It also opposes any infl uence by foreign governments. In January 2003, Peruvian courts granted approximately 1,900 members the right to request retrials in a civilian court, including the imprisoned top leadership. Counterterrorist operations targeted pockets of terrorist activity in the Upper Huallaga River Valley and the Apurimac/Ene River Valley, where SL columns continued to conduct periodic attacks. Peruvian authorities captured several SL members in 2003. First designated in October 1997.
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Sendero is the name of a hunter by Jerry Fisk rather than a style. If I recall correctly, the handle design was his interpretation of one he saw in an old photo many years ago, and I believe the name Sendero came to Jerry when he was on a hunting trip in Mexico. I suppose it would be best to have him tell it in his own words, but I think I'm pretty close.
Jerry's Sendero has become so popular and well known that the "look" itself is in fact associated with his name. So much so that many of us (myself included) who have been greatly influenced by his work asked permission to create our own interpretation of what he has done. I think that the Sendero is coolest hunting knife ever made. If anyone ever refers to my Montero as a Sendero-styled or Sendero-like hunter I'm honored. Fisk is definitely the one who made the look famous.
Jerry's Sendero has become so popular and well known that the "look" itself is in fact associated with his name. So much so that many of us (myself included) who have been greatly influenced by his work asked permission to create our own interpretation of what he has done. I think that the Sendero is coolest hunting knife ever made. If anyone ever refers to my Montero as a Sendero-styled or Sendero-like hunter I'm honored. Fisk is definitely the one who made the look famous.
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I once did a photo shoot with John Frankl, and he referred to this design as a 'Mastersmith small hunter', alluding to the fact that it had become such a standard among forgers that a more common name was needed. From what he remembered, Jerry Fisk originated it in America.
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ptgdvc said:
For what it's worth, in this instance sendero doesn't have anything to do with the Sendero Luminoso. It's a lane cut out of the brush in south Texas for purposes of deer hunting. I'm guessing that it's used in the same fashion elsewhere. And since Fisk's Sendero looks like a great knife to have while deer hunting, perhaps the name and the knife came together while he was hunting in Mexico.
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You are right. I was in Texas right on the border bow hunting Javalina field testing the design. Since the design worked really well, and I was standing on a Sendero field dressing a Javalina I figured I was on the right path, hence the name.
fisk
You are right. I was in Texas right on the border bow hunting Javalina field testing the design. Since the design worked really well, and I was standing on a Sendero field dressing a Javalina I figured I was on the right path, hence the name.
fisk
