Hey Grappler. Just wondered if you ever caught a glimpse of Jimmy's ankle rig. I've been loking and looking for a still photo with no luck. And he draws (well, drew) and unsheathed it all the times. Sometimes it looks like some kind of integral sheath in a boot, but other times, he was wearing wingtips. I wonder if I tracked down the prop master, might be given the time of day. It would be cool if it is some kind of ankle holster kind of thing. I contacted Plowshare Forge a couple months ago about his Clements Knuckle Knife and a calf sheath for it (which he was totally down with), but I was never able to come up with a photo, plus got laid off last month. Everything the guy makes is cool, bowies, trench knives, push daggers, brass knuckles, smatchet, etc. He said he doesn't catalog his 1918 but offered to make one at a very reasonable price.
Always loved trench knives (and shotguns), only had junk so far (something like the Clements, a 1917 but with blade not spike, currently a junk/decorative 1918). Out of curiousity, I decided to see how a 1918 would work on the ankle. Slid it sheathed down the side of my boot, then tightly electrical taped it around my calf, and took a few steps. Guess what? It doesn't work. Imagine an N frame smith with a 6" pencil barrel, only holstered at the barrel. Jimmy never messed with straps or snaps or anything. Ignoring the unbelievable top-heaviness ar adapting a sheath system to mitigate it, there is the issue of the 'tsuba' I guess it would be called, why a knuckle knife needs a hilt of any sort is beyond me, but anyway, no that ruins it. Dormady would not have been able to get used to that kind of discomfort, I mean the guy needed a shoulder rig to carry a Colt pocket .32. The Clements throat slittter Brock makes though, that's aluminum handled and flat sided. Not the correct knife at all. But even for some fantasy, impractical type thing to want, it has to be somewhat functional.
I thought this season sucked, up until the death of Jimmy's wife. After that it was unbelieveable. But, for obvious reasons, not all that interested in Season 3. I hope Richard gives Horovitz a buckshot enema, and wish the best to Van Alden, other than that, that just killed all interest. but bTW, what became of Jimmy's 1918. I don't recall seeing it again after the Commedore got laid out. Richard has it, my guess.
