Knives, Swords, and Sharpened Steel

BadDad great thread!  I'll try to get some pis up next week - I'm heading in for shoulder surgery tomorrow so I'm going to be out of commission for a bit so it may even be week after next.  
Marko

Mark, all the best for a speedy and complete recovery.

BadDad great thread!  I'll try to get some pis up next week - I'm heading in for shoulder surgery tomorrow so I'm going to be out of commission for a bit so it may even be week after next.  
Marko

Mark, all the best for a speedy and complete recovery.

Thanks Freddy, they've given me plenty of pain killers so hopefully I'll at least be numb.

I had to have my labrum repaired several years ago. 90%+ torn. Took forever to heal...Best of luck and wishes for a speedy recovery, Marko .

Meanwhile...thanks to the father/daughter participation in this thread, my 12-year old daughter and I had a talk over breakfast this morning about knives and knife safety, and she handled one of my Kershaws for a little while. Then we decided it was time for her to pick out her own. So we went to the outdoors shop across the way, and she picked out this sweet little Kershaw for her first pocket knife:

Kershaw 8700

And of course, I can't ever walk out of there without getting something, so I picked up a couple new treats:


Kershaw 1730SS Speedsafe



CRKT DrumFire neck knife

Anyhow...Just wanted to share what is a pretty big day for me and my kid. I dulled the edge on her knife just enough to prevent a bad cut from a little slip while opening it or closing it, until she gets used to handling it and carrying it. When she is more comfortable and capable, I'll put a nice edge on it for her.

Here's the Kershaw. The gerber is my mail/package opener.

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That's awesome Chris. I can't wait to do things like this with my daughter. She's only 3 1/2 weeks old right now so it's a little early for knives, lol.

While shopping for a chef knife I found these Japanese folding knives. The bevel is 50% of the blade. They look nice.

https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/col...ing-knives

Here are a few historical bayonets.  I'll share a little about each of them.

First up is the bayonet which attached to the 1903 A3 Springfield, the US infantry rifle for WW1:


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Next up we have what is referred to as a 'sword bayonet' This was attached to a Ballard Carbine and was used right after the US Civil War (ended in 1865). The carbine and this 'sword bayonet' may have seen action in taming the old west, though I can't say for sure.

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Next we have a permanently attached bayonet on an SKS. The SKS was invented about the same time as the AK 47 and the Russians moved forward the with AK 47. While the one pictured comes from Yugoslavia, the SKS became the infantry weapon used by the Chinese military for 30 years. The SKS saw significant use by the communists against US soldiers during the Vietnam War.

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Below is a pic of a Russian entrenchment tool. There was much hand to hand fighting in The Battle for Stalingrad in WW2. The German's were terrified of the spade - more so than bayonets, knives or any other hand to hand combat item. The Russian's would sharpen it. For a reason I can't explain, the Russian's were much more comfortable with hand to hand combat than the German's

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Another fixed blade that I picked up:


Schrade Old Timer

I really fell in love with the burl walnut handle and the full tang. It's a nice, heavy blade and took a wicked edge once I got all the factory grind marks out of it.

Nice moment - bonding with a daughter over knives. Had the same with my kid but she was the instigator
Love her choice of knives.

And your Columbia River neck knife. Very cool.

Phil

Gregg,
nice knives especially the Kershaw. I like fixed blades.

Phil