The Knife Thread

[threedogs]

Bummer you're so far away, would love to chew the fat with
your good self and GKO, but hey who knows what the future brings eh

I have a stainless glove but these might be ok, I think they have threads of "Kevlar" running up the fingers

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400560743...84.m1423.l2649

not related but these are ok had one two summers ago
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/330949860...84.m1423.l2649

[oncedisturbed]

Same here but you never know.
Missus and munchkin both want to see Tassie at some point so may do a stop over in Mexico, haven't been since I was a kid.

Working on 2 more crossdraw sheathes at the moment and have to double plate the backing as the leather is fairly thin, will be a heavy duty set once finished.


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[threedogs]

@ OD did the package arrive, might have to look up tracking number.

Found some more clear tubes, perfect to store some survival gear in.
That was their original purpose at Qantas,
Out of interest I cant find a use by date on the water tablets,
would they last a long time being a survival item

[Alitis007]

The Khukri knife originated in Nepal. It was taken on by the Gurkha Army regiments around the world. It is more of a short machete than anything else and was used as a tool more than a knife by the Nepalese. We had an exercise with the Ghurkas years ago. They were to play the part of the enemy. We asked them how we would know if they killed us and were told that they would attack at night and that our boot laces would be cut, simulating us having our throats cut. Being the smart, war savvy soldiers we were and not about to be taken down by a bunch of hillbilly dwarves from some God-forsaken frozen place, we came up with the brilliant plan to keep our boots on at night and, as we were sleeping in underground trench just big enough to lie in that was about 6 feet long and about 3 feet by 3 feet square at the mouth, we would make sure our boots were at the end of the pit. When we woke up in the morning, those sneaky little mofo's had paid us all a visit in the night. None of the posted sentries had seen a thing and all, to a man, had had our boot laces cut. The Ghurkas are considered one of the best fighting forces on the planet, and given what I know and have heard about them, I concur. As for the little "Knives" in the scabbard, they are actually sharpening and honing pieces....

Thats a great story mate, would've been some angry people in the morning lol

@ George click on the link to the Kukri shop and it tells the story and of the two small knives.interesting specs too http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/151299237...d=634186908619 @ GKO sounds like Up the Kyber pass all over again.lol I like the fact the spine is nearly 10mm and the RC tests different like a samurai sword blade. Hopefully the one I buy is army issue. Playing with the Molle vest boy is that going to be warm in winter time. not many pouches but the guy at airsoft is looking after me. Family 4x4 does a bit of shooting I wonder if he uses a gut hook of some description

They're a great looking knife especially that one with the polished brass and black handle, it really sets off the high polish finish of the blade. I rekon it'll look great on a mantle as a show piece! I have a mate from Nepal, when i see him next i'll show him these and see what he thinks is the best size blade lol

[threedogs]

All laughing as if we don't know what they are used for He He Gulp
Look forward to what he has to say

[Alitis007]

Forgot to mention i won this for $12 lol

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[oncedisturbed]

@ OD did the package arrive, might have to look up tracking number.

Found some more clear tubes, perfect to store some survival gear in.
That was their original purpose at Qantas,
Out of interest I cant find a use by date on the water tablets,
would they last a long time being a survival item

Nope nothing has come in the mail yet. Will check tracking in a minute

Puritabs / water purification tabs normally have a shelf life of around 5 years.

Don't bother buying any from camp stores or chemists (chemist warehouse prices aren't to bad) as I bought 4 boxes of 50 or 100 tabs in each (from memory) from UK fleabay store for $20 delivered and have them squirreled away everywhere including in munchkin's cadet gear and survival pouch.

Normally it's 1 tab per litre of water and must leave it at least 30 mins before drinking, the longer the better and will have a slight chlorine task to it.

There are tabs called neutralising tabs that are 1 tab for each puritab to assist in getting rid of the chlorine taste from either chlorine or iodine based puritabs / powder.

I have that exact same skinner and it is friggen sharp straight away and gets a wicked sharp edge when finished with ceramic rods

[oncedisturbed]

@TD, just checked tracking and it shows it was processed on the 9th and is still "In Transit" with no further info available

[Alitis007]

I have that exact same skinner and it is friggen sharp straight away and gets a wicked sharp edge when finished with ceramic rods

I normally touch up the blades with my lansky fine stone but really need to get a ultra fine and extra course. This is just an el cheapo from the sunday market that i have in my tackle box for bleeding out sharks and salmon

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I dropped it a few times and blunted it badly sticking it into sand on the beach but re did it with the lansky and its razor sharp now, even more sharper than when i bought it lol. The blades 440 stainless so it rusts haha

[oncedisturbed]

Looks like a Survivor series knife. I like the blade shape on it but not the rubberised hilt pieces as I have 1 of their "pig sticker" bowies with the same hilt and it is crap and very brittle