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Jeremiah Johnson

Johnson: "You smelling them Blackfeet?"
Doug Goodnuff: "No I’m locatin my horse. Dirtiest animal this side a hell."

The Godfather

Don Vito Corleone: ...

Dirty Harry Inspector Harry Callahan: "I know what you're thinking: 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you...

The Running Man

Schwarzenegger: "Killian, I'll be back"
Game show host, Damon Killian: "Only in a rerun."

The thread on Bowie knives reminded me of this fight scene. It's from the "The Long Riders" starring the late David Carradine.

https://youtu.be/-GSZwG_s-8A

Thanks to Jim Bowie's role in the famous Sandbar Fight of 1827, Bowie knives became wildly popular, especially in the Old South. Today, most people I know from that region are adamant that it's pronounced "boo-ee." Because so much time has passed, this does not provide positive proof of original pro...

I'll cast another vote for the Stretch.

I agree that there's nothing wrong with using a folding knife to process deer. Not that long ago, many a deer was cleaned and skinned with the venerable Buck 110.

I'm concerned about lock reliability. I don't want the knife to close until I choose to close it. The only common lock mechanism that gives me some concern is the liner lock. I will use a knife with a liner lock, but only if that model has a proven track record. I'm also wary of liner lock mechanis...

I will use a knife with a liner lock, provided the model has a proven track record. But even then, I won't use it for everything. For example, some liner locks can accidentally be released by the fat of my finger during use if I don't grip the handle a certain way. When this is the case, I'll use th...

I like the slow, smooth, deliberate opening of a back lock and the satisfying click that it makes when it falls into place. I fidget with my back locks a lot. I think of it as "slow fidget."

I'm concerned about lock reliability. I don't want the knife to close until I choose to close it. The only common lock mechanism that gives me some concern is the liner lock. I will use a knife with a liner lock, but only if that model has a proven track record. I'm also wary of liner lock mechanism...

My Pacific Salt locks up like the proverbial bank vault. I can honestly say that it locks up tighter than any other Spyderco backlock I have owned.

It has seen a lot of use since I took this picture, and I haven't even had to tighten the pivot.

S30V - Spyderco PM2 at work
S30V - Benchmade Griptilian at home

I prefer to err on the side of "mildly paranoid," so no stickers for me. Some of my military colleagues choose to prominently display military stickers on their cars. While I appreciate their pride, my concern is that it might tempt thieves to break into the trunk in the hopes of finding expensive g...

Absolutely. I'm not a huge fan of BD1 or S110V; however, LC200N would be perfect for me. I think the BD1N is a real upgrade on this knife. I've owned the BD1 version pretty much forever (multiples actually) as well as almost every other variant. I bought the BD1N so I could get a good comparison on...

I've owned neck knives made by Murray Carter. The ergonomics were amazing. When carried under a shirt as an EDC, deployment is easier than one might think; however, I feel that a folder clipped to the pocket is easier yet. A potential advantage is weight distribution. Instead of having a lot of weig...

Larrin wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:27 am

He said making knives for 30 years, not 30 years old.

My mistake. Thanks.

I have a lot of respect for Murray Carter. In my opinion, he's confident, but I've never experienced him as arrogant. He's committed to the art of traditional Japanese knife forging, so he's not focused on complex alloys. I've never used one of his kitchen knives, but I've owned three of his neck kn...

A standard pen can be used to stab an attacker for the purpose of creating distance. For example, an attacker grabs you, so you stab a soft tissue area until he lets go and steps back, at which point you run or draw your gun. A tactical pen can be used to stab; however, the robust ones can also be u...

I got an orange Benchmade Griptilian in S30V and am loving it.