Did TSA confiscate your LADYBUG

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Did TSA confiscate your LADYBUG

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Yesterday I bought a discontinued LADYBUG™ II BLACK FRN LBKII serrated sheepsfoot like the one below from a guy in a parking lot. I was there for the Ontario SP-1 and SP-10 he had on CraigsList but he also had a ziplock bag full of pocket knives that he bought from the State Surplus Store in Austin, mostly SAKs and this one Spydie. Today I noticed the Ladybug had three initials faintly engraved on the blade. Send me a PM and tell me the initials and I will return your knife to you.

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Very interesting! I didn't know there had been a sheepsfoot version of the LB.

Not mine, but I hope whoever lost it can get it back! Good on you Mad Mac for trying. :cool:
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I used to carry one of those many years ago. Good on you for trying to find its original owner.

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Major karma for Mad Mac. :)
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Mad Mac wrote:
Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:05 pm
Yesterday I bought a discontinued LADYBUG™ II BLACK FRN LBKII serrated sheepsfoot like the one below from a guy in a parking lot. I was there for the Ontario SP-1 and SP-10 he had on CraigsList but he also had a ziplock bag full of pocket knives that he bought from the State Surplus Store in Austin, mostly SAKs and this one Spydie. Today I noticed the Ladybug had three initials faintly engraved on the blade. Send me a PM and tell me the initials and I will return your knife to you.

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I doubt its the one I had confiscated, but I sent you a PM anyway haha
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Not a winner but thank you for playing.
1990: Endura SE, Delica PE, Mariner, Police. 2014: ClipiTool Bottle Opener. 2015: Kitchen Knife PE, Tenacious CE, Stretch PE, Moran Drop Point, Kiwi, 2 Byrd Cara Caras, Schempp Bowie, Native 5 Forum Knife, Police SE, Tenacious SE, 4" Paring Knife, 2" Paring Knife, Terzuola Starmate. 2016: The Spyderco Story, Terzuola The Tactical Folding Knife, USN Ladybug H-1 Hawkbill SE, Black BaliYo, Yellow H-1 Salt Dragonfly 2 SE, Hennicke Ulize, Pink Native 5 PE, Renegade C23PS and C23P, Gayle Bradley 2, Terzuola Double Bevel, Gayle Bradley Air, Cricket Blue Nishjin, Centofante Memory, K2, 2 Large Lum Pink, Carey Rubicon. 2017: Dialex Battlestation, Orange Southard Positron, Gray Baliyo, Native 5 CE, Tenacious CE. 2018: Schempp EuroEdge, Eric Glesser ClipiTool Standard. 2019 Calendar Contest Reinhold Rhino CF PLN. 2022: Byrd Robin 2 Wharncliffe, Byrd Cara Cara 2 Rescue Orange, Janich Yojimbo 2 CruWear.
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Hey Mac,

Just wanted to say good on you for going out of your way to help someone out. If you manage to find the owner, I'm sure they will be eternally grateful.
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