SO I am putting together a tool kit for the kids "new" 10 year old car and wanted to put a useable but cheap sheath knife in it.
I was reminded of the knife once attached to my flight vest when doing air observer duties and remembered what a deal they were for the cost back in the day. I even authorized them for my wire dogs and mechanics to wear and carry in my HHB DivArty duties ( and caused a stink with some of the REMF officers) Nice riveted last for ever sheath with crappy but easy to replace sharpening stone in it, leather washer handle, big machine screw nut for a pommel, rasp like teeth that really worked on aluminum aircraft skin, rectangular "blood grooved" little Bowie blade. You know the one.
Imagine my shock when I priced one Saturday at Bass Pro. $67 and change US!!!????!!!???
I had a buddy that misused one as a Scout Knife as a kid. He used it as a pry bar a lot and one day managed to bend the blade slightly at the guard. When he went into the USAF his leather handled big nut pommel mini bowie went with him. When ever someone would notice and comment on the slightly bent blade he would remind them of the early Gerber fighting knives and tell them his was a rare variant of the Aircrew Survival knife meant for belt carry rather than vest or ejection seat pack carry. They frequently believed him.
Anyhow the price really shocked me. Guess I and just getting old.
-kBob
I was reminded of the knife once attached to my flight vest when doing air observer duties and remembered what a deal they were for the cost back in the day. I even authorized them for my wire dogs and mechanics to wear and carry in my HHB DivArty duties ( and caused a stink with some of the REMF officers) Nice riveted last for ever sheath with crappy but easy to replace sharpening stone in it, leather washer handle, big machine screw nut for a pommel, rasp like teeth that really worked on aluminum aircraft skin, rectangular "blood grooved" little Bowie blade. You know the one.
Imagine my shock when I priced one Saturday at Bass Pro. $67 and change US!!!????!!!???
I had a buddy that misused one as a Scout Knife as a kid. He used it as a pry bar a lot and one day managed to bend the blade slightly at the guard. When he went into the USAF his leather handled big nut pommel mini bowie went with him. When ever someone would notice and comment on the slightly bent blade he would remind them of the early Gerber fighting knives and tell them his was a rare variant of the Aircrew Survival knife meant for belt carry rather than vest or ejection seat pack carry. They frequently believed him.
Anyhow the price really shocked me. Guess I and just getting old.
-kBob
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