Small Bites
It would probably be in bad taste if I tried to catalog all the [strike]junk[/strike] hardware stowed in boxes and drawers.
However, perhaps a couple at a time?
With each picture that I post, I will also include a link to the "gallery" script that displays all the photos in that directory. That way, if you're so inclined, you can see all the out-takes for the knives where I post the one or two marginally acceptable pix I have.
Without further ado . . .
First knife I was ever given. November 1st, 1961.
Imperial US Officers Ulster 916 (scout/camp, US Army issue clone with red scales). I still have it.
Closed, notice the post on the screwdriver/bottle opener blade. (Bad color reproduction. Trust me, it's
red.)
Open, showing main blade tang stamp.
Open, using flash, showing tang stamp and faded etching. (
Told you it was red.)
Here's a few knives I discovered when I was unpacking shortly after moving to Idaho. I was thrilled -- there were knives in there I hadn't been able to find for more than five years!
An original Gerber Guardian. Cast aluminum handle w/Armorhide coating.
A Gerber Shorty hunting knife, purchased at the Ramstein AFB Base Exchange in 1971. (Not shown is the Mini Magnum, whose blade I broke.)
Here's the Guardian, the Shorty, and an original Muskie (before they added the spoon tip to the handle).
I don't own many
Barlow knives, but I do have a nice
US-made Remington:
Oh, and in that same box was my
Ontario Spec Plus Fighter:
I guess I'll get out of the way now and let someone else post a few pix.
I'll have more later.
