Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"
|    rec.knives    |    Anything that goes cut or has an edge    |    28,028 messages    |
[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]
|    Message 26,794 of 28,028    |
|    Greg Wormald to Mr. Jardine    |
|    Re: My Favorite Pocket Knife    |
|    20 Dec 10 07:09:48    |
      From: greg@not.myaddress.com              In article <17299-4D0E1181-3131@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net>,        Mail-Delivery-09@webtv.net (Mr. Jardine) wrote:              > I'm going to be 65 this coming year. And over the past years, I've       > owned a fair amount of pocket knives of various makes. I'm no expert on       > the topic of knives, not by any stretch of imagination. But I do know       > what I like in a knife. About a month ago, I attended a large indoor       > yard sale in New Hampshire. I was looking for a pocket knife to replace       > one which I had given away as a gift. At a vendor's table was a cigar       > box with a handful of what appeared to be old pocket knives. I handled       > each one and made my choice, and paid the asking price of $15.00_       >       > About the knife:       >       > The knife's blades (3) are of a carbon steel, which is what I prefer.       > Closed, this knife measures about 3 3/8 inch. The grip panels appear to       > be of a dark, bone like, man made material, and very nicely jigged. A       > few passes over a wet stone and the blades are as sharp as they need be.       > There's a manufacturer's inscription on one of the blades that reads       > "John Primble." I love the looks and feel of this old pocket knife more       > than any knife I've ever owned, and it's my constant pocket companion       > where ever I go. I shall never part with it.       >       > Mr. Jardine              I'm glad you've found your favourite.       I've done that a number of times!       Enjoy it.              Greg              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]
(c) 1994, bbs@darkrealms.ca