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Im in need of quailty knife for
anna3650
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A good buddy of mine has a son thats going to be deployed
do any of you know of a knife maker you would recomend
for a custom fighting knife nothing fancy i just wanted him to have
some thing that would remind him that we all love him
and mabey brag a little.
regaurds
DENNIS[;)]
do any of you know of a knife maker you would recomend
for a custom fighting knife nothing fancy i just wanted him to have
some thing that would remind him that we all love him
and mabey brag a little.
regaurds
DENNIS[;)]
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A good buddy of mine has a son thats going to be deployed
do any of you know of a knife maker you would recomend
for a custom fighting knife nothing fancy i just wanted him to have
some thing that would remind him that we all love him
and mabey brag a little.
regaurds
DENNIS[;)]
Ka-Bars are great but the best knife I have found is the seal pup knife, it is very light and handy, holds a good edge and very manuverable, great in hand to hand, but costs too much if you won't use it for hand to hand.
If you want to send a Sparta type message get him a bayonet.
If he is a Marine and won't be using it, just something to make him think of home get him a really nice Ka-Bar, if is a Marine and will be using it get him just a plain Ka-Bar. Tell him its bad luck to unsheath a knife and put it back without first drawing blood with it.
Other great gifts are
A watch with a dial, It takes years for young soldiers to figure out that you can not read a digital watch with night vision gogles.
A pair of good compact binoculars, small enough to fit in a ammo pouch for ease of use.
A high grade commpus with a clear back, again for use with night vision
A watch with a dial, It takes years for young soldiers to figure out that you can not read a digital watch with night vision gogles.
We had a guy give away a $150 watch because it was "solar powered" you could only read it if you pushed the light button at night. He thought because he couldn't read it with nvgs it was a somehow miraculously solar powered. He thought he was getting a good deal trading a "messed up watch" for a cheap knife in Thailand that rusted everytime it rained. Truth is he got screwed and some Thai merchant got a pretty nice watch.
Almost lost it though as the rules about knife 'length' kept changing; 'You could take a 5 inch blade aboard the plane but not a 6 inch, etc.'
In hindsight a good folding knife with a quality stone or ceramic stick and a VERY decently built sheath
would be an excellent gift.
something a bit "personal". Take a look at auction # 133532402 to get an idea of what I'm talking about. There may be times when he can't/wouldn't be able to carry the bigger ones. bob
cobra gold?
what year(s)?
i was there 10 years ago this month. one of my better deployments.
beat the hell out of going to afghan!
quote:cheap knife in Thailand
cobra gold?
what year(s)?
i was there 10 years ago this month. one of my better deployments.
beat the hell out of going to afghan!
This particular incident happened while on float and we just went ashore in Thailand for a liberty port. I was in Thailand for cobra gold also in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. I loved it, you can get anything you want in Thailand and its cheap (although most is bootlegged), the women are beautiful, the beer is good, the food is outstanding, and the people are nice. If they spoke english a little better I would probably move there collect my VA disability and you'd never see my white * back in the US again.
A good Cold Steel pocket knifr might serve him better in the long run.
quote:cheap knife in Thailand
cobra gold?
what year(s)?
i was there 10 years ago this month. one of my better deployments.
beat the hell out of going to afghan!
I will be there with Cobra Gold '10.
I'll let you know if anything has changed.