Old Hunting Knives

[LngRngShtr]

Here is mine :

Back in 1993 I was given this old fixed blade by a friend of the family who was a combat medic in Korea and he said to me upon hearing I was delivering boats offshore :

"If your going to have adventures , you should have a good knife..this served me well." he wouldn't elaborate but the look he gave me caused serious thought while on watch.

It cut me out of a few problems now it is my hunting companion/bushknife.

the sheath has perished but I am planning a new one with sharpener and firesteel loops something leather befitting an almost 70 year old blade. Someone back when rounded the butt, then again "sporterizing" wasn't limited to rifles after the war I guess. the blade polished up nice with some Flitz and holds an edge like no other knife I own. must be the 1095 Carbon Steel,

thought you all might like to see some history still in use.

http://www.quanonlin...nives/225q.html

next oldest knife is my Camillius Cub Scout knife approx 30 years old..

John

P.S. Anybody else got an old timer they take afield ?

[DaveS]

I have a couple that I take. I'll post pictures later on today.