http://www.knivesjournal.com Blogging about Knives Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:50:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Perhaps there was nothing in the 1980's that catapulted knife collecting so much as the infamous "Rambo Knife". In the 1982 movie First Blood, burned out and shell shocked Vietnam Vet John Rambo waged his own personal war against a small town sheriff, eventually involving the state police, the national ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/the-rambo-knife-first-blood/ Perhaps no piece of equipment is so anachronistic on the battlefield as the bayonet. Mention fixing bayonets and you think of Gettysburg and the battle of Little Round Top, with Joshua Chamberlin and the 20th Maine executing a right hand wheel formation... well, OK, that is what I think of, ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/okc-3s-bayonet-bowie-bayonet-for-the-marine-corps/ Well, the shopping season is upon us, and while many folks (ok, let's be realistic, most folks) will want electronics, household stuff or power tools, us knife enthusiasts are looking for that new knife under the tree when we get up on Christmas morning. Personally, I would just love it if ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/which-knife-do-you-want-for-christmas/ Perhaps no knife has so entered into the American mystique as the Bowie Knife. Colonel James Bowie was a soldier and pioneer who had a huge role in the battle for Texan independence from Mexico, and died at the battle of the Alamo. However, millions of people around the world know ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/the-history-of-the-bowie-knife/ While surfing about the interwebs, I came across this really neat forum for knife collectors over at All About Pocket Knives. Despite that it is at a domain called All About Pocket knives, it also has forums for tactical knives, fixed blade hunting knives and much more. Also of some note is ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/forum-for-knife-collectors/ My first Pocketknife was a Schrade Old Timer that had been handed down from my Grandfather. It was your standard 3 blade stockman, just like thousands of others, but to a 10 year old boy, it meant passage into manhood. Well, that was before The Schrade company closed their doors after ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/resource-for-schrade-old-timer-collectors/ Have you ever looked at something and thought, "Now, why didn't I think of that"? That is the way I felt when i first saw the Leatherman Multitool. The Leatherman is basically a folding pair of pliers, with a knife, screwdriver, file and other nifty tools in the handles. The whole ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/the-leatherman-multitool-for-men-only/ If there is a knife that is immediately recognizable to the general public, it is the Swiss Army Knife. I mean, if you hold one up, the red handles and the corkscrew give it away. As a boy, I was captivated by the Swiss Army Knife, which promised to solve any ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/be-like-macgyver-and-tote-a-swiss-army-knife/ I mentioned in my last post that the heir apparent to the Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger was the Gerber Mark II. Unfortunately, the Mark II was discontinued a while back and now prices in the aftermarket are skyrocketing. While surfing the internet, I came across the following description of the history of ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/the-gerber-mark-ii-heir-to-the-fairbairn-sykes/ If ever there was a fighting knife that just looks scary, it is the Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife. It is a double bladed dagger design, with a foil type grip and a double edged blade that runs a bit over 7 inches in length. In WWII, it was issued (in several variations) ... http://www.knivesjournal.com/fairbairn-sykes-commando-dagger/