Let's see your knife.

[Wagtail]

I would post a pic of the Bowie knife my xwife charged at me with one morning at around 5am for coming home late you might say , but the Judge awarded it to her during the divorce proceedings !

Well, to be fair, that Bowie knife probably holds fond memories for the ex-wife.

 

[sandman2234]

Back in 1979, after I had just moved into a small apartment in Jax, I got a small box in the mail, postmarked the town where my Dad lives. No explanation, no note, no return address. Since nobody else knew my address (yet) next time I saw Daddy, I thanked him. He had no idea who had sent it, and to this day it is still a mystery. I got a chance to drop by where they were made, in Waycross, Ga and the owner took us on a tour of his small shop. He showed us some prototypes he had done, and I asked if he ever sold any of those. He said he would, so I bought all of them! He was looking for a company to do some CNC machining, and I introduced him to a friend, whom I later went to work for, so for a while the blades were actually made partially in Jacksonville, Florida! He later sold the business to a couple out of south Arkansas, who started having them made overseas, then went into bankruptcy. I stopped by there one time, but it wasn't much of an operation. I have one on me anytime I am dressed, unless I am getting on an airplane. I actually have to be careful where I wear them, as I walked into the courthouse one day years ago, (actually by mistake) and ran into a metal detector. After the 2nd pass, they used a handheld and located the metal, and told me to go ahead. I will try to get a picture posted later.
Bowen Knife Company
Waycross, GA.
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

This is one of the prototypes...
David from jax

 

[Yander]

Here ya go.
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I wondered when Crocodile Dundee would show up to the thread!

 

[Yander]

This knife suits me perfectly. Large enough to do some cutting if I need to, doesn't get lost in my pocket because
I use the clip to keep it at the top of my pocket and I change the blade when it gets dull. I like a sharp knife but I'm not much for sharpening knifes. I only carry this when I'm wearing jeans.

 

[Yander]

Here's my well used 10 y/o Spyderco, which did everything from skinning a beaver to serving as a defense carry. Love this knife, carry it all the time.

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If a cop ever asks you why you carry your knife, NEVER say for defense. It is a utilitarian knife, whatever that utility is for you.

 

[GeneV]

If a cop ever asks you why you carry your knife, NEVER say for defense. It is a utilitarian knife, whatever that utility is for you.

Well it is a utility knife when the job is to slice & dice some perp.

 

[two_bit_score]

View attachment 775177This is one of the prototypes...
David from jax

My first impression was, " That's a great money clip!"

 

[sandman2234]

This is the first one from an unknown donor, with acid etched woods and deer in the picture. The others were lazer cut pictures.
David from jax

 

[bullbreaker]

Here's another Off Grid brand folder . It's there " Caiman XL . What's neat is the Caiman XL and the regular size Caiman sell for the same price . Just for fun I been running the numbers on the bills from the Gents here that post there knife pics with paper bill money so we get an idea of the size of there knives and I can tell Ya's it's none of the D B Cooper stolen bills !