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Registered: 07/06/08
Posts: 73
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| 10/14/09 at 07:27 PM | Reply with quote | #20 |
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The knife just came in. It is on my hip as I write this. It will probably stay there until some archeologist digs up my bones, and puts me on display as a type of dinosaur, complete with single metal claw. It is the most functional, well made,balanced and practical knife I have ever owned. Quality all the way through. It is not a big blade, and not a small one. Just right. Gil Hibbens name signed on the blade. Stainless steel and laminated multi colored wood, with black and red spacers on the butt end, and the tang end of the grip. Everything finished perfectly. Heavy enough for any job,( I will cut down a tree tomorrow,to see how well it works, and if it holds an edge) . The sheath is heavy leather, tight fitted, and QUALITY. This reaks ELMER. You can imagine the 577 Lancaster in your hands, and the 333 OKH nearby. Smell powder smoke, and mesquite campfires. At least I can.
Anyway, buy one when you can. The memorial should get a special run made, for donations of 200 dollars or more for the fund, with grained Faux ivory grips,basket weave scabbord, and Elmers likeness on the blade. Or scrimshawed on the grip. His signature on the blade. Just a thought.
__________________ God Bless Elmer, He showed us the way. It is up to us to carry on. Chivas Regal for everyone, and powder smoke in your lungs. |
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