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Sld1959
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Lol thought it might get an instant reaction.
The knife is a Blackie Collins designed Bolt Action. I carried the original Gerber clipless, thumb studless version for about 15 years and after he left Gerber and took the design to Myerco they added a belt clip and thumb stud, and I got one to carry. Steel probably not on par with the old Gerber but the clip is so handy and it holds a decent sharp edge. I carried it by itself for probably a decade. I still use it around the homestead during chores.
The Bolt Action lock is in my opinion the father and grandfather of many of today's locks, ball bearing lock, Axis lock included that use a stub or piece of metal that slides into and out of an indention in the blade pivot to lock it in place. It's safe, smooth, and easy to operate with either hand.
Additionally if you look the hsndle is rather triangular with the small end at the pinkie which makes for a very natural strong comfortable grip thst is often ignored in knife design. I am not alone in loving it, Steven Dick the one time editor of Blade loved and used it also.
The knife is a Blackie Collins designed Bolt Action. I carried the original Gerber clipless, thumb studless version for about 15 years and after he left Gerber and took the design to Myerco they added a belt clip and thumb stud, and I got one to carry. Steel probably not on par with the old Gerber but the clip is so handy and it holds a decent sharp edge. I carried it by itself for probably a decade. I still use it around the homestead during chores.
The Bolt Action lock is in my opinion the father and grandfather of many of today's locks, ball bearing lock, Axis lock included that use a stub or piece of metal that slides into and out of an indention in the blade pivot to lock it in place. It's safe, smooth, and easy to operate with either hand.
Additionally if you look the hsndle is rather triangular with the small end at the pinkie which makes for a very natural strong comfortable grip thst is often ignored in knife design. I am not alone in loving it, Steven Dick the one time editor of Blade loved and used it also.
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Working on the place I’ve usually got. 3” Smith 60 own. First round is shot for no shoulders, remaining four are for any other critters that need dealt with. I’m not in the wilderness, BUT we have had both a cougar and a black bear on the place in the past 3 years. ‘Yotes are common, and I’ve dusted 2 rabid skunks, a rabid raccoon, and a rabid possum in the last decade.
We got some bar flies in two different bars around here like that.......You see ‘em out in broad daylight and instead of running they rear up to fight you know they’re sick.-then comes the fun of disposing of the carcass so nothing else eats it