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Knife trivia- Feel free to answer or post a new challenge--
I'll start with an easy one- You probably all have seen this tang stamp or a variation there of on a Remington knife- What does UMC stand for??
A little tougher one- What famous author mentioned a particular style knife in two of his most famous works and helped make the knife famous ?? Name the author and / or the knife ??
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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on
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OOH OOH! I know, I know. I've sent you friend request Michael. No reason to spoil the fun for other folks!
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KnifeMakerPermalink Reply by Chris Sievert on -
It should be known that Admiral Dahlgren was in command of several Navy ships and knew first hand what close quarters fighting was about. With this in mind perhaps we can relate to the admirals thought when he wrote that the bayonet was best used in the hand not mounted on the end of the rifle it was designed for. It is also interesting to note that the 1861 rifle already had a sword bayonet designed for it at the time of Dahlgren's invention of the new bayonet. In Dahlgren's own words he called it the "most useless thing in the world except at the end of a musket." Perhaps this explains why most Dahlgren bayonets do NOT fit the Model 1861 rifle. They were meant to but they were also designed to be used as a close quarters fighting weapon in a sailors or marines hand. The Admiral invented a bayonet because a knife would not be sanctioned by the Ordnance Board. But being the clever fellow he was the bayonet did not really have to fit the rifle either.
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on -
New challenge-- Why do Greeks keep black handled knives under their pillows ??
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Because when the keep black handled knives on top of their pillows they get all red and bloody! LOL
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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on -
New challenge-- name this knife and the area it came from-- I have tried to alter the photo a little to make a simple image search harder-- hee-hee !!
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One more challenge-- photo also altered a little-- Name this fearsome weapon and area of origin-- hee-hee
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Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on
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balisong
Jan Carter said:What small knives became popular with secretaries as an easy open knife (so that it would not damage fingernails) before Kennedy outlawed it?
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Highly doubtful since the islands didn't have an industry let alone a metal working society at the time of either the British or French discoveries.
Indonesia certainly did have a metal industry.
Tobias Gibson said:Perhaps but I find this a tad suspicious. This was the age of conquest and colonization, with England France and Spain building global empires. It is just as likely they stole the design from some island peoples in the Pacific. The Filipinos have been said to be using since the 19th century, however that is is basically since the Spanish American War and subsequent US involvement in the Philippines. I suspect that the design originated in South Pacific and Western nations that discovered it either claimed it as their own (France) or ignorantly claim it as dating back to their time of conquest. Remember French Polynesia dated back to the 1600s, around the time the 1710 book claims they designed the Balisong.
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India
Kali or Katar (punch) knife
with pistol barrels
John McCain said:One more challenge-- photo also altered a little-- Name this fearsome weapon and area of origin-- hee-hee
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I don't know its name but it comes from the Indian sub continent
John McCain said:New challenge-- name this knife and the area it came from-- I have tried to alter the photo a little to make a simple image search harder-- hee-hee !!
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To ward off nightmares
John McCain said:New challenge-- Why do Greeks keep black handled knives under their pillows ??
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Jan, when did Kennedy ban switchblades? They were illegal for interstate commerce in 1957 but they weren't illegal for possession except in certain cities and states and that was on a local not Federal level which would have been JFK...He may have frowned on their possession within the White House as many companies now will not let their employees be armed in their buildings or even to allow weapons in their vehicles in the parking lot.
Michael D. said:Weren't switchblades outlawed in 1957? That would be Eisenhower, wouldn't it?
Jan Carter said:
yes ma'am Ms. Sue. Presto pushbuttons
Sue OldsWidow said:
switchblades
Jan Carter said:
What small knives became popular with secretaries as an easy open knife (so that it would not damage fingernails) before Kennedy outlawed it?
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