This sweet hand-napped knife is made of Emerald Green Carrara stone.  Our ancestors built their weapons by hand-napping blades, chipping pieces off stones as they made arrowheads or spearheads or whatever depending on where your folks are from.

This beautiful green Carrara is hard enough to use for cutting or stabbbing.  Doesn't look like it but that blade is strong.  .

I don't buy too many new knives.  My collection is mostly vintage & antique, but I have been wanting an…

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Thank you everyone for making this Noob feel so welcome.

I am just an amatuer who loves knives.  When I was a kid I collected knives.  I loved their beauty and their usefulness.  As I got older I spent my time with other things but now I am getting back into collecting.  I am focusing on switchblades.  I really like their sleek craftsmanship and their kind of hidden deadliness.  At the same time I love old pocketknives and their utilitarian usefulness as well a the beauty of a sweet…

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Thanksgiving is a uniquely American tradition.

It was not called Thanksgiving at the time, but what we recognize as the first Thanksgiving feast was celebrated in 1621 by the pilgrims of Plymouth colony along with about 90 Wampanoag Indians.

The Pilgrims had suffered through a devastating winter in which nearly half their number died. Without the help of the Indians, which the Pilgrims were thankful for,  all would have perished.

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What buy Silver instead of a knife? What are you talking about JT? I'll tell you...Silver is attainable for the average Joe at $18.35 an ounce. I'm no expert this is just a layman's forray into investing/collecting precious metals. Gold is over $1200.00 an oz., Platinum is over $1500.00 an oz., and Paladium is over $500.00 an oz.

So Silver at $18.35 is very lucrative and supposedly will double in the next year. In 1900 there was 12 billion oz. above ground. Today there's less…

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With the unemployment rate toping 10 percent for the first time since the early 1980's, it is more important than ever to support American workers. An easy way to support an American worker is to buy American made products. We have made this even easier by pulling together our American made product selection onto one quick reference page. Whether you are looking for a knife, display case, baton or flashlight we have great American made product available and… Continue