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August 2014

Pre knife hysteria-When knives were actually MADE in high school- Texas Black knives, etc- PT 5

How these knives came to be dubbed " Texas Black knives"- The first was found in an estate sale belonging to General Graber Kidwell of Dallas, Tx.- Not much thought about it until another was…

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Now is the saga of the Crozier Tech knives-

Upon America’s entry into World War Two, our troops were painfully short of many items of equipment. Many were not even known at the time, as a…

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Here is an old letter requesting a knife--

"In Jun. 1943, my dad (only 20 years old) had just finished Navy boot camp, and commando training. He was in an ARGUS unit, assigned to act as…

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The real hero of this saga is the Crozier Technical High School of Dallas, Texas- They are credited with making over a 1000 knives, some claiming over 2000 for the men overseas, but an…

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Okay, how do I begin ?? Long before a nail file got a student expelled from school, there was a period of sanity when some schools actually sponsored the making of knives to support the WW2 war…

Blog Pre knife hysteria- When knives were actually MADE in high school- Texas Black knives, etc-The war years PT 1 4 Likes Floyd Nichols Combat Knives - A History A friend of mine told me this story that I thought I would share as its quite a good knife story. Hope you enjoy it. Floyd F. Nichols (1897–1958), Nichols became very well known for his individuali… Discussion Floyd Nichols Combat Knives - A History 5 Likes DSC01769