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Welcome aboard, Matt!  Look around, participate where you want, check out the groups, add photos, ask questions (the knowledge on this forum is really incredible!), and feel free to answer questions as they come up -- you've clearly got a good amount of knowledge.  And when you say you collect "military surplus" knives, do you mean knives issued with NSN's, knives made for military personnel, or something else entirely?  Good to have you here!

Welcome aboard Matt, I'm just a hop skip and a jump up the hill from you, A Pollock Pines Schrade nut here!