While I carried a small sheath knife when I was prowling around the Sierras, my beltline is just too busy for an EDC between my holster, reloads and multi-tool. It doesn't keep me from buying the damned things, though.
There has to be a reason they are called a "Stockman's Knife " . And I was also thinking an old style Barlow knife would be right at home in a cowboy's pocket , small handy and used dozens of times in a day.
I didn't hear him mention sharp until the end but was sure he would. My grandpa gave me a pocket knife when I was young, preteen. My mother said, it's sharp! He said, " A man will cut himself quicker with a dull knife than with a sharp knife." I never forgot that. A dull knife you struggle to cut and at times you get cut too. A sharp knife slices with ease. I can't really remember not have a knife somewhere on my body since I was a kid.
Same problem here. Just got a ka-bar TDI and can’t figure out how to set it up. Nuts.
ReplyDeleteBenchmade auto is my daily carry. Every Monday it gets a couple of strokes on a ceramic rod that keeps it razor sharp.
ReplyDeleteTo me, a cowboy knife will always be a three blade stockman slipjoint.
ReplyDeleteThere has to be a reason they are called a "Stockman's Knife " . And I was also thinking an old style Barlow knife would be right at home in a cowboy's pocket , small handy and used dozens of times in a day.
DeleteSpeaking of cowboys, let's not foget the cow-bell.
ReplyDelete"Houses of the Holy.... Led Zeppelin, best cow-bell song ever.
Tactical Molle Water Bottle Pouch, sheath attached with snap, and 3.5" blade. Pretty much goes with me everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI didn't hear him mention sharp until the end but was sure he would. My grandpa gave me a pocket knife when I was young, preteen. My mother said, it's sharp! He said, " A man will cut himself quicker with a dull knife than with a sharp knife." I never forgot that. A dull knife you struggle to cut and at times you get cut too. A sharp knife slices with ease. I can't really remember not have a knife somewhere on my body since I was a kid.
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