seth
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Post by seth on Apr 16, 2020 16:15:40 GMT
My introduction to this hobby came from my uncle and BIL when I was a kid. Back then, they both collected Gil Hibben knives. He designed knives for the Rambo movies I believe. Of course I thought they were bad-ass--especially the silver shadow dagger! Nowadays I prefer large knives designed more for bushcraft, but Gil's knives sure are pretty. Of his designs, I only own a set of throwers which are fun to mess around with. I saw these in a Bud K catalog the other day: www.budk.com/Gil-Hibben-Knives-3052Maybe I'll get the silver shadow dagger someday for nostalgia's sake, but I like the look of that karambit too. |
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Post by Paul Muad’Dib on Apr 16, 2020 16:52:54 GMT
I bought the ‘double shadow‘ knife 30+ years ago. Cool looking knife but not what I would call practical. But whenever I show someone my knives, that’s the One everyone likes. Had a friend I showed that knife to when I bought it ask me, a year or so ago, if I still had that Mel Gibson knife.Lol Of course I knew which one he was talking about. And I do still have it.
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Post by Ouroboros on Apr 16, 2020 19:03:20 GMT
I bought the ‘double shadow‘ knife 30+ years ago. Cool looking knife but not what I would call practical. But whenever I show someone my knives, that’s the One everyone likes. Had a friend I showed that knife to when I bought it ask me, a year or so ago, if I still had that Mel Gibson knife.Lol Of course I knew which one he was talking about. And I do still have it. ...so do I... |
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Post by seth on Apr 16, 2020 19:13:14 GMT
I bought the ‘double shadow‘ knife 30+ years ago. Cool looking knife but not what I would call practical. But whenever I show someone my knives, that’s the One everyone likes. Had a friend I showed that knife to when I bought it ask me, a year or so ago, if I still had that Mel Gibson knife.Lol Of course I knew which one he was talking about. And I do still have it. ...so do I... My uncle had the double shadow and the highlander bowie--they are cool looking and I liked the wire grips. |
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Post by Paul Muad’Dib on Apr 16, 2020 19:23:37 GMT
The wire grips are one of the things about it that does impress people. I think because everyone is use to leather or wood grips. It was the first wire grip I ever held and I also like it a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2020 3:19:10 GMT
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Post by seth on Apr 18, 2020 14:08:39 GMT
Great article! A walk down memory lane. |
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