I don't feel like any Working Class Hero tirades today. That is one nice knife. More of a fighter than a GP blade (K-Bar), but how is that not a good thing for a soldier in the field?

The best Spartan story I ever heard concerned Philip of Macedon (Alexander the Great's father) when he was busy conquering Greece. He sent the Spartans a message that said something like, "If you do not lay down your arms and surrender now, I will march into Sparta. If I march into your country, I will burn your towns, kill your men, and take your women and children. If I march into Sparta, all these things will happen." The Spartans sent back an answer fairly quickly.

The Spartan answer was, "IF".

Americans are buried here, there, and everywhere. I am proud of that.

France? WTF are you talking about, WA Mtnhunter?

Think you've got your history a little scrambled there.

I don't think you can name me a war (not counting what amounted to a minor trade war in the 1790s) in which we ever fought against France. If it weren't for France we'd still be speaking the King's English. A lot of people - primarily Fox News viewers and Tea Baggers - seem to forget that little part of our nations's founding...

As for the knife, looks utterly useless to me, but damn, it'd sure look purty next to an AR, wouldn't it? How about a review of a nice custom hunting knife instead of the stuff of weekend SOF wet dreams?

Oops... Wrong page for that previous post. Nice knife.

Mr. Creosote,
Are you stupid or just plain dumb?

Wonderful craftsmanship. A work of art that just happens to be a knife.

DEP, it would seem we have a great product here, designed and manufactured by a couple of Retired Army Sergeants.

I too admire the Spartans. Did you know they never had a monetary system? No bills, coin or barter system. If a Spartan saw something he wanted, he took it. That includes anything for the time being (women, food, wine and lodging) or something to get him from point A to B, horses.

Fitting that Spartan Blades would name each of their five models after a Greek God. Justice, at last..."tonight, we shall dine in H*ll!"

American soldiers are buried in Canadian soil. (the Unpleasantness of 1812).

That Spartan soldier had laconic humour. Militaristic societies (see Korea, North and USSR) usually get their economics wrong. Sparta was no different. Having the Helots, the majority of Sparta's population, as State Slaves was pretty handy to wage war abroad but it undid them in the end.

I like the knives. The price seems about right for this type of goods.

Nice to look at, but I'd still rather have my Ka-Bar any day. That's just me.

I bought another knife two weeks ago at a gun show. $40 switchblade by Boker and it is waaay more fun than your $308 art. Automat Kalashnikov 74.

Jim in MO

Nah, he is just an alter ego of one of our regular trolls who pops in once in a blue moon to drool on his own chin!

LOL

On the other hand Mr. Creosote, please do not refer to us as "Tea Baggers." Filthy-minded TV reporters hung that label on the Tea Party, and fell so deeply in love with their own joke (a joke you wouldn't have wanted to explain to your teenagers) that they missed the real story for about a year; that there is a movement going in America. And it may just save the country; we can't go on like we're going now.

Hey, Thos. Jefferson bought half the country from Napoleon. Hard to imagine what the USA would be if not for France.

Only a homosexual or wannabe refers to anything as "tea bagger" or "tea bagging".

I just love knives so I just looked in here again ,. with my nephew in mind.
But Hell ,.. I've been through hundreds ( yes hundreds) of animals from gutting to butchering totally.
And since 1985 not one head of transportable game has seen a butcher.

I still carry a small hatchet a k-bar fighting knife or buck 119 special plus a buck 110 folder and a swiss army knive.
Butchering is done with appropriate knives & tools.

They are pretty ( real pretty ) ,. but the kid will probabaly loose it which will cause me a significant pain in the A$$.

So I gotta pass

It's really pathetic in the Military, usually we get what we carry to do the job, not what we really need to accomplish it!

"unbulky" LOL

It looks quite utilitarian and I don't doubt it is servicable. It has nice well defined grind lines but in other aspects it is kinda ugly. For upwards of 300 bucks I'd prefer Damascus steel and mammoth ivory handles.

Mr. Harsey: The axe is a Tuatahi, made in Masterton, New Zealand. The one in my avatar is a racing axe, with what I believe is a #2 chisel grind.

Spartans? oh yes. The epitome of the Greek heavy Hoplite, the scariest of scouts, the most brutal of the Mediterranian warriors of his day. Actually, the Spartans women (women were free to do as they pleased, and were accorded great respect) told their husbands that charming anecdote about shields. If a man wasn't married, his mother told him. However, the Battle of Thermopylae is vastly misconstrued. They were assissted by thousands of Athenians and Thespians, but after Leonidas mas mortally wounded (when he gave Xerxes his famous answer), they stayed and fought with him to the last.

Yohan

I have shot many, many boxes of Remington centerfire ammo and never once had on go "click", alway went bang! Some of the most accurate loads on my .308 and .30-06 were Big Green. I trust that green box ammo as much as anything else. Hornady....different story. Hornady and PMC have been horrible for reliability and accuracy for me. There are those who will disagree, as always.

YUK YUK

If it aint physics ,. its somthin else .
Pretty ,. but frivilous (sp?)

This is off topic and if I get no repsonce fine
I understand.
But please keep in mind for another subject .

But I just gotta ask

Lately Ive been shooting a rifle recently puctrhased .
Its a 30-06 .
Not having had an 06 for many moons I decided to shoot 200 rounds,. keep the brass ,. then get dies and reload fire formed cases.

I have always had good luck with most commercial brands and grades.
But this is budget rifle with budget scope which I have been feeding standard soft point ammunition
IE: Less than $20 a box,.
I have not had time to get to a 100 yard range but there is a fifty yd range pretty close,
So after leveling teh scope adjustung the trigger (thrice ) tighting down all the screws it has bees shooting 1/2" more or less at 50 yds.
Pretty sure the bigger groups are the shooters fault tho. Cause once in the morning when I was fresh and relaxed ,. it shot three groups, of three ( in a row ) well under 1/2 inch.One torn hole was what they were .

I did not expect that from rifle for which I payed less than $375, including scope rail and bases. So im tickeld pick.
But after 100 rounds with one brand ,. I tried the stuff in the green and yellow box,. and had two incedents of " she no go bang " in 30 rounds. That makes three in my lifetime .
The first one (in the 80's) cost me a nice deer standing 40 ft away.
Last week one was a dud and one fired on the second try.

So the qustion is
Anyone else getting thse results ?

Moshie and Ralph ,. thank you !
Moshi,. I think is close to or on the gulf and Ralph is in Tenn so thats two entirely different markets.
No problems for you guys. Hmmmm ??

Truth is my mental standard for accuracy is now,.
and always will be 3 " +/- a hair or two at 200 yds.
I know the guns I have will do better that that and Im betting the recent purchase Marlin xl7 will too.
But not having shot at 100 or two hundred ( yet) have to wait till the ptoof is in.
I also know if I try for better I get cranky and hard to get along with. : ) So the 3inch cirlcle makes me all warma and fuzzy . ( to the exyent thats possoble :)

But now since I am one who pay sattention to signs.
Am I snake bit with the green and yellow?

Never had a winchester (cartridge of any kind) not fire. So maybe just stay with that ,..

Any away thanks again .

Was gonna go back at it ,. cut down smallish tree earlier.
Whacked it up and lugged it to the wood pile
Trimmed the biggest pussy willow on earth
was 15 ft up on ladder and whacked off a bad birtch.
More lugging to the wood pile.
.
(Yes stock brokers have chain saws,. I have two )
But the "H " with it Im tuckered .

Got thinkin about knives
I and many Americans carry big or relativley big fixed blade knives.I cary K bar fighter (7 inch blade)
or buck 119 special ( 6 inch blade ) ,. not both at one time ( either or ) plus a folder and a small hatchet ,Hatchet mostly for cooking / warming fire wood or to defend against horny female sasquatches .

What we cary as hunting kives in the U S compard to say Sweden Norway even Germany is laughable ,.
I mean its actuially funny with out intending to pi$$ people off. ( which is for sure not the intent today at least : )

But some time ,.if you have time,. go to YOUTUBE
Search hunting Moose in Norway or Sweden or Denmark.
Some of the clips will show the knives they use to gut and butcher

Its a world away from the pig stickere we cary and use .
Apparently they are minimalists or at worst utilitarian
and we are not : )

Oh well,.. I ,.. like big knives and I can not lie
But not big butts : )

Ralph,.
thinkin of you over weekend.
At one point if memeory serves you said you had ruger singles shot #1 ? ,. 7 x 57
Stating also inferior accuracy with green and yellow box, yet no ( hang ) or miss fires.

If the 7 x 57 is one revolution in 9 3/4 inches ,. heavier 160 gr may be the answer.

Had two over the years ,Both bolts both 1 in 9 3/4 twist
and both shot Ok ( pretty good ) with 140 gr ,.
But both shot significantly better with 160,.

Just a thought ~

Yohan yes I am using the No 1 Light Sporter 7mm Mauser. I still have a handful of Norma's. They drop deer where they stand. No kick at all hell of a cartridge, 150 grains. My Ruger shoots better all the time, and my eyes are going fast so the gun is probably better than I am now. Just turned 50... I would require a rest at anything over 100.

Wam thank you
and thanks agin Moshie & Ralph. for taking the time.
Off topic is off topic ,. no intent to derail the subject .
is was just on my mind.

Such as that is latlely,. : ) trying not to drive the bossy German to desperate measures :)

Wam your in what,. Wyoming or Montaana Washington ?
Either or,. that is for sure a different market from upper Midwest.
With Moishi swimming in Kansas now,..
still a fair poke from Ralph in Tenn.
Who knows maybe just a bad lot ??

In my Market Wichester NEVER goes on sale.
$18-$19 a box for standard caliber -06 ,. 308 ,. 30-30 are less and 45-70 's more like $30 +
I roll my own metric rounds cause the good stuff just aint cheap commercially.
Remmingtons do however ( go on sale) and get down to about $14 a box. (In the suburbs )

So the increase fron 14 to 19
being roughly 35%. No matter what amounts or for what as a monmey manager 35 % is worth paying attention too.
Thats not called being cheap,. its called being conscious and breathing : )

Only problem is,..
If I "gat da missfire" mit da remmingtons in da voods While trying to gat da distance between me and da amorous female sasquatch ,. you guys are gonna be hearing from me :)

Only had two close calls , one with a bear and one with big kitty ,..keep thinking
a missfire there would have been very not good

Have a good day Guys !!

Wam

have frineds Petersen and Nielsen ,. both
have "en" as last letters ,.
Both are "Dane's" and get slightly cranky when I accuse em of being Norsk.

Truth is Sweden and Denmark still view Norway as the hey seed cousin ,.
But most Norwrgians couldn't care less,.
which only makes it worse YUK YUK

Have a good day !