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Randall or Mercworx ?
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gwpercle
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Right On !
Carry something you don't mind not getting back , no matter how righteous the use of self defense is the odds of getting your weapon back is 50-50 at best .
The evidence room "misplaced" my daughter's 44 special S&W revolver she had to use against an armed robber inside her place of business . Appeals drug on for years , civil law suits extended the case to decades... after all was over .... They couldn't find the realy nice model 1926 ...all we got was run the around.
My advice is carry something you can easily replace .
My carry knife is a Kershaw 1935 Fatback with assisted opening.
Cheap , easy to replace and a surprisingly good knife but I wouldn't sweat not getting back .
Gary
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Interesting side note: California's knife laws originated in the 1840s. Mexicans tended to use and carry knives (couldn't afford guns), so knife laws reflected that. Carrying a concealed dagger was a felony but a concealed pistol could be a misdemeanor OR a felony.
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Lol. Wound up getting this one. (Boker) 4.5"
Lol. Wound up getting this one. (Boker) 4.5"
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Lol. Wound up getting this one. (Boker) 4.5"
I see you have the Boker version of the Applegate-Fairbairn.
Col. Applegate told me that after examining the killings that his OSS and British Commando forces managed, he felt that a six-inch blade was enough for battle conditions. He was, BTW, an excellent raconteur, amused when I told him that I'd initially learned the use of a combat knife when I was 12, reading my father's early edition of Applegate's, Kill or Get Killed. Rex laughed and said "Well, I was certainly thinner in the photos taken back then."
I tried the fixed blade version of his knife like yours, but by a different maker and with about a six-inch blade. It didn't fit my hand quite right and I wanted a more versatile knife in that role. But I have all three sizes of the Gerber rendering of his folder. I think it's an excellent design.
And I bet that Boker of yours will conceal well and prove its worth, if need be. I hope it's legal to carry where you live.
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Aside from public lands and the usual prohibited areas like schools, courthouses and the like, it's fine.
Flattop5
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Yes. For that reason, I put "rough" grip tape pieces on the handle of my Buck 119. About 8 small pieces, square or round, will do the job. The pieces are nickel-sized. No more slippery handles. Clean the handles with rubbing alcohol before applying grip tape, to ensure a good, lasting stick. They also make "smoother" grip tape as well (less rough).
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I am pretty happy with my 8" Randall model 2.
I special ordered it with a lugged hilt for a little more protection. And the stacked leather handle will not slip even when wet.
And for something a little easier to conceal, I always have my Randall, model 24 Guardian.
I special ordered it with a lugged hilt for a little more protection. And the stacked leather handle will not slip even when wet.
And for something a little easier to conceal, I always have my Randall, model 24 Guardian.
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I can say with certainty that I would rather be shot than carved on with any of the knives in this thread!
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