Knife + handgun photo thread

My Grandad's 22/32 Heavy Barrel Target and an old Western knife that he often carrie while hunting:

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Here's a picture of the Taurus PT92 I used to own alongside my tactical butter knife. The gun has been sold/traded off, but the tactical butter knife is a keeper.

The tactical butter knife is awesome. It has an ergonomic tactical handle with serrations along the back of the handle for additional grip. Because of this, I've never felt the need to stipple the grip. The blade might as well been forged by master Japanese katana sword smiths. It is rigid where it needs to be yet remains incredibly flexible. The micro groove serrations on the cutting edge shorten the lock time between dry toast on plate to buttered toast in my mouth.
 
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Here's a picture of the Taurus PT92 I used to own alongside my tactical butter knife. The gun has been sold/traded off, but the tactical butter knife is a keeper.

The tactical butter knife is awesome. It has an ergonomic tactical handle with serrations along the back of the handle for additional grip. Because of this, I've never felt the need to stipple the grip. The blade might as well been forged by master Japanese katana sword smiths. It is rigid where it needs to be yet remains incredibly flexible. The micro groove serrations on the cutting edge shorten the lock time between dry toast on plate to buttered toast in my mouth.

Everyone knows the tactical butter knife holds more butter and spreads it faster but I'm never changing from my old-school wood-handled butter knife.
 

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Colt 38 Super and Bob Terzuola knife.

A lot of the knives that members post here look to me like robot toys or pieces of an erector set.

I've met Terzuola several times and as a longtime writer of articles for most of the cutlery magazines, I consider him one of the most talented designers and makers. The Gryphon M-30A-1 that he designed for the Cutlery Shoppe is one of the most remarkable knives ever available on the commercial market. Bob told me that he was very pleased with how well they rendered his licensed / designed knife.

I think their Model 10 semi-skinner is also a Terzuola design. Both use Type 154CM blades and Zytel handles.

Very few other knifemakers or designers impress me as much. One is Peter Hjortberger at Fallkniven, which is pretty rarified company for a knifemaker. Another is the late R .W. Loveless. Of course, W.D. Randall, Jr. designed some nice knives that have become classics.

The last time we spoke, Bob said that he was planning to make only folding knives in future. I think that's why he designed those knives for the Cutlery Shoppe. He based the M-30A-1 on the old M-3 military knife, the one you see on paratroopers' boots in WWII photos. But the refinement and evolution was considerable, and involved outstanding talent.

Is your blade of D-2 steel? Maybe a Kydex sheath?

Take care of that knife and use it wisely. His sheath knives are not common in either sense of that word.

I think you should start a new topic with photos of just that knife and its sheath. It's that important a product. Make your photos nice and sharp, very detailed. I want to steal some for my knife files, ha!

His logo is the glyph of Maya god Etz'Nab, their deity having control over edged tools and weapons. It's worth a larger image.
 
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Texas Star, Thank you for the info. Yes it is D-2 and has the Kydex sheath with his glyph as one of the rivets. I met Bob at the SOF convention in Vegas and ordered the knife sometime afterwards. Just pulled the box out and looked at the canceled check for the knife,dated July 24,1987. The M-18 knife was $225.00. Big bucks for a knife for me at the time. Did I overpay? The postage on the box indicated he mailed me the knife 03-22-88. I will attempt some photos.
 

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