I do miss the old days. Post cards were in every store and a lot of gas stations. The knife before looked cheap, and now it looks ready to use. Great show John
Your look you gave us talking about collecting everything , I had to laugh. You have very large interest in collecting. Have you seen stamps they put on upholstered items crossing state lines. The autograph book we did in second grade. That's a few years ago. I sent my niece the last post card of my uncle's motel in Florid for a family book. I enjoyed your show, thank you
Good show, enjoyed the postcard review, I can remember all those different things you were showing. The thing that fascinated me, and always will, is the hand writing, or cursive, absolutely gorgeous. I have, in the family letters written home from the civil war by my ancestors, not only is the cursive elegant, but also the way the letters verbiage was crafted, the one set of letters always started on “as I take pen in hand, thinking of you and praying this letter finds you well”, who even thinks like that anymore, that alone takes the time even write a letter. Great show John, appreciate it.
Terry- They have books of letters that were written by Civil War soldiers to their family, and it was some of the most eloquent and beautiful writing. You could ever imagine most from uneducated soldiers yet so much better than anything written today. 😃👍
Wow I never knew the proper name for those action photos until now but did definitely have some in my youth 👍 and that knife is so awesome 👌 That’s a knife as the saying goes.
In addition to postcards, do you remember the blue airmail letters that you wrote on, and folded the corners in to make a rectangle and then send off? Or for that matter, the death letters- the envelopes that had a black border around the edge that let you know that the letter inside told you that someone had died? I do miss writing postcards…
Loved the post card segment, I have many post cards from my grandparents going back to the 1930's . The only autographs I have are from my high school yearbook, some are not safe for repeating 😅😂
Very interesting. I collect books that have been signed. In 2010, I went to a Medal of Honor convention at Soldier Field in Chicago. I met 45 Medal of Honor recipients and had them sign my book. Sammy Davis, not the actor, received his MOH from LBJ. He told me that the film makers of the movie “Forrest Gump” used his MOH award ceremony and put Tom Hanks head digitally over his. He joked that he didn’t even get credit or remuneration. I have the autograph of Mochitsura Hashimoto, the Japanese captain of I-58, that sank the USS Indianapolis at the end of the war. I have the autograph of Ted Briggs, one of 3 survivors of HMS Hood and many other military autographs.
How cool is that safari book! And that's a heck of a knife, surprised that the finish on it is so ruff but Iike how you made it to fit your needs..has to be more comfortable now.
I am an old man now, but I remember the term "penny postcards". Google says that was the cost to purchase AND mail a postcard in the early 20th century. For what that's worth.
I haven’t sent a postcard for donkies years , mostly because I don’t go anywhere anymore, but back in the day I always posted them in an envelope because I didn’t trust the postal service to deliver postcards…. Wow some great memories brought back in this episode. Thanks scout
On Valentine's Day my wife puts out her mother's and grandmother's vintage Valentine's Day cards from back in the day. The cards are embossed, diecut designs and beautifully four-color printed. Some are also dimensional and can be unfolded to stand up. Beautiful examples of the printers' art.
I have not thought of autograph books in 30 years! We all thought one of us was going to be famous and so we gladly signed each others autographs. Not only that, we all practiced our signatures because we noticed our parents had them and that they were fancy and unchanging.
I sent a lot of postcards to everyone when i traveling the world while i was in the Navy back in the early 90s. I also remember the lenticular pictures growing up as a kid in the 70s and 80s. I also had a ton of black light velvet posters as a child and teenager growing up.
I have a few cards and letters from my Father and Mother. They were in a photo album at my Mom's house after she died. My niece copied them and put them on a CD for the family along with a genealogy of the family that Mom researched and wrote. I put the pictures from the album up on a Nighswander Family Page so we could share family pictures. I'm a little older than John so those items were something I often saw new. The reproductions are great just a little less polished in my opinion. When we were staying in Traverse City we would drive up to North Port to visit the artist colony. There were wonderful shops with antiques and they had postcards from the past. Some had been posted and some were NOS. We bought a few of them to remind us of the trips. The survival knife is a beast. If you had to break a window to get out of a vehicle or plane that would do the job.
Dave- I’m so disappointed with much of modern artwork, especially and things like advertising, years ago the artwork was just so much more appealing in my opinion. 😃👍
Great video and interesting subject on the lenticular items. I am not a member of the patina boys gang, so I am comfortable in saying I love the embellishments you did to the knife. I support your opinion in making something you own, “yours”. The knife looks comfortable to hold and use now and I feel the smoothing of all the harsh edges gives it an older more used look. Take care buddy and I hope your winter is kind to you and your fellow Americans.
We picked up post card from our vacations , and we had just found some from a few years ago. Great way to remember things. Nice knives always interesting on how they decided the style and shape
Cool walk down memory lane! I too have ton of postcards from generations past. My favorite is my Grandfather’s post card to his sister from college 1940’s asking to borrow 12 dollars and not tell the parents!
Great video! I also find those old postcards fascinating. I have a small collection of early twentieth century postcards, many from the New York area, upstate, Adirondacks, etc. I think the artwork on them is amazing. Some of the ones I have are blank, but several have written messages and post marks on them. One of my favorites, postmarked 1911, has a picture showing one of the reservoirs in northern Westchester. A woman from New Jersey apparently went there by train for a day trip. It amazes me that she took the time to buy a post card, write out a message to her friend and mail it, just for a one day trip. She describes the nice luncheon she had, and that she was excited that later that day they were taking a ride in a :motorcar". Definitely a much different time.
Joe- when I was younger, I would look for postcards that were never written on or new old stock however, I think I find postcards that were written on more interesting as I get older. 😃👍
Love the Lenticular description. Enjoyed looking at them in the '60's. Never knew the proper name until now. I just called them motion cards.😵💫 Great tutorial on how-to make a knife fid your own needs. I tend to not mess with the original design and manufacturing. But you have opened my eyes to see that you can and should make some things work for your personal needs.
A lot of the postcards my grandfathers grandmother received got saved. There’s lots from the old town centre of Rotterdam that the Germans heavily bombarded at the start of the war and is no longer to be reconised. Also lots of (beautiful) cards wishing a happy easter. I never knew about that tradition. The cards we can buy now are nothing compared to what the had a 100 years ago!
I like the autograph books at the beginning. Nowadays nobody is able to handwrite in such a manner. Great to see books like these. The Lenticular books is amazing, Never seen before.
Fantastic episode today. Brings back so many memories. One question, though. What do you NOT collect? Keep up the great work in keeping us impressed and mindful of our history. Jim
I think the last thing I have that was autographed was my senior yearbook. I had another book that was proper for such and was to store graduation cards in and I just didn't bother using it. Really by the time we got it it was to late to use it. Even my senior yearbook didn't show up till the following fall and everyone had gone their separate ways. The British combat is a lot like the Becker and Busse knives. Way to big for what I do but they are a popular style for sure.
I collect old fashion Valentine cards. They are so nice and not foul worded like today's cards. My family members were left handed and had beautiful hand writing skills. Me....I have always had Bad penmanship since the teachers wanted everyone to use the right hand.
A tool we all use every single day. Comes in a multitude of colours sizes uses shapes and materials.........and i dont think you have covered this yet.......the good old unloved common or garden Brush.
Almost beat Reggy on the comments this week 😂 hi John, i used to send postcards from abroad in Spain.. they’d arrive a day after I got back 😂 Great to catch up in the world of scoutcrafter 😉😃👍 Cheers Rob
Hey !John vraiment de très belles cartes postales, il est vrai que les anciennes sont superbes par rapport aux nouvelles. Et on en trouve de moins en moins, car les gens n'écrive plus. Superbe coutelas, que celui de l'armée de Grande Bretagne. Il est vrai que certains couteaux ont parfois des arêtes un peu coupentes, inconfortable quand on les tient, un tour de lime et de papier de verre et le tour est joué. ❤
Wouldn't it be a great add on to find the manual on how the British envisioned the knife to be used? The military has a manual for everything. It would be great if you could find the one for the knives.
Yes! There is a history behind everything! I read an interesting article on what specifications the US Navy survival knife needed to pass. Very entertaining! 😃👍
I was never a fan of blade coatings of any type but I understand the non reflective benefits. I don’t polish military blades but want them to feel smooth and slippery. 😃👍
You mentioned the decline of analog clocks in schools in the last video. It isn't because the kids can't read them, it's because the digital clocks are connected to a server that keeps them all perfectly synchronized and controls the ringing of the bells throughout the school day. I know this because I work in the IT department of my town's public schools. The fact that the kids can't read analog clocks is like a chicken and egg situation, which came first?
Sal- Funny thing if you Google why analog clocks are being phased out there are a bunch of answers but my favorite is that the counting down of the minute hand was giving students stress. 😂👍
As soon as autograph books fell out of favor, the yearbook came into favor and took its place. I understand the popularity of the yearbook because of the photographs of all the students and faculty. The autograph books were from a different time I guess. 😃👍
Today, well after elections, ad/coupon cards in the mail can be fun. Election season, you getting bombarded by 'VOTE for ME!' or 'You don't dare vote for them!' Cards.
I like the knife for the size and thickness, it seems like it would be very sturdy. The handle though, yikes! If you’re gonna make it yours, so to speak, a proper comfy custom handle seems appropriate. :)
I live those old post cards. The knife looks great with your modifications. By the way, Paul Jr. hates the sound lenticular things make when you run your finger nail over them.
Man I gotta get one of those knives what a beast love it did you get yours from the uk or in the states Great show John god bless take care 🪖🇺🇸🇳🇿🗽🦔🦅🇮🇱🐕🐝🌟45-47DJT
I got both of mine from eBay. They run about $100! Not cheap. If you are looking for a really good non military knife look at the KaBar Becker series like the BK-9. 😃👍
That big hunk of steel "knife" is not my cup of tea! IMHO a dull, heavy, bulky poorly made knife is near next to useless. IMHO you would be much better off with either a smaller higher quality knife (such as your US survival knife or even smaller and lighter) or a good, sharp good quality pocket knife such as a Spyderco, Benchmade or even an inexpensive Case. If you have the need, a quality axe or hatchet would perform much better than a huge dull knife at almost all woods or survival tasks. I learned a long time ago back in my Boy Scout days, the big, bulky, dull sheath knives are absolutely useless at most tasks and never sharp or small enough to do most everyday things. Truly, I'd NEVER attempt to carry that British cheaply made hunk of steel past my front door. You asked - so there is my opinion - for better or worse - lol To me it would make a good paperweight - that's about it.
Thanks John, another trip down memory lane there, my sister was big into Autograph books but it was sort of coming to an end around then, when we left senior school the thing was to get everyone to sign your shirt ! We have albums of my Grandfathers postcards he also collected stamps and matchbox covers. We always sent postcards from holiday but also bought some as a reminder of the holiday as back in the day they were cheaper than taking your own photos, our children's generation it's all social media though. While sorting through my parents belongings we found postcards Dad sent to Mum from his travels with the merchant navy, often pictures of the vessel he served on but also cultural ones from Pacific islands etc. among these was a telegram to him informing him of my birth ! Your postal rates are relatively good our "First class mail" is now £1.65 and they wonder why it's in decline !
I do miss the old days. Post cards were in every store and a lot of gas stations. The knife before looked cheap, and now it looks ready to use. Great show John
Post cards and letters back then were great for stamp collectors also.
Your look you gave us talking about collecting everything , I had to laugh. You have very large interest in collecting. Have you seen stamps they put on upholstered items crossing state lines. The autograph book we did in second grade. That's a few years ago. I sent my niece the last post card of my uncle's motel in Florid for a family book. I enjoyed your show, thank you
Jess I never seen those un- upholstered tax stamps. 😃👍
The reason no one here has been asking for your autograph is because we missed our chance, you're already way to famous😊...
I remember collecting the Kellogg's Lenticular baseball cards in cereal years ago.
Good show, enjoyed the postcard review, I can remember all those different things you were showing. The thing that fascinated me, and always will, is the hand writing, or cursive, absolutely gorgeous. I have, in the family letters written home from the civil war by my ancestors, not only is the cursive elegant, but also the way the letters verbiage was crafted, the one set of letters always started on “as I take pen in hand, thinking of you and praying this letter finds you well”, who even thinks like that anymore, that alone takes the time even write a letter. Great show John, appreciate it.
Terry- They have books of letters that were written by Civil War soldiers to their family, and it was some of the most eloquent and beautiful writing. You could ever imagine most from uneducated soldiers yet so much better than anything written today. 😃👍
Wow I never knew the proper name for those action photos until now but did definitely have some in my youth 👍 and that knife is so awesome 👌 That’s a knife as the saying goes.
In addition to postcards, do you remember the blue airmail letters that you wrote on, and folded the corners in to make a rectangle and then send off? Or for that matter, the death letters- the envelopes that had a black border around the edge that let you know that the letter inside told you that someone had died? I do miss writing postcards…
Ralph I never knew about the black bordered letters! Wow! 😃👍
Loved the post card segment, I have many post cards from my grandparents going back to the 1930's . The only autographs I have are from my high school yearbook, some are not safe for repeating 😅😂
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Very interesting. I collect books that have been signed. In 2010, I went to a Medal of Honor convention at Soldier Field in Chicago. I met 45 Medal of Honor recipients and had them sign my book. Sammy Davis, not the actor, received his MOH from LBJ. He told me that the film makers of the movie “Forrest Gump” used his MOH award ceremony and put Tom Hanks head digitally over his. He joked that he didn’t even get credit or remuneration. I have the autograph of Mochitsura Hashimoto, the Japanese captain of I-58, that sank the USS Indianapolis at the end of the war. I have the autograph of Ted Briggs, one of 3 survivors of HMS Hood and many other military autographs.
Wow!!! That is awesome! 😃👍
How cool is that safari book! And that's a heck of a knife, surprised that the finish on it is so ruff but Iike how you made it to fit your needs..has to be more comfortable now.
Vic, for some reason that big clunky rudimentary knife is one of my favorites. 🫣😂👍
The photo book was cool! Yes , I had autograph books in 8 grade, I think in high school we used our yearbook. Thanks
Me too! Once I hit high school autograph books were a thing of the past and yearbooks were King. 😂👍
I am an old man now, but I remember the term "penny postcards". Google says that was the cost to purchase AND mail a postcard in the early 20th century. For what that's worth.
I haven’t sent a postcard for donkies years , mostly because I don’t go anywhere anymore, but back in the day I always posted them in an envelope because I didn’t trust the postal service to deliver postcards…. Wow some great memories brought back in this episode. Thanks scout
On Valentine's Day my wife puts out her mother's and grandmother's vintage Valentine's Day cards from back in the day. The cards are embossed, diecut designs and beautifully four-color printed. Some are also dimensional and can be unfolded to stand up. Beautiful examples of the printers' art.
I have not thought of autograph books in 30 years! We all thought one of us was going to be famous and so we gladly signed each others autographs. Not only that, we all practiced our signatures because we noticed our parents had them and that they were fancy and unchanging.
I sent a lot of postcards to everyone when i traveling the world while i was in the Navy back in the early 90s. I also remember the lenticular pictures growing up as a kid in the 70s and 80s. I also had a ton of black light velvet posters as a child and teenager growing up.
Black light posters! 😃👍
@ScoutCrafter yes sir! You should do a video on those next because i know have to own atleast one or two John😂
I have a few cards and letters from my Father and Mother. They were in a photo album at my Mom's house after she died. My niece copied them and put them on a CD for the family along with a genealogy of the family that Mom researched and wrote.
I put the pictures from the album up on a Nighswander Family Page so we could share family pictures.
I'm a little older than John so those items were something I often saw new.
The reproductions are great just a little less polished in my opinion.
When we were staying in Traverse City we would drive up to North Port to visit the artist colony. There were wonderful shops with antiques and they had postcards from the past. Some had been posted and some were NOS. We bought a few of them to remind us of the trips.
The survival knife is a beast. If you had to break a window to get out of a vehicle or plane that would do the job.
Dave- I’m so disappointed with much of modern artwork, especially and things like advertising, years ago the artwork was just so much more appealing in my opinion. 😃👍
Great video and interesting subject on the lenticular items.
I am not a member of the patina boys gang, so I am comfortable in saying I love the embellishments you did to the knife. I support your opinion in making something you own, “yours”. The knife looks comfortable to hold and use now and I feel the smoothing of all the harsh edges gives it an older more used look.
Take care buddy and I hope your winter is kind to you and your fellow Americans.
We picked up post card from our vacations , and we had just found some from a few years ago. Great way to remember things. Nice knives always interesting on how they decided the style and shape
Cool walk down memory lane! I too have ton of postcards from generations past. My favorite is my Grandfather’s post card to his sister from college 1940’s asking to borrow 12 dollars and not tell the parents!
Dave- $12 was a nice piece of change back in the 40’s. 😃👍
Great video! I also find those old postcards fascinating. I have a small collection of early twentieth century postcards, many from the New York area, upstate, Adirondacks, etc. I think the artwork on them is amazing. Some of the ones I have are blank, but several have written messages and post marks on them. One of my favorites, postmarked 1911, has a picture showing one of the reservoirs in northern Westchester. A woman from New Jersey apparently went there by train for a day trip. It amazes me that she took the time to buy a post card, write out a message to her friend and mail it, just for a one day trip. She describes the nice luncheon she had, and that she was excited that later that day they were taking a ride in a :motorcar". Definitely a much different time.
Joe- when I was younger, I would look for postcards that were never written on or new old stock however, I think I find postcards that were written on more interesting as I get older. 😃👍
Love the Lenticular description. Enjoyed looking at them in the '60's. Never knew the proper name until now. I just called them motion cards.😵💫 Great tutorial on how-to make a knife fid your own needs. I tend to not mess with the original design and manufacturing. But you have opened my eyes to see that you can and should make some things work for your personal needs.
A lot of the postcards my grandfathers grandmother received got saved. There’s lots from the old town centre of Rotterdam that the Germans heavily bombarded at the start of the war and is no longer to be reconised. Also lots of (beautiful) cards wishing a happy easter. I never knew about that tradition. The cards we can buy now are nothing compared to what the had a 100 years ago!
John, those post cards from your Grandmother...Wow what a beautiful collection !
Isn’t it nice to have things from relatives that are no longer with us…. 😃👍
Enjoyable video. I remember postcards. My mother and I would send one to family and friends every time we went somewhere.
That safari book is amazing. WOW, i had forgotten about those things.
Oh My Gosh that Sheath is so Cheesy looking🧀🐭😂
I want the whole world to be full of Lenticular, even the labels on a can of soup, I love it!
Not only is that sheath embarrassing but it’s left handed too! 🫣😂👍
Good stuff John.
I believe the KBar Becker BK 2 was modeled after this knife….what a beast! This was a great show today!
Yes! I have 2 of those! Love the Becker style!!! 😃👍
I send post cards to my grand kids of my RV travels. They love to see where I've been.
You should bring an autograph book to Jacktown this Spring for everyone to sign at your meet up!
This year will be the best event ever!
No Uncle John. You forgot. You have 3 nephews!
😂😂😂😂👍
Glad to see ya. Great post as usual.👍🧰🔧🇺🇸🙏🏼
Nice video. That knife is very substantial. Beautiful!
I think that the USPS postcards were 3 cents in 1962 when I first went to Scout Camp. Nice knife. Good Luck, Rick
Rick- I can’t remember the last time I received a post card! 😃👍
@@ScoutCrafter The VA sends postcards for appointment reminders.
I like the autograph books at the beginning. Nowadays nobody is able to handwrite in such a manner. Great to see books like these. The Lenticular books is amazing, Never seen before.
Fantastic episode today. Brings back so many memories. One question, though. What do you NOT collect? Keep up the great work in keeping us impressed and mindful of our history. Jim
Jim I used to say the only thing I didn’t collect was beanie babies but now I have about 10. 😂👍
I think the last thing I have that was autographed was my senior yearbook. I had another book that was proper for such and was to store graduation cards in and I just didn't bother using it. Really by the time we got it it was to late to use it. Even my senior yearbook didn't show up till the following fall and everyone had gone their separate ways. The British combat is a lot like the Becker and Busse knives. Way to big for what I do but they are a popular style for sure.
I collect old fashion Valentine cards. They are so nice and not foul worded like today's cards. My family members were left handed and had beautiful hand writing skills. Me....I have always had
Bad penmanship since the teachers wanted everyone to use the right hand.
Hey John…Happy new year! What’s your will say? The boys get it all!! Nice and easy haha! Kiss! Stay safe and healthy this year my man.
They aren’t collectors but there are certain items every boy should have. 😃👍
A tool we all use every single day. Comes in a multitude of colours sizes uses shapes and materials.........and i dont think you have covered this yet.......the good old unloved common or garden Brush.
Now, if it shows up at the pawnshop. You'll be able to spot it walking in the door. I make my stuff custom too.
Almost beat Reggy on the comments this week 😂 hi John, i used to send postcards from abroad in Spain.. they’d arrive a day after I got back 😂
Great to catch up in the world of scoutcrafter 😉😃👍
Cheers Rob
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Hey !John vraiment de très belles cartes postales, il est vrai que les anciennes sont superbes par rapport aux nouvelles. Et on en trouve de moins en moins, car les gens n'écrive plus. Superbe coutelas, que celui de l'armée de Grande Bretagne. Il est vrai que certains couteaux ont parfois des arêtes un peu coupentes, inconfortable quand on les tient, un tour de lime et de papier de verre et le tour est joué. ❤
Wouldn't it be a great add on to find the manual on how the British envisioned the knife to be used? The military has a manual for everything. It would be great if you could find the one for the knives.
Yes! There is a history behind everything! I read an interesting article on what specifications the US Navy survival knife needed to pass. Very entertaining! 😃👍
That knife is a cross between a machete, a hand axe, and a survival knife!
It’s very rudimentary but I think that’s some of its appeal. Not like a Bowie knife that looks dangerous this knife looks useful. 😃👍
Love that lenticular book. How cool is that!
Steve- My grandmother had a picture of the pope that would bless you as you walked bye. 😂👍
That’s awesome. We all need something like that.
Just bought that lenticular safari book to share with my daughter!
The best part is twenty years from now she will pull out that book and it will still work! No batteries, no electricity just fun! 😃👍
Like the wizard photographs in Harry Potter!
Looks like dlc on knife blade (diamond like coating). She is a beauty.
I was never a fan of blade coatings of any type but I understand the non reflective benefits. I don’t polish military blades but want them to feel smooth and slippery. 😃👍
You mentioned the decline of analog clocks in schools in the last video. It isn't because the kids can't read them, it's because the digital clocks are connected to a server that keeps them all perfectly synchronized and controls the ringing of the bells throughout the school day. I know this because I work in the IT department of my town's public schools. The fact that the kids can't read analog clocks is like a chicken and egg situation, which came first?
Sal- Funny thing if you Google why analog clocks are being phased out there are a bunch of answers but my favorite is that the counting down of the minute hand was giving students stress. 😂👍
Fantastic knife, sold me on one! 😂
Look at the KaBar Becker series! 😃👍
will do thanks!
I don't blame you for making it fit your hand if not comfortable in the hand you wouldn't want to use it it was ment to be used good job
Larry- As you know any small discomfort initially will quickly turn to a blister or sore spot in a short time! 🫣😂👍
I am not certain about autograph books in my time, but my classmates would have other classmates sign their annual books.
As soon as autograph books fell out of favor, the yearbook came into favor and took its place. I understand the popularity of the yearbook because of the photographs of all the students and faculty. The autograph books were from a different time I guess. 😃👍
@ScoutCrafter very good. The quill and ink or the fountain pen and great signature writers
fill those holes in the handle with epoxy to smooth them up!
Hello John, nice British survivor knife 👍
good stuff, thxs for sharing...Hi "Lucky"
Tom- He’s loving life!
Today, well after elections, ad/coupon cards in the mail can be fun. Election season, you getting bombarded by 'VOTE for ME!' or 'You don't dare vote for them!' Cards.
Awesome, Awesome show thank you !!!
I like to look at old post cards too ses the stamps too!
I like the knife for the size and thickness, it seems like it would be very sturdy. The handle though, yikes! If you’re gonna make it yours, so to speak, a proper comfy custom handle seems appropriate. :)
Sean- It has a handle like the old hack knives!
John, remove the cards and put them in an acid-free album before they're ruined.
I collect old "Real Photo " post cards for their historical images
Those are awesome! I have a nice collection of 3D split photos. Lots of interesting places they captured. 😃👍
interesting show
I live those old post cards. The knife looks great with your modifications. By the way, Paul Jr. hates the sound lenticular things make when you run your finger nail over them.
😂. I know that sound! I had a friend who would go nuts if he heard anyone chewing ice! He would run away! 😂😂👍
Nice knife.
Gotcha warming up 👍👍🔩🔩
Len Tickular? Is he related to Jay Leno?
The boys will say what kind of maniac has 2 mod knives in a box with nans post cards ! I’m still trying to find one ,lol
Awesome!
Man I gotta get one of those knives what a beast love it did you get yours from the uk or in the states
Great show John god bless take care 🪖🇺🇸🇳🇿🗽🦔🦅🇮🇱🐕🐝🌟45-47DJT
I got both of mine from eBay. They run about $100! Not cheap. If you are looking for a really good non military knife look at the KaBar Becker series like the BK-9. 😃👍
postcards, autographs, cursive handwriting - and nothing about fountain pens and nibs \
maybe another time \
There’s a big resurgence in fountain pens and nibs. I have a small collection but never got the hang of using them. 😃👍
That big hunk of steel "knife" is not my cup of tea! IMHO a dull, heavy, bulky poorly made knife is near next to useless. IMHO you would be much better off with either a smaller higher quality knife (such as your US survival knife or even smaller and lighter) or a good, sharp good quality pocket knife such as a Spyderco, Benchmade or even an inexpensive Case. If you have the need, a quality axe or hatchet would perform much better than a huge dull knife at almost all woods or survival tasks. I learned a long time ago back in my Boy Scout days, the big, bulky, dull sheath knives are absolutely useless at most tasks and never sharp or small enough to do most everyday things. Truly, I'd NEVER attempt to carry that British cheaply made hunk of steel past my front door. You asked - so there is my opinion - for better or worse - lol To me it would make a good paperweight - that's about it.
That knife is as rugged as it is ugly
So true! 🫣😂👍
Thanks John, another trip down memory lane there, my sister was big into Autograph books but it was sort of coming to an end around then, when we left senior school the thing was to get everyone to sign your shirt !
We have albums of my Grandfathers postcards he also collected stamps and matchbox covers. We always sent postcards from holiday but also bought some as a reminder of the holiday as back in the day they were cheaper than taking your own photos, our children's generation it's all social media though.
While sorting through my parents belongings we found postcards Dad sent to Mum from his travels with the merchant navy, often pictures of the vessel he served on but also cultural ones from Pacific islands etc. among these was a telegram to him informing him of my birth ! Your postal rates are relatively good our "First class mail" is now £1.65 and they wonder why it's in decline !
Andy- It’s so great you still have those post cards! So many people never kept anything. 😂👍
@@ScoutCrafter Hoarding is big in our family ! 🤣