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Naah, I ain't gonna stick a yappy dog for doing his job, but I could if I wanted. Actually, I see that long pointy attachment more as a tool for stopping intruders before they actually become intruders







....and just as an aside, the Brown Bess was likely the primary weapon for both sides at the Alamo.

I was speaking about weed eating....

I was reading this thread with dismay. Then I read your post and got a good, and needed, laugh!

thanks for clearing that up.....I have been looking for that dog for a long time...…..bob

Actually Birdie I see you as more a vintage Randall sort of fellow...something along the line of a stag 50's 7-4 in a Heiser.

I couldn't figure what the reference was to. Most of that broadleaf stuff along the fenceline is actually an ornamental plant down here, but below my left elbow in the gap in the fence I thought I made out the ear, eye and nose of the little brown mutt that lives next door to my ex-BiL's house where this photo was taken (we still get along and his teenage son likes firearms and shooting, I brung the musket over on Thanksgiving to show him. Range session to follow.).

Point of interest the bayonet is actually triangular, triangular blades are easier to pull out from the other guy than flat blades and also make a wound that doesn't close easily. So while I could aerate the soil real well with it, chopping weeds would be tough.

What if you are already "out"? Is there a bug back in option? And if so, does it require a bag?

Rubbermaid bin.

Well tks, excellent knives, beautiful too, but do they come in blaze orange?

Over the years, especially when doing bird surveys, I got to the point that I would tie short lengths of orange flagging tape to my compass, binocs, keys, GPS etc before setting off for a long day in the woods, all the stuff I picked up and set down regularly. During the course of long, hot days in the brush spent in sort of a hurry, fatigue would set in and once in a while I'd forget something and have to go back for it. Ya ever try to find a RealTree wallet sitting on leaf litter? Worst ever was when I set down a brand new $500 pair of premium Romanian (??) military optics down when I sat down to rest on a steep rocky hillside in 105F heat and didn't realize I no longer had them until I was about 200 yards of thick brush away. Never could find them again, and that was only the second or third time I had even used them.

Actually, with the Mora I think a blaze orange sheath too is a bit much but I could switch that out later.

I wasn't aware of Mora knives until this thread, I'm impressed; no bullspit, well thought-out tools for use in the woods. Turns out not everything inexpensive is cheap.

Maybe fifty years ago in England I bought a sheath knife (as we called 'em back then) for my older brother, it has a laminate wooden handle topped with a brass horse's head, no crossguard at all. Something was etched on the blade in small script rather than block letters. He still has it, he's up in NY State but based upon the blade shape and general configuration I believe its prob'ly a Mora. I believe it came from Sweden and even back then I was surprised at the relatively low cost for the quality.

What does one put in the bug in bag? EBT card?

The big advantage to a serrated edge is that as it dulls, it still has a lot of utility as it acts like a half ass saw blade.

If you have the means to keep them sharp they are invaluable and can shave hair the same as a straight edge.

The 50/50 style is viewed as a compromise and probably serves people that can’t or won’t sharpen a knife fairly well. But if both styles are kept sharp you won’t find a real big difference between serrated and straight edge.

Mora’s are ok knives and work pretty well. But they are a bit trendy and if you spend a lot of time with one you’ll find them lacking.

KaBar. Doesn’t come in orange.

Never found the KBar to be a real versatile design.

I’m sure it works great for killing people though.

Horse Head Puukko

These are still being made, ... in Finland. Ragweed Forge has them for sale.

Mora utility. Best $7 you'll ever spend.

My pickup is my bug out bag, if I need it, it's somewhere in there.

But I do have a Kifaru E&E bag in there that keeps all the goodies that could get me thrown in jail on some of my travels. (Army base) If my truck breaks down, I can grab the pack a few other essentials and get home if need be.

Oh and a Cold Steel Master Hunter is in the bag.

Tks

Tks, that's the one. Apparently these things are/were a big deal in Finnish and regional Nordic culture...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puukko