I was meaning the type that has a shackle key and spike as well as the
blade.

Yup. The whale bone one had that, as do most of my sailing knives. I've got 5
or 6 of varying quality.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| Yup. The whale bone one had that, as do most of my sailing knives. I've
got 5
| or 6 of varying quality.

All ornamental and not to be used in real life applications...... a blade
reflects it's owner. ;-)

CM

All ornamental and not to be used in real life applications...... a blade
reflects it's owner. ;-)

Favorite knife....Puma XT series from the mid 1960's. It was my fathers and the
handle is from Walrus tusk, one of a kind. Cost 100 bucks back then, which was
a months rent for a lot of New Yorkers. It's balanced for throwing as well,
which I'm pretty good at after 20 years of practice.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
| Favorite knife....Puma XT series from the mid 1960's.

Oh Yeah... The Puma was a favourite with the women and kids up north but it
couldn't keep an edge.

It was my fathers and the
| handle is from Walrus tusk, one of a kind.

$40 bucks a tusk from Igloolik... how many do you want?


Cost 100 bucks back then, which was
| a months rent for a lot of New Yorkers.

Bwahahahahahahaaa

It's balanced for throwing as well,
| which I'm pretty good at after 20 years of practice.

Did you ever get it to do anything but bounce off the target?

CM

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
| Favorite knife....Puma XT series from the mid 1960's.

Oh Yeah... The Puma was a favourite with the women and kids up north but it
couldn't keep an edge.

It was my fathers and the
| handle is from Walrus tusk, one of a kind.

$40 bucks a tusk from Igloolik... how many do you want?

Cost 100 bucks back then, which was
| a months rent for a lot of New Yorkers.

Bwahahahahahahaaa

It's balanced for throwing as well,
| which I'm pretty good at after 20 years of practice.

Did you ever get it to do anything but bounce off the target?

CM

Hah, real men don't throw knives, dougle bitted Huddons' Bay, now
that's more manly!

Cheers
Marty

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message

| Hah, real men don't throw knives, dougle bitted Huddons' Bay, now
| that's more manly!

Funny you should mention it but I'm very good at axe throwing....

Doubles are a breeze due to the inherent balance.... you know you're good
when you can regularly plant a single into a pie plate target at 20 meters.
Hatchets are the real mark of competence though. I have a real nicely
balanced hatchet.

CM

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message

| Hah, real men don't throw knives, dougle bitted Huddons' Bay, now
| that's more manly!

Funny you should mention it but I'm very good at axe throwing....

Doubles are a breeze due to the inherent balance.... you know you're good
when you can regularly plant a single into a pie plate target at 20 meters.
Hatchets are the real mark of competence though. I have a real nicely
balanced hatchet.

Doesn't really make any difference, double or single. If you think about
it, it's alway the same blade (the one facing forward at the release) that
plants.

I've got a Polish roofing hatchet that throws really well, makes
one wonder about the people in Poland that roof for a living?

Cheers
Marty

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:48:37 -0300, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote this crap:


"Martin Baxter" wrote in message

| Hah, real men don't throw knives, dougle bitted Huddons' Bay, now
| that's more manly!

Funny you should mention it but I'm very good at axe throwing....

Doubles are a breeze due to the inherent balance.... you know you're good
when you can regularly plant a single into a pie plate target at 20 meters.
Hatchets are the real mark of competence though. I have a real nicely
balanced hatchet.

CM


I prefer a gun. My Colt .357 will hit a pie plate at 50 meters, or a
running felon at 50 meters. For longer range, I use a rifle.


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I don't spend my money on food. I spend most of my money
on women, porn, booze, and recreation. The rest of it I just waste.