I like long, slender knife for the same reasons I mention for my tastes in boot knives in another thread. Here is my latest, and I think it fits the definition of tactical, or at least it did 90 years ago when it was a fixture in the German trenches of WW1. A Boker made repro of the knife they made way back when. The Boker site doesn't have the info up yet, but AGRussell does:
http://www2.agrussell.com/content/advan ... rch=Search
It's a single edge, which means I can carry it legally in Michigan, and intend to while exploring and hunting the wilder places of my state. I didn't like the original type sheath, but I did want the wood handled, non-serrated copy of the knife. So I bought that one and had Boker send me the black sheath.
Street price is more like $110 for the wood, $130 for the micarta handled job. I like the carbon steel... one of the few knives of this design I have been able to get scary sharp.
Seeing as how the serial number of my knife is 1898, here I photoed it with an old mauser. I have an affinity for old shooters as well as old stabbers.
new Boker Trench knife
new Boker Trench knife
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Very nice Phil...and carbon steel as well.
I'd say that you'll be quite well prepared.
Bill
I'd say that you'll be quite well prepared.
Bill
Please visit the Member Stores here at AAPK, including my store.....GET AN EDGE!
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/getanedge
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/getanedge
I don't have very good manners... I neglected to look at our hosts' site, AAPKblades.com for these knives. And there they are, at an excellent price.
http://allaboutpocketknives.com/aapk_bl ... stock.html
http://allaboutpocketknives.com/aapk_bl ... stock.html
Re: new Boker Trench knife
Nice knife and nice photo lay out.