First Annual "Secret Santa" Knife Exchange...

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Stanwade wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:46 pm
TPK wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:38 am And now to the main attraction! ::super_happy:: The is a beautiful custum fixed blade knife from our AAPK's very own Eustace (Georgi). This is the first fixed blade knife that I'll add to my collection. Actually, beings I can't carry this one, it will be my first ever really nice kitchen knife. ::tu::

The excellent blade alloy of Cobalt Vanadium Stainless Steel - N690CO will make it a perfect kitchen knife! ::nod:: Attractive, Walnut handles & a sturdy, well made leather sheath round it all up. The workmanship is really something else! ::nod:: This one will be MY kitchen knife! ::nod:: I am very honored to own one of your beautiful knives Georgi! ::nod:: ::tu::

Thanks Buddy! ::handshake:: Your generosity is really over the top! ::tu:: :D

Congratulations, Tom a.k.a. KGIG!😁 And Georgi, well done! That fixed blade is absolutely gorgeous!👍 I'm looking forward to doing this again this coming Christmas.. well done, everyone 😁👍!..🤝!x10,000!
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Stanwade wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:46 pm
TPK wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:38 am And now to the main attraction! ::super_happy:: The is a beautiful custum fixed blade knife from our AAPK's very own Eustace (Georgi). This is the first fixed blade knife that I'll add to my collection. Actually, beings I can't carry this one, it will be my first ever really nice kitchen knife. ::tu::

The excellent blade alloy of Cobalt Vanadium Stainless Steel - N690CO will make it a perfect kitchen knife! ::nod:: Attractive, Walnut handles & a sturdy, well made leather sheath round it all up. The workmanship is really something else! ::nod:: This one will be MY kitchen knife! ::nod:: I am very honored to own one of your beautiful knives Georgi! ::nod:: ::tu::

Thanks Buddy! ::handshake:: Your generosity is really over the top! ::tu:: :D

Congratulations, Tom a.k.a. KGIG!😁 And Georgi, well done! That fixed blade is absolutely gorgeous!👍 I'm looking forward to doing this again this coming Christmas.. well done, everyone 😁👍!..🤝!x10,000!
Thanks, it is gergeous Ryan! ::handshake:: ::nod::
I hope Georgi hasn't just opened the door of "No Return". :lol:
Only thing is..., I'll have to do some cooking now. ::doh:: When I cook it always has the same name, I call it "Eat it or leave it." :lol:
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TPK wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:36 am Secret .....
Tom, ::tu::👍
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Wow Tom, what a Christmas haul!!! Amazing gifts and that N690 fixed blade is gorgeous, full tang and an awesome sheath. You will get a lot of use out of that. ::tu:: ::tu::

And thanks again to our organizer, Willy! ::handshake::
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Thanks everyone for all the kind comments! Appreciate it! ::tu:: :D
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1967redrider wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:55 pm Wow Tom, what a Christmas haul!!! Amazing gifts and that N690 fixed blade is gorgeous, full tang and an awesome sheath. You will get a lot of use out of that. ::tu:: ::tu::

And thanks again to our organizer, Willy! ::handshake::

Yes, thanks a ton, Willy 🤝! Much appreciated my friend 😁
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Wow Tom, you really made out like a bandit! ::nod::
And kudos to Georgi, that knife is beautiful! Outstanding work Georgi! ::tu:: ::tu::
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I guess I better post pictures of the secret Santa night I got also.I'm not sure who sent it to me but it is certainly beauty. His got great-looking celluloid handles that seem to be in pretty good shape aside from some very minute shrinkage.
It's a Bulldog Brand with a beautiful blade etch.

Thank you Secret Santa!
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orvet wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:45 am I guess I better post pictures of the secret Santa night I got also.I'm not sure who sent it to me but it is certainly beauty. His got great-looking celluloid handles that seem to be in pretty good shape aside from some very minute shrinkage.
It's a Bulldog Brand with a beautiful blade etch.

Thank you Secret Santa!
Thanks Dale! :D

Beautiful Bulldog! ::tu:: ::nod::
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That is a great looking knife Dale. And a very quality knife as well. Congrats. ::nod:: ::nod::
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I think I'm the one who will finish the topic.
First - I want to thank Tom - he is the man who decided to include me in The Secret Santa. He just wanted to make me and my family happy and he did.
Tom, if you're worried about cooking, when this whole pandemic crisis is over, we can come visit you with my family in Germany. We will go fishing and give you some cooking lessons.
Second, I'm sorry, but I can't show you all the things in the big box I got from Tom and his family. A huge amount of candy that my daughter destroyed, even though she was on a diet :lol: Very cool chocolates full of gin, :shock: which I destroyed. And white chocolate with strawberries, which my wife politely tastes. :D
Third, as (maybe :lol: ) everyone knows, my collection is primarily rust and patina, of golden middle age. And for the first time I have brand new, untouched knives. They are amazing!
And fourth, knives are a great thing, but what's really important is Tom and his family's attitude toward a stranger in an unfamiliar country. This is the thing that defines a real person!
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Well done, Tom!👍 Congratulations, Georgi, those are some sweet knives Tom sent you (along with the other goodies)! Tom, you're one heck of a person that I'm glad to know and consider a good friend😁. Well done, everyone, once again 🤝!
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Well Tom and Eustace, it appears that you did each other well. Proud for you Georgi and for you Tom as you both proved yourselves worthy givers and receivers. Great stuff. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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My goodness, you boys really did hook each other up!
Some awesome goodies Tom sent ya, well done to the both of you.
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Hello everyone!
I finally got time to take some photos of the knives my SS sent me.
A very cool bayonet WWII Russian 1944 production stamp.
Nice TL-29.
And a small pocket knife, will have to dig it out from my stash :)

Also, I want to replace the handles on the bayonet and maybe the TL.
Any info that could help me??
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Scale Military wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:06 am
A very cool bayonet WWII Russian 1944 production stamp.
It is not Russian.
http://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identi ... via_2.html

"Knife bayonet for use with the 8 mm. Yugoslavian M1948 Mauser rifle, closely patterned after the German 8 mm. Mauser Kar 98k.
The M1948 bayonet was a short version of the pre-War M1924 bayonet, adopted when Yugoslavia rebuilt the Vojno Tehnicki Zavod (Military Technical Institute), which was totally destroyed during the Second World War.

The Cyrillic marking (ПРЕДУЗЕЋЕ), was used until 1953, when they switched to the western marking (PREDUZECE). In English, it means "factory" or "enterprise." Factory 44 was the Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Red Flag Works) in Kragujevac, Serbia. The factory is still operating today and is known as Zastava Arms."
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That very interesting Eustace.
I don't know much about Eastern European knives and rifles.
I've heard about Zastava, their Mauser series seems to be well regarded among gun enthusiasts.
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Really cool gifts! ::tu::
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