EDC

Darkbulb said:
62bdd20278627831ef84138cc86e2b71.jpg
Click to expand...
Show off;)
 
JohnnyO said:
Real nuiscance that here in GB we can't still legally carry a locking folding knife iin public. Some not only practical but highly attractive models out there. Very neat purchase DB.

johnnyO. o/
Click to expand...

Look, I know we're (mostly) British and would no more break the rules than talk about our feelings but I've carried a Swiss Army Picknicker for well over 10 years.

I've been stopped once or twice by police but never searched and I figure that the extra safety that comes with a locking blade more than offsets the miniscule risk of being prosecuted. It's a stupid rule anyway and only came into being because a clever barrister persuaded a dim judge that a locking blade was similar to a flicknife.
 
Ooops....this is what happens when you forgot you had another snipe bid entered for another vintage Zippo lighter and forget to delete it after winning another one....

You end up being the proud, I think, owner of this 15 year old brass Zippo lighter - for as many dollars - sporting an indian on it...
34rab0y.jpg


It might, kind of, be a good match with the other one I bought - that is close to 25 years old...;
2vchj51.jpg


There is just something about these old beater Zippos that I find attractive. Luckily for me they don't seem to attract collectors though :)
 
Darkbulb said:
This week was a week of EDC-related mail-calls...

1) Vintage Swedish made solid brass carabiner. This one was about $10 I believe.
Really neat size and shape and the locking mechanism is a pin that is pulled out by the ring on the opposite side of the lock. Great design and locks very securely.
bjfmsn.jpg

igcm1f.jpg


2) Hankie in Gold and Black Paisley pattern by MinhDo EDC-Designs.
Hankie + userid embroidery + shipping came out to less than $15 total.
68r5uq.jpg


3) Two CRKT knives that are now discontinued
About $20/knife

- A Van Hoy Snaplock 2 mini knife that I honestly couldn't be more pleased about;
14snjtj.jpg

2cngv8z.jpg


- A Foldable Van Hoy Russ Kommer "Full Throttle" knife
This knife was included in the lot and I wasn't too excited about but seeing it in person it's a gorgeus knife with a lot of brass details and a nice, solid weight and feel to it;
20p4lzm.jpg

2jflkip.jpg


The knives were sold as used but arrived looking brand spanking new.


All in all an excellent mail-call week :)
2h4wdit.jpg
Click to expand...

I should have said that the Swedish carabiner is a piston hank used in yachting. They come in two basic types. One has the piston without a hole and ring, and just a round grip, and is used for clipping mainly jib sails on to a wire stay. I used your type for setting spinnaker sails, where a lanyard is used on the ring to open it quickly and release the sail.
They do of course have many other uses, both marine and otherwise, where a clip is needed. My old yacht ones have gone into, among other things, the collar end of dog leads.
 
Ferrum said:
I should have said that the Swedish carabiner is a piston hank used in yachting. They come in two basic types. One has the piston without a hole and ring, and just a round grip, and is used for clipping mainly jib sails on to a wire stay. I used your type for setting spinnaker sails, where a lanyard is used on the ring to open it quickly and release the sail.
They do of course have many other uses, both marine and otherwise, where a clip is needed. My old yacht ones have gone into, among other things, the collar end of dog leads.
Click to expand...

Ah very cool - thanks for that info! :)
 
Fair enough Sgt. , we pays our money and we takes our chances. Saw a case in our local paper recently where a man in his 60s was taken ill in the streets, taken to hospital and what was described as a ' small lock knife ' was discovered. That's him got a record for carrying a blade now.

JohnnyO. o/
 
MarkB said:
What do they do? Or are they just show?
Click to expand...

Pure decoration/fun at the end of your lanyard.
It's a silly 'trend' to have a bead on it that in some way represent/show what you're into - a gun, a horse, aliens - or, in this case, spicy Sriracha sauce :)
Sure it can be used on your zipper to help you grip it but let's face it - it's the western world version of what 13 year old Japanese school girls puts on their keychains :)
 
Darkbulb said:
Pure decoration/fun at the end of your lanyard.
It's a silly 'trend' to have a bead on it that in some way represent/show what you're into - a gun, a horse, aliens - or, in this case, spicy Sriracha sauce :)
Sure it can be used on your zipper to help you grip it but let's face it - it's the western world version of what 13 year old Japanese school girls puts on their keychains :)
Click to expand...
Ah ok. I thought for a moment you fill it and had sauce on the go!
 
JohnnyO said:
Fair enough Sgt. , we pays our money and we takes our chances. Saw a case in our local paper recently where a man in his 60s was taken ill in the streets, taken to hospital and what was described as a ' small lock knife ' was discovered. That's him got a record for carrying a blade now.

JohnnyO. o/
Click to expand...

Well, to be accurate, it is not an every day carry. I don't take it to work, for example (office monkey). Don't forget that there is a 'good reason' defence for blades > 3 inches. Presumably being on my way to a picnic would apply to my picknicker.:confused:

Thing is, like the vast majority of folk, I simply don't come into (hostile) contact with the police. I haven't been stopped whilst on foot since being a London-based student in the 1980s. Since then, the only cops I've encountered have been traffic cops when I've been (stupidly) speeding.

As Winston Churchill once said 'Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men'.:cool:
 
Interesting article on lock knives by Mike Finn in the Law Gazette for 05/02/2009 on Lawgazette.co.uk Sarge which mentions this very concept of ' reasonable excuse '. In it he cites the instance of a man carrying a lock knife home in a carrier bag with other assorted items fot the purpose of home decorating. He received a custodial sentence. But, as I said Sarge, we make our choices and take our chances.

JohnnyO. o/
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom