Opinel TDF folding knives????

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

What's a reasonable excuse for carrying a sword?

I guess if there's a terrorist attack and you're going at em?

I've carried a sword with a reasonable excuse. I was taking it home.

Another reason might be it goes with some ceremonial army outfit which you need to wear to a wedding.

Anything interesting?

My sword? Don't think it is particularly remarkable - very swordy. It is engraved though.

I have a dirk too. I'm fully armed to defend my castle.

rjsterry said:

MattFalle said:

pblakeney said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

What's a reasonable excuse for carrying a sword?

I guess if there's a terrorist attack and you're going at em?

I've carried a sword with a reasonable excuse. I was taking it home.

Another reason might be it goes with some ceremonial army outfit which you need to wear to a wedding.

They are not cheap though so I doubt there are many nefarious sorts that have one.

oh no, every decent dealer has a sword.

guns for show, knives for a pro.

Swords are back up weapons. You want a spear.

first weapon is a trebuchet, surely?

#didn'tseethatcoming

MattFalle said:

rjsterry said:

MattFalle said:

pblakeney said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

What's a reasonable excuse for carrying a sword?

I guess if there's a terrorist attack and you're going at em?

I've carried a sword with a reasonable excuse. I was taking it home.

Another reason might be it goes with some ceremonial army outfit which you need to wear to a wedding.

They are not cheap though so I doubt there are many nefarious sorts that have one.

oh no, every decent dealer has a sword.

guns for show, knives for a pro.

Swords are back up weapons. You want a spear.

first weapon is a trebuchet, surely?

#didn'tseethatcoming

The one thing you can say about a trebuchet is that you would definitely see it coming.

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

What's a reasonable excuse for carrying a sword?

I guess if there's a terrorist attack and you're going at em?

I've carried a sword with a reasonable excuse. I was taking it home.

Another reason might be it goes with some ceremonial army outfit which you need to wear to a wedding.

Anything interesting?

My sword? Don't think it is particularly remarkable - very swordy. It is engraved though.

I have a dirk too. I'm fully armed to defend my castle.

Single or double edged?

I think it would be double, but at the moment it's probably zero edged.

I have inherited a pair of Ashanti stools

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rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

What's a reasonable excuse for carrying a sword?

I guess if there's a terrorist attack and you're going at em?

I've carried a sword with a reasonable excuse. I was taking it home.

Another reason might be it goes with some ceremonial army outfit which you need to wear to a wedding.

Anything interesting?

My sword? Don't think it is particularly remarkable - very swordy. It is engraved though.

I have a dirk too. I'm fully armed to defend my castle.

Single or double edged?

I think it would be double, but at the moment it's probably zero edged.

Such a tease. Antique or reproduction?

My grandfather had accumulated a selection of weaponry from across various bits of Africa and the Middle East but not sure what happened to them after we cleared the house. I have inherited a pair of Ashanti stools and some other trinkets though.

My Dad has a Fijian war axe that he inherited with the rest of the contents of the house. It has notches in the blade which are apparently from the intended use.
Like this but with elaborate engravings.

pblakeney said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rjsterry said:

TheBigBean said:

rick_chasey said:

What's a reasonable excuse for carrying a sword?

I guess if there's a terrorist attack and you're going at em?

I've carried a sword with a reasonable excuse. I was taking it home.

Another reason might be it goes with some ceremonial army outfit which you need to wear to a wedding.

Anything interesting?

My sword? Don't think it is particularly remarkable - very swordy. It is engraved though.

I have a dirk too. I'm fully armed to defend my castle.

Single or double edged?

I think it would be double, but at the moment it's probably zero edged.

Such a tease. Antique or reproduction?

My grandfather had accumulated a selection of weaponry from across various bits of Africa and the Middle East but not sure what happened to them after we cleared the house. I have inherited a pair of Ashanti stools and some other trinkets though.

My Dad has a Fijian war axe that he inherited with the rest of the contents of the house. It has notches in the blade which are apparently from the intended use.
Like this but with elaborate engravings.

Ouch. That would sort you out.

Maybe "Me, my Opinel and my sandwich" might be a photo theme for me this summer.

And yes, they are absolutely ubiquitous there... supermarket checkouts, on market stalls, etc. And yes, the blade is fantastic, though I did make the mistake, buying my first one, of choosing (carelessly) the non-stainless version... although it gets a superb edge, it rusts if it just sees a drop of water within 50m.

Also, annoyingly, one of mine only has the locking mechanism for when the blade is open: as there's no spring, it's possible for the closed blade's tip to edge out and catch in things, and you really don't want a razor-sharp pointy blade sticking into your leg. Well, maybe you do, but that's probably not a subject for a family forum.

sungod said:

briantrumpet said:

Maybe "Me, my Opinel and my sandwich" might be a photo theme for me this summer.

And yes, they are absolutely ubiquitous there... supermarket checkouts, on market stalls, etc. And yes, the blade is fantastic, though I did make the mistake, buying my first one, of choosing (carelessly) the non-stainless version... although it gets a superb edge, it rusts if it just sees a drop of water within 50m.

Also, annoyingly, one of mine only has the locking mechanism for when the blade is open: as there's no spring, it's possible for the closed blade's tip to edge out and catch in things, and you really don't want a razor-sharp pointy blade sticking into your leg. Well, maybe you do, but that's probably not a subject for a family forum.

do they have a tool on them for getting delusional megalomaniacal liars out of office?

yes - its the long pointy bit.

MattFalle said:

Opinel avec saucisson at work

Nice pork sword.

briantrumpet said:

MattFalle said:

Opinel avec saucisson at work

Nice pork sword.

😂😂😂😂

grazie. i do like s bit of meat in my mouth occasionally.