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#34932 - 12/01/04 10:38 PM Photographs from survival knife
Anonymous Unregistered	Ordered the olympus C765 from Amazon. So now I finally have the chance to show my main knife to you guys. Sheath contains para cord (tied at the back) Swedish firesteel, Vic honing stone and BBQ firestarter paper as emergency tinder. The sheath is home made. Thats the reason I was given it by my brother, he lost the origional. The knife is used everyday for cooking. Thats when you learn your tool! And not just to open the pizza packaging... <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> the photo's aren't great. Not happy with the camera, colours are too rich and the monitor is defective. The colour may be my fault, although unlikely due to the mode set to "auto". But the monitor is definetly not. Shame as I wanted to use it with Xmass. Doubt that the replacement will come that soon <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> If I send it before the 25th, or else Im on my way to Schotland with a defective camera. Bit of a dillema.... Reinhardt Edited by reinhardt_woets (12/01/04 10:45 PM)
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#34933 - 12/02/04 04:12 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
Tjin Pooh-Bah Registered: 04/08/02 Posts: 1821	i also just got a new digital camera. Here is a small selection of my tool kit. The sky looks awfully dark these days, so the lighting really isn;t good at all. _________________________
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#34934 - 12/02/04 05:32 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
brian Veteran Registered: 07/28/04 Posts: 1468 Loc: Texas	Looks like a pretty sturdy knife... how did you make the sheath? _________________________ Learn to improvise everything.
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#34935 - 12/02/04 10:44 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
Anonymous Unregistered	Brian, I've written an earlier post on the site about the knife you might like to read it: Quote: Three years ago I was given a knife by one of my brothers. The reason: he lost the sheath for it and he told me I could have it because for him it became useless. I made a sheath out of an old belt wrapped around around the knife and then taped it. It works fine only suddenly I became eager to look for the origional sheath. It just makes it look much better. Description and Origin The knife was purchased in Holland, I have no knowledge if avaliable here (GB) nor of its name (if it has a proper name) I did discover the name of the company and where it is stationed - "Linder Messer" Germany. It's a fixed blade, blade alone being about 6" and has a full tang. On the tang it got plastic plates with the tang running visible through the middle. The black plates cover about 3/4 of the handle the rest is metal. hundreds of diamond shapes are cut into the plastic plates for extra grip. It got two rivets to hold the plates on the tang. On one side of the handle it has a green emblem (diamond shaped) with (I think) the French sign of brotherhood. There is a handguard on the lower side, shaped as a water drop. Just above the guard there is a ring wich stops the knife making a noise as it slides in the sheath. Above the ring the name of the company and origin is written. There is only a small swag, about 1" and the point of the blade is above the centre line of the knife. As far as I know the blade is made from stainless steel. No part of the blade is serated. I think the knife is quite popular with the Dutch scouts (please note, I'm not certain of this and so I don't want to give the Dutch scouts a bad reputation for carrying large knifes. I knew three people who owned the knife and were member of the Dutch scouts. Although they weren't issued by the club. ). It is exactly the same model as the the Hitler Youth was given only instead of the French brotherhood emblem it had the swastica. Also on the blade was written (in german) Blood and Honour. I hope any one can give me details where I can order a new sheath. Now that I just discovered the name on the blade I'll do a google internet search for them. Thanx, Reinhardt Bit more detail on the making of the sheath: I wrapped an old belt tighly around the knife without overlapping the leather. Then got some very wide black tape and primitively taped the belt around the knife. Had to use more than one pair of hands so I had an extra "hand" helping me with this part. For the belt loop I folded the last part of the belt around and taped it against the back. Finished it with camo/DPM tape. After a while got bored of the colour sceme and taped black over it. Resulting in a sturdy sheath. The "container" for flint and stone are made by cutting up parts of a photo camera fim cylinder. The advantage of the home made belts is that can be carried on any belt i.e. military isssue size. Also knife does not create noise when drawn from the sheath. Hope this helps, Reinhardt
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#34936 - 12/03/04 08:00 AM Re: Photographs from survival knife
Polak187 Veteran Registered: 05/23/02 Posts: 1403 Loc: Brooklyn, New York	Well I be dammed but that knife looks like exact replica of Hitler Youths knife. If you are looking for a sheath I think you can probably pick them up by a dozen in Europe. Just my 2 cents... _________________________ Matt http://brunerdog.tripod.com/survival/index.html
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#34937 - 12/03/04 01:58 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
brian Veteran Registered: 07/28/04 Posts: 1468 Loc: Texas	That is very interesting and I missed the original posting so thanks for sharing that. If you still haven't found a sheath (and are still looking) I would bet the guys over as BF could given you more info on the knife (including where to get replacement sheaths) than you (or at least I) ever imagined. They have proven extremely knowledgable and helpful for me in the past. _________________________ Learn to improvise everything.
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#34938 - 12/03/04 04:15 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
Anonymous Unregistered	Brian and Matt, My quest for the sheath has ceased. As I modified my personal sheath for the extra survival items carried. The origional metal quard just would not look right with bits of tape and plastic. But thanks for your suggestions. Reinhardt
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#34939 - 12/03/04 05:51 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
aardwolfe Old Hand Registered: 08/22/01 Posts: 924 Loc: St. John's, Newfoundland	You could always try making a sheath out of birch bark, as a conversation piece - I made one for an Erikson Mora knife last summer and I like it better than the original black plastic one. (Although it was a first attempt and not very well made, it seems to hold the knife more securely.) IIRC, Mors Kochanski's "Bushcraft" (aka "Northern Bushcraft") has a section on crafting that describes how to make one. _________________________ "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." -Plutarch
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#34940 - 12/03/04 07:02 PM Re: Photographs from survival knife
brian Veteran Registered: 07/28/04 Posts: 1468 Loc: Texas	I would have fun doing that for one of my Frost Moras unfortunatly I can find no birch anywhere although every field guide on earth says I'm surrounded by it. <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> _________________________ Learn to improvise everything.
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#34941 - 12/04/04 12:19 AM Re: Photographs from survival knife
Anonymous Unregistered	Aardwolfe, I tried making beakers out of birch bark but it used to crack at the seems. Then I read in a book you have to soak it first. Any more tips before attempting it? What do you use for stiching it together? Sounds like a great idea anyway. Reinhardt
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