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The silver container is a stainless steel pill fob. It was a gift from a forum pal a few years ago. If you Google up "pill fob" a bunch of on-line drugstore type places will show up and these can be had in numerous sizes. I have this one which is about 7/8" in diameter that will hold plenty of aspirin or other pills and a smaller diameter one also. I recently saw some at "Walgreens" drug store for $5 that looked to be chrome plated steel...not quite as high quality but not at all bad for the money.

Here is an image of my smaller one. It holds a stack of aspirin tablets. It is on my keyring with a BSA hotspark and the purple case is a Bison aluminum capsule stuffed with vaseline/cotton tinder.

The Nick Wheeler knife is a Scandi ground AKS version with California Buckeye Burl. I have an article on this knife and its flat ground mate over at JM-Outdoors. This project with AKS has not yet started so I recommend you contact Nick directly for more information. Nice knife, one I wish I had not had to return.

http://outdoors-magazine.com/s_article.php?id_article=175

The orange Matchcase is one made by Keith Lunders of K&M Industries in Idaho. This is a powder-coated aluminum case with a double-O-ring plug and a Brunton compass. Keith has had plenty of difficulties with sourcing small reliable compasses lately and right now these cases cannot be had. However he has recently found Suunto jeweled compasses and will soon be starting production once again. Keith has been making matchcases like this for about 20 years in brass and anodized aluminum. I think they are about the best matchcase made. After Keith again starts production he has asked me to help represent them. I think they are top kit and I will be making it known how to get them just as soon as he gets the compasses again. I will have a slight vested interest in these so PM me if you need more information.

Here are the brass and aluminum recent versions.



and a matchcase evolution shot. This includes a GI plastic case, a 120 film can, an Everdry (my Grandfathers) and a series of K&M cases from about 1989 to the 2002. (I like matchcases <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />)