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O.K. here's the story behind this knife..
My uncle was a gunner on AC-130 Spectre Gunships from 1969-1972. He was stationed in Thailand and flew over 300 missions into Vietnam and Laos.
Ironically, he was killed while on a C-130 transport in 1985.
I have always wondered what my uncles Vietnam experience was like. But, he would never really talk about it when he was alive.
I have recently been doing a lot of research about him while he was in Vietnam.
I have learned some amazing facts about some of the things he endured during that 4 years.
Me being from a background of 15 yrs. in Law Enforcement, can somewhat understand why he never spoke of most of it...
All of this research has inspired me to build this knife.
The carving on the side of the knife is somewhat reminiscent of the nose art that is commonly found on AC-130 gunships.
I have a lot more research to do in order to find out what his 19 air medals and 2 DFC's, were awarded for. But, so far I have learned that I should be extremely proud to have a bit of his blood in me....
Knife specs:
OAL: 9 1/4"
Closed: 5 1/4"
Blade: 4" of .180 stainless Damascus
Frame : .150" Titanium |
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I had quite a few people tell me they thought my trekker would look cool in a folder. This is what I came up with...
This knife has an OAL open of 9 1/2". Closed it is 5 1/4". It has a 4 1/8" tanto blade of .174 stainless Damascus. (Some of the stuff we built during the Redneck Summit, down at Chad Nichols' place, last October). The handle scales, back spacer and pocket clip are all titanium. The carving of the grim reaper watching over his collection of skulls was all done by yours truly.
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This is another of my SPECTRE style flippers. It is an all titanium frame lock folder with a ball bearing pivot system. The blade is my Damascus. The deep relief carving was all done by me!!
Knife specs:
OAL: 9 1/4"
Closed: 5 1/4"
Blade: 4" of .200 Damascus
Frame : .156" Titanium
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