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1084 smatchet..
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04/18/15 10:43 PM
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Kev®
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I thought I try one today. 4" blade will be 9" overall with a hidden tang.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 12:42 AM
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Pitchfork Predator
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The grind and shape turned out great.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 12:44 AM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 12:45 AM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 12:49 AM
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You going to sell it to me?
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 12:54 AM
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You going to sell it to me? yes sir, I got the guard fitted.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 03:09 PM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 10:11 PM
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Heat treat done.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/19/15 11:05 PM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/20/15 12:50 PM
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I'm curious, what's the hole in the blade for?
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/20/15 01:10 PM
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I'm curious, what's the hole in the blade for? because the one in the photo had it. Lol.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/20/15 04:30 PM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/20/15 05:20 PM
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The smatchet was a heavy-bladed fighting knife designed by William Ewart Fairbairn. Fairbairn instructed British Commandos, the Special Operations Executive and the American Office of Strategic Services on close combat techniques. He based his teaching, and the weapons he designed, on experience gained while serving with the Shanghai Municipal Police. The smatchet’s leaf-shaped blade enabled it to be used for slashing, thrusting or chopping at an opponent. The heavy pommel could be used to deliver a smashing blow. Fairbairn wrote that, “the psychological reaction of any man, when he first takes the smatchet in his hand, is the full justification for its recommendation as a fighting weapon.” No record exists of the Smatchet’s use in combat.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/21/15 06:54 PM
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I got it epoxied up.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/21/15 08:09 PM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/22/15 12:51 PM
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Turned out very nice.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/28/15 03:33 AM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/28/15 10:14 AM
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Dink Dodger has it, he's making the sheath.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/28/15 12:37 PM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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04/28/15 09:57 PM
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That looks...smatching....
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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05/03/15 11:45 PM
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Dink got the sheath done.
Last edited by Kev®; 05/03/15 11:46 PM.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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05/04/15 01:01 AM
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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05/05/15 01:29 AM
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I Dig it sir! Very nice!
Last edited by Bullfrog; 05/05/15 01:29 AM.
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Re: 1084 smatchet..
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05/05/15 04:17 PM
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I like it.
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