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<blockquote data-quote="Glock &#039;em down" data-source="post: 3511400" data-attributes="member: 684"><p>Back in 1982, at the tender age of 14, I witnessed what would be one of the most epic and influential movies of my life. Sylvester Stallone starred as the Vietnam vet in the movie <em>First Blood</em>.</p><p></p><p>Like most young men my age, I was so smitten by that feature, the first thing I did was rush right out and buy a hollow handle survival knife. Of course, all the cheap Chinese knockoffs out there didn't satisfy my appetite, so I thought I would buy the real deal.</p><p></p><p>Let's talk about that iconic knife for a moment. It was like it's own character. Kinda like John Wayne's big loop Winchester in <em>True Grit</em> or Steve McQueen's Mustang in <em>Bullitt</em>, the knife just had such an on screen presence.</p><p></p><p>So anyway, as a kid, I saw the movie credits, the knife was designed and built by Jimmy Lile the Arkansas Knifesmith. So I somehow found a phone number for Mr. Lile, and gave him a call. A very pleasant southern gent. We talked for a few minutes and then he hit me with the price.</p><p></p><p>$799. <img src="/images/smilies/faint.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":faint:" title="Faint :faint:" data-shortname=":faint:" /></p><p></p><p>There was no was no way in hell a teenage boy could afford anything near that, so I thanked him for him time and hung up.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to present day.</p><p></p><p>Now that I'm older, I still think $799 is to much to pay for a knife, but I'd still love to own one. So I hoped on the Googler, and looked them up...$1995.00! <img src="/images/smilies/new/scream3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scream:" title="Scream3 :scream:" data-shortname=":scream:" /></p><p></p><p>I reckon it's just not meant for me to own one. <img src="/images/smilies/new/cry3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":cry3:" title="Cry3 :cry3:" data-shortname=":cry3:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glock 'em down, post: 3511400, member: 684"] Back in 1982, at the tender age of 14, I witnessed what would be one of the most epic and influential movies of my life. Sylvester Stallone starred as the Vietnam vet in the movie [I]First Blood[/I]. Like most young men my age, I was so smitten by that feature, the first thing I did was rush right out and buy a hollow handle survival knife. Of course, all the cheap Chinese knockoffs out there didn't satisfy my appetite, so I thought I would buy the real deal. Let's talk about that iconic knife for a moment. It was like it's own character. Kinda like John Wayne's big loop Winchester in [I]True Grit[/I] or Steve McQueen's Mustang in [I]Bullitt[/I], the knife just had such an on screen presence. So anyway, as a kid, I saw the movie credits, the knife was designed and built by Jimmy Lile the Arkansas Knifesmith. So I somehow found a phone number for Mr. Lile, and gave him a call. A very pleasant southern gent. We talked for a few minutes and then he hit me with the price. $799. :faint: There was no was no way in hell a teenage boy could afford anything near that, so I thanked him for him time and hung up. Fast forward to present day. Now that I'm older, I still think $799 is to much to pay for a knife, but I'd still love to own one. So I hoped on the Googler, and looked them up...$1995.00! :scream: I reckon it's just not meant for me to own one. :cry3: [/QUOTE]
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