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Hehe, it looks like everyone has been looking a bit harder since last time. There was another thread of probably about 100 pages that went into the movie knives; it might turn up via the search function.

Fairly sure The Cross and the Switchblade also featured one briefly. I'm almost certain the one you are thinking of is an early dual action trapdoor nato. Not a single action trapdoor but still a VERY cool and rare knife. Its the scene at the beginning of this vid... mmm, I hesitate saying that the...

They are fun knives. I had one many years ago, but since you damage the blade operating them I wasn't keen on keeping it. Once upon a time, a custom switchblade maker was planning on producing a few, but the end result came out as something very different - I think they are probably tricky to make t...

Quality and innovation certainly seem to be improving since I started coming across modern Italian knives. I tried purchasing a Shellpuller and Campolin oval button a few years back to use, but they are so well presented and finished it is hard to use one. When they come up with these special design...

Oh, I thought they had a trigger dis-connecter to stop them being (slam fired?) This might be fun once. The ejector looked a touch worn, but it cycles so well with HP I cannot imagine anything serious is wrong. Suspect the reason it likes HP is they are shorter and more similar in length to vintage ...

Just got licensed for it. Taken a few years. :D First off, what a great rifle! Brilliant trigger, action, build and accuracy! Much better than a NIB Henry which are good rifles. Unfortunately I have only found one round it will cycle, Eley Hollow Point. This is a problem because HP needs additional ...

Being in Arizona I'd opt for a open carry license and a large revolver. The muggers are very unlikely to even bother trying if your visibly armed. Look at modern automatic knives like Benchmade side-openers for defence, the manual versions are quite popular given most people could not legally carry ...

I had to laugh when they listed the top 4 types of gun purchased and .50 cal's were one of them. Even the unskilled are capable of doing real damage with them. The IRA caused some fairly serious chaos with them in quite small numbers, and at relatively short range considering the weapon. If you wan...

But IF, I had removed some parts, that perfomance might have suffered :wink: The same is true of firearms :idea: In the 80's when self-loaders were still legal they were also popular being cheap at the time; still junk by all accounts. Removing the gas parts certainly isn't likely to be the issue, ...

Let's see what might be a U.S.A. AK47 equivalent. How about a Ruger Mini 14 it's fairly cheap , robust and reliable. Not very cheap any more, their near enough AR money I believe. In comparison to most quality assault rifles the Mini-14 fairs poorly, I certainly wouldn't touch one over an AR, let a...

And now idiots want to try it with the MILITARY :shock: What harm could it do :?: :roll: :roll: :roll: Their too detached to realise why these people have historically been consuming large volumes of alcohol and tobacco. Whatever TV tells us about it not being the case, it has always been that thes...

Blade shape has been changing for years, but the 9" inch swinguards have remained quite consistent. They look very similar today to 1960. No idea regarding 11" inch as not many vintage examples are around. I'd assume the difference is utilitarian. Neither are designed for use, but people are more li...

Excues me. To own a rifle you don't need a license, you need a FAC [Firearms certificate] you also need an FAC for many Airguns :roll: An FAC does NOT cover hadguns. In most parts of the U.K. the "average subject" has ZERO chance of EVER owning a handgun of any kind. In one certain part [pm me for ...

It ain't THAT easy :!: On a totally unrelated T.V. program [about Veterinary work in the UK] they said ALL Vets had to surrender their handguns and use rifles [IF they qualified for a Rifle license] :roll: And this on both the UK and Aussie bans :idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoV7TgAXKO8&fea...

As many of you know, there has been an idea bandied about in Britain that kitchen knives should now be made with rounded tips to prevent use as a weapon. I don't know about you, but I've never been in a knife fight while enjoying tea and crumpets, but that's how the liberal mind words. The idea was...