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09-19-08, 01:19 AM #16
Had a sharpener do it for me.
I was at a truck stop outside of Boise Idaho the flying J or TA I cant remember.... They had a lady there that sharpened knives.. I handed it to her and she used a machine... I asked her to sharpen just the first 1 to 1.5 inches right at the tip. you can tell it is meant to be sharp, but it comes from factory dull and powder coated black.. once it is sharp though it really looks wicked. It is just a lot of states have laws reguarding double edged knives...I also had her sharpen my nice Benchmade special ops switchblade.... She got a kick out of it cuzz it is not legal anywhere except Arizona ..I think.
Last edited by LcplT; 09-19-08 at 01:23 AM. Reason: missspelled anywhere...lol'
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09-19-08, 04:15 AM #17
How about a Harley?........You know, help him get around the base!
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09-19-08, 06:42 AM #18
My dad was a pilot in the Navy for 24 years and he said the one thing he loved the most about the Marines besides being the tip of the spear were those bad ass swords we carry in dress uniform. My dad bought me an NCO sword and told me when I earn this, I can have it. Hell of a lot of motiviation to pick up Corporal!!
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09-19-08, 06:58 AM #19
I think the K-bar is a great idea,,, I'll be doing that for my son. But not for a few years, when he has some rank, and maturity. He'll know more what it means then. For now, it will stay mine.
This brings up a problem,,,,,,,What do I get him??????Certainly not a cell phone,,, no lasting memory there.
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09-19-08, 11:37 AM #20
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09-19-08, 06:58 PM #21
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09-19-08, 07:07 PM #22
Just an idea and I did not read all the posts, my grandparents took me to cash sales on Pendleton and bought my blues so I could go to my prom. I still have them.
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09-19-08, 08:36 PM #23
You get him whatever you feel is right, the Ka-Bar is a great idea, when I graduated my mom and my brother and his girlfriend and my aunt and uncle and my father and a bunch of other family were there, my father went and bought a six pack of Yeungling beer took two out handed me one and took the other one and looked at the rest of the family and said "I am taking my son and we are going to have a talk" my mom started to protest and make us stay so we all could enjoy ourselves and my dad looked at her and said "You dont understand, its one thing to have a beer with the family, it is entirely different for two military men to have a beer together and talk." My dad served 3 tours in Vietnam and there is no one I would rather have a beer with, that meant alot to me (also I was excited cause it was my first beer in 3 months and I still wasnt of legal age yet....I turn 21 this Oct. 5th)
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09-19-08, 08:38 PM #24
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09-20-08, 12:39 AM #25
i have to say you guys are the best advisors any one can hope to have...Geat ideas and this means so much to me to hear, well just the heart felt devotion you guys have toward your sons who are comming into the same thing mine is....we know we were there once. The memories WILL last a lifetime. YOU wanna hear someting cool also???? My kid will have his blues by the tim he gets out of MOS training. He is getting married to his sweetheart, so I am gonna give those to him...i'll buy him a set. But for now he needs to concentrate on getting done with basic and I told him he needs to get done with MOS training b4 he starts planning a wedding....Keeps his mind on the task at hand.
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09-20-08, 12:43 AM #26
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09-20-08, 12:45 AM #27
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09-20-08, 01:02 AM #28
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09-22-08, 03:26 PM #29
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09-22-08, 04:12 PM #30
My Chris just graduated 9/12/08 at MCRDSD. When he finishes SOI, I plan to give him my 1956 vintage K-Bar. It stayed with me for my AD time, traveled all over the US on hunting trips and has waited patiently for the right time to be passed on. Near the handle, it is stamped USMC and has leather rings for a handle. Don't know if the newer ones are like that or not. It could use a new sheath, but I'll pass on the original one. He can do with it whatever "turns his crank".
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