Do you think my

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by AJ1356

Wife would kill me if she finds out about this?


I did not know I had amassed so many.

... so should I complain to my wife about her untidy dressing table ?

[Iain]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

... so should I complain to my wife about her untidy dressing table ?

My entire collection resides in what is our study/my wife's office. I guess I'm just lucky.

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by Iain

My entire collection resides in what is our study/my wife's office. I guess I'm just lucky.

I am lucky too, my wife positively loves this stuff and actively collects .. I buy knives for her Christmas presents !

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

... so should I complain to my wife about her untidy dressing table ?

No, you shouldn't! What are this "T" grip daggers?

Regards,

Detlef

[kronckew]

you can always send them to me & i will not let her see them.

...and she can send me hers and you'll not see them either.

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by Sajen

No, you shouldn't! What are this "T" grip daggers?

Regards,

Detlef

They are called punch daggers , of the type reputed to be favoured by Mississippi gamblers as a concealed weapon in the old West days .

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

They are called punch daggers , of the type reputed to be favoured by Mississippi gamblers as a concealed weapon in the old West days .

They look very interesting! Maybe give them one day a own thread.

Regards,

Detlef

[kronckew]

you have a good selection criteria for wives as well as knives

my 2nd wife liked pistols. when we divorced she got custody of the 6" stainless steel smith & wesson .357 model 19 (actually a model 66). i got to keep the colt .45acp mk4 series '70.

Originally Posted by thinreadline

They are called punch daggers , of the type reputed to be favoured by Mississippi gamblers as a concealed weapon in the old West days .

also known as 'push' daggers...

they are sadly now illegal to carry, buy or sell here in the UK (but not illegal to own). gamblers also favoured more conventional knives, but smaller & more concealable than the rest of the frontier world...similar to the two lower wall mounted one's and

like this recent acquisition of mine: