Recent content by Riven

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    My reason for being on Bushcraft - my late husband's extensive knife collection - my position

    I understand your problem, my wife will be in a similar position one day. Good luck with your sales. Riven.
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    Vintage Swiss Army Knives - help identifying and value please

    Bottom right is an early 80s Swiss Champ as it is exactly the same as the one I got as a teen back then.
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    What are you currently reading?

    Tracks by Robyn Davidson. True story about a woman’s journey across the Australian desert with four camels and a dog. Fed up with all the rain so this isn’t a bad escape from reality.
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    Wanted German army knife - victorinox preferred

    Did you ever find a GAK Corso and if so, where?
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    Tonteldoos/ Tinderbox

    EBay a few years ago. Great for small gas stoves.
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    Tonteldoos/ Tinderbox

    This is loosely based on a Boer Tonteldoos and was a nice little project to make. A piece of 22mm copper and two end caps and a bit of cotton wool and good to go. A spark (method of your choice) will ignite the wool, add to a bird’s nest and away you go. Another clever idea from the past. Riven.
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    Alone (UK) TV series. What ten items would you choose?

    I enjoyed the U.K. version more than the US, less macho and more what an average outdoors person from this country would do. It does seem that the loneliness is what get’s people out more than anything, bar injuries so someone who is used to being alone could stand a better chance. Good luck...
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    What would be the use of throwing spikes?

    Back in the mid 80s a friend of mine worked on the QE2 and brought back some cool things from his travels. As well as throwing stars he had throwing spikes which were small metal rods with a sharp point that came in a wrist holder. I remember them being pretty easy to throw although the main...
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    Sold Mora Classic 1 and 2

    What the actual fxxx is happening on here, too many newbies telling people how things should be run.
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    UK waterbottles, the real thing, or fake?

    Crows foot is the arrow. Looks real to me. I have my original one from 1982 and a more modern 2001 which is slightly smaller as the cup fits top or bottom. As said should take two pints.
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    Yew handled custom knife

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    Yew handled custom knife

    Messaged you
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    Yew handled custom knife

    Hi the thickness is 4mm that tapers as it gets to the point. pm sent
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    Yew handled custom knife

    Done