Grandpas Knife

[Injunbro]

031.jpg My Mohawk Grandfather aqiured this old knife when he bought a house in the 1940's. It has an 11 1/2" blade & is stamped w/ the name 'Horn' inside of a diamond. It had been sent to the previous owner by his son (who was a missionary in the Phillipines) & the attached letter said it was taken from a headhunter. Grandpa kept it by the back door 'just in case' anyone was dumb enough to come in uninvited... you can imagine the look on a salesmans face when a 200 lb. Mohawk appeared @ the door w/ this in hand! After Grandpa passed on Mom took it home, named it her "delicate persuader" & kept it by her back door 'just in case'... Years ago about 1/2" of the edge was ground off to remove a large nick (I always wondered how that got in it but no ones talking); the original wooden handle rotted off & I replaced it about 15 years ago. Mom sent it to my wife 'just in case' (just in case her S&W & shotgun aren't enough) & it now hangs by our back door. For some reason most folks call before they drop in...

[Oldgungeezer]

Hey Injunbro:

That's great family history and a wonderful heirloom.............and it remains quite usable and comforting.

It looks, plain mean................now that's a knife...!!!

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Geezer

[Injunbro]

I've used it to chop brush out of the fencline, kill snakes... & make salesmen & cencus takers nervous.

[Oldgungeezer]

I've used it to chop brush out of the fencline, kill snakes... & make salesmen & cencus takers nervous.

Just looking at the picture makes me nervous........chuckle

Regards,

Geeze

[Dalan]

That is about 2 feet longer than a knife, and a foot short of a machete.

[gearchecker]

I think I'll knock on the front door when I stop by to visit.
And call in advance to be the she missus knows I'm coming, thank you very much.

In high regards,
The coward...........





P.S. Nice weed whacker you've got there!

[grasshopper]

I've used it to chop brush out of the fencline, kill snakes... & make salesmen & cencus takers nervous.

HA-HA

Yep, 12 ga. pump shotgun behind the shop door, ice pick stuck in door frame, bayonet hanging inside over shop door, pistol in coverall pocket, infra-red sensor at property gate line, extremely large and darn good dog laying just outside as a back-up system, and they'd have to be a better "injun" than I am to sneak up through the surrounding open fields. And that's just the shop. The ante goes WAY up on the house systems...... I'm not paranoid. I just don't stand for any B.S., try to be a good citizen, and am at the age that if I want to talk to a stranger, I'll go find one. (Ain't solar power great? - Unless the govt.'s developing it......).

[daytime dave]

I agree, that one just looks menacing.

[19and41]

Man, that is solid state security!

[DocZeus]

Nice Blade, Injunbro....Oughtta "tickle their fancy".

Here's the best way to keep "unwanted guests" away, a scene from the movie "Secondhand Lions":



Best movie I've seen since "Jeremiah Johnson" came out.

DocZeus
AKA
David