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To: ExGeeEye; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh

XGI, don't you have access to Chat?

I'm not a keeper of the keys. But I know someone who is.


5,181 posted on 06/25/2005 8:38:03 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Senator Byrd: Did the Union troops withdraw because of your Klan insurgency?)
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To: Corin Stormhands; ExGeeEye; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; 2Jedismom; osagebowman; JenB; Overtaxed; ..
I received a freepmail from Corin the other day about the son of a classmate who's going through Marine bootcamp right now. He needs some encouragement, and since he wants to be a helo crewchief, this will be waiting for him at home for encouragement: the first (and maybe only) Hobbit Hole aircrew knife...

It's made by Gerber, in the USA, and is just about the slickest, most luxurious aircrew knife I have ever seen. A zillion adapters for MOLLE and velcro, a vinyl-coated sheath for quiet, great blade design, and a separate line/seatbelt cutter. The soft plastic handle is electrically insulated from the blade, and the steel buttcap. The buttcap can be used to crack plexiglas canopies, hammer, or crush skulls. Oh, and the slot in the sheath is a carbide sharpener.

The knife doesn't seem too big, which is important for anyone in a helo, where space is limited. But it compares favorably in size to our Hobbit Hole Camillus BK2, which is actually a big moose of a knife, when you see it up close.

It's a really elegant, well-thought-out tool. If I could get these at a discount, I could see giving a lot away to happy troops.

5,190 posted on 06/25/2005 11:45:36 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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