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to those who wait.....

1/17/2021

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The dagger did finally arrive, many days late. Thank God it wasn't my incoming package with original thumb daggers! This package was scanned 8 times in the same post office as coming and going, and coming and going. I'm very tempted to switch all my business to UPS. The nearest location is about 15 miles from my home. 

The dagger was not really expensive but it is still a WW-II fairbairn and not something I'd like to see lost. I am ordering another expensive dagger from my friend Travis down in Australia as soon as I get more money together. You'd think I would learn but the allure of these knives keeps me constantly on the lookout for the next one. 

​I need to spend some time cleaning up the sheath and blade but here is the latest addition.  I have somehow lost the image that was here. You would not believe how many folders of FS knives I have in my computer! It is insane.
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Not Again *&()*&%$

1/7/2021

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Well they have done it again. Yes the USPS wonders why they are always going broke. I ordered some items early in december with an arrival date of Dec,19th. No they are not here so I decided to check the tracking. They went from Royston, PA to Philadelphia, ok that makes sense. Next stop was West Palm Beach, Fl. Yup all the way to Florida. Next on to Kearny, NJ. We'll see if they get to my address next or on tosome other exotic location.  Thank God it is not a rare fighting knife. I have some thumb daggers coming from California and I was half afraid to check the tracking. It says they are in town to be delivered today. So I sit here with fingers crossed.
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    You can find out more about me on the "Stories" pages. My hobbies have included training in Japanese martial arts, including Kenjutsu, many forms of knife fighting, long range rifles and tactical firearms. I have written several self published books on muzzle-loading firearms, knife-fighting and textbooks on gas engines and compressors. I am working diligently on my 400+ page F-S book.

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