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#35130 - 01/06/09 03:18 PM Re: A few shots of mine... ** [Re: TAH]
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I will post some underwater shots ASAP. Let's see some more 16s!
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#35131 - 01/06/09 07:23 PM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: David]
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some ideas.....

I've been diving since 1970. I am an ex Navy diver, NAUI SCUBA instructor, and commercial diver since '74. I always place a dive knife on my chest, via a harness or vest. The make or size of knife is not important. I tried every option imaginable. I hated ankle carry and waste placement was always difficult to access.
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#35132 - 01/06/09 07:28 PM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: RKS3860]
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James, that is some straight stuff you just posted.

Post some more.

Dubie Baxter
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#35133 - 01/06/09 10:04 PM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: 7033grip]
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#35134 - 01/06/09 10:24 PM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: crutchtip]
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Very cool old Randall. Is it stainless? Hard to see the stamp
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#35135 - 01/06/09 11:08 PM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: Leatherman]
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No stamp with the overwhelming majority of early #16's being stainless steel. It is unlikely you will encounter an early carbon steel #16. Very, very few were made. Think about it, why would you order a carbon dive knife?

Carbon was an "option" so to speak, with stainless being standard, albiet a bit more expensive.

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#35136 - 01/07/09 12:17 AM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: RKS3860]
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I agree with James that ankle placement can be difficult to access, but chest placement scares me. I don't need to accidentally pierce my drysuit.

This is a good configuration, almost like a leg holster for a handgun. I still need to play with it a little more to get it to my liking.





Edited by David (01/07/09 12:33 AM)
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#35137 - 01/07/09 12:31 AM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: David]
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This is one of my dive buddies. He's old school.



He spent a lot of time underwater training for a different environment.

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#35138 - 01/07/09 09:02 AM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: David]
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Your buddy needs a knife.

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#35139 - 01/07/09 09:24 AM Re: A few shots of mine... [Re: TAH]
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Your buddy needs a knife.






You're right. I think I will loan him my Astro when we go diving again this spring. His friend Scott may be on that trip, so maybe he has a spare?

My dive buddy has a serious problem with things going missing (like a certain watch sent to the Smithsonian which never arrived, and canceled checks showing up at autograph auctions), so I don't blame him for carrying an old Tabata dive knife when he travels. But seriously, some traditions must be upheld!
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