Jim lives about 25 miles from me. I have never met him. The 1911 has had a lot of use by me over the last 42 years. I did retire it this year...it turned 100 years old. Picked up a SIG P320 .45 acp to replace it. The Mini hatchet will be my summer campout buddy. I got a leather belt loop with for it, so attached at the hip. The Model 8 goes back in its zipper case.