Trailside Tacticals
As Ray Laconico’s fixed blades prove, there’s a fine line between the words tactical and utility!
There was a time when if you wanted a new knife, you would go to the hardware store downtown. If you were lucky, there might be a bait shop or sporting goods store in town to increase your choices. Looking for a true tactical knife, your only bet would be to head to the Army/Navy Store. Before you start to bemoan the fact that it’s still that way in your hometown, remember you now have mail order. Mail order used to mean Sears Roebuck and Fuller Brush, and that was it. I’m not talking about the 1800’s but just back in the 50’s and 60’s. My first knife that I can remember was a Cub Scout pocketknife purchased at a local department store. My first sheath knife (that was before the day we called them fixed blades) was ordered with Green Stamp premiums from the grocery store.
You may be wondering what has taken me down memory lane today. It’s simple, I’ve been “surfing the web.” Go back and say that in the 60’s and see what kind of look people give you. You’ve read the choices we had “back in my day.” (As a side note, if my grandfather had not already passed away, he would die laughing at the fact I even use that phrase!) In the current economy, we can shop and order from anywhere in the world. If there is a product made, we can look at it, review it and then purchase it without leaving our desk.
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