REVIEW-GERBER APPLEGATE FAIRBARN LIMITED EDITION FOLDER

[essdee1972]

They are next only to Scotland Yard

Yeah, if all Scotland Yard is like Lestrade out of the Sherlock Holmes books! Lestrade at least had the brains & guts to call Sherlock when the going got tough for him!

[brihacharan]

Hi Moin,
> Whew!!!! that was truly an exhaustive narrative & visual treat
> This is no post where one goes through the contents 'just like that' - One needs to make time stand still and virtually drool over it.
> In all earnestness I would request you to give us Mumbai IFGians a "Lec-Dem" on blades - what says U?
> Keep em coming.....we have all the time in the world to get mesmerized & bowled over to what you have to offer.
> YEH DIL MANGEY MORE
Cheers buddy
Briha :

[TC]

My dear Moin,
Let me do a review of this review.

There are three types of reviews.

Category 1) These reviews are so exhaustive and cramped with so much of technical information (often quite unnecessary) that readers who are not really into the subject feel tired and leave halfway through it while those deeply into the subject start cursing the reviewer for underestimating their knowledge and common sense.

Category 2) These are reviews that just touch upon the salient points and do not get deep enough to draw the attention of readers, let alone their inquisitiveness. Its over even before it started.

Category 3) These are reviews that say it all in crisp, simple layman's language and yet touch upon every minute technical detail. These are reviews that appeal equally to experts and students. These are reviews people love to read and yearn for more.

Conclusion : Your review comes under Category 3. This is a model for all reviewers.

Thank you brother



TCda

[Moin.]

Hi Moin,
> Whew!!!! that was truly an exhaustive narrative & visual treat
> This is no post where one goes through the contents 'just like that' - One needs to make time stand still and virtually drool over it.
> In all earnestness I would request you to give us Mumbai IFGians a "Lec-Dem" on blades - what says U?
> Keep em coming.....we have all the time in the world to get mesmerized & bowled over to what you have to offer.
> YEH DIL MANGEY MORE
Cheers buddy
Briha :

Sir; Thank you so much. sir there are our very own mumbaikars like Slingshot who have fantastic collection of knives, know an amazing number of things. Insetad of a lec Dec which I am not worthy of, let's have a blade meet in Mumbai. We'll make Chief Slingshot the guest of honour

Best
Moin.

[Moin.]

My dear Moin,
Let me do a review of this review.

There are three types of reviews.

Category 1) These reviews are so exhaustive and cramped with so much of technical information (often quite unnecessary) that readers who are not really into the subject feel tired and leave halfway through it while those deeply into the subject start cursing the reviewer for underestimating their knowledge and common sense.

Category 2) These are reviews that just touch upon the salient points and do not get deep enough to draw the attention of readers, let alone their inquisitiveness. Its over even before it started.

Category 3) These are reviews that say it all in crisp, simple layman's language and yet touch upon every minute technical detail. These are reviews that appeal equally to experts and students. These are reviews people love to read and yearn for more.

Conclusion : Your review comes under Category 3. This is a model for all reviewers.

Thank you brother



TCda

TcDa TcDa, Tomhi amaar Mauja niccho !!!!

Thanks you TcDa....

Regards
Moin.

[Moin.]

They are next only to Scotland Yard

Yeah, if all Scotland Yard is like Lestrade out of the Sherlock Holmes books! Lestrade at least had the brains & guts to call Sherlock when the going got tough for him!

Lolzzz, I have no idea what that means SdDa .... I only know Sherlock and Watson...

best
Moin.

[Mack The Knife]

Aiyo Swami....such a big review!

Will definitely read it next weekend but I am not sure if the first part is appropriate for this forum.

[TC]

Moin bro, you may be good with knives and reviews but your attempt to speak my tongue is worse than rusty

No I am not making fun of you at all... I meant every word and quite dispassionately. It is a GREAT review..



TC

[Moin.]

Aiyo Swami....such a big review!

Will definitely read it next weekend but I am not sure if the first part is appropriate for this forum.

Please do and let me know what you think and more importantly mistakes if any. The last thing I want to do is convey incorrect or inaccurate information in the IFG forum. The sentry takedown images are freely available off the internet. However if you and the mods find it inapprppriate for this forum, will gladly take them out.

Best
Moin.

[Mack The Knife]

Moin,

Those pics have been on the internet for quite some time. However, since IFG is not a school of combat, I would like you to remove the sketches and pics from the first post. Just being extra cautious. The text definitely remains.

Coming to the review, it wasn't as long a read as I imagined it to be and was enjoyable reading and many thanks for the same. However, since you have taken great pains in preparing this review, I think you need to get rid of the typos and make it better.

Both Col.Rex Applegate and WE Fairbarn were officers of the Office of Strategic Services formed during WWII

I would word this differently. To the best of my knowledge W.E. Fairbairn was an officer in the British Army. He did train the Americans and Canadians though.

and his most famous written work, Kill or Be Killed

That should be "Kill Or Get Killed". Kill or be killed was Fairbairn's motto when he taught his students the art of gutter fighting.

The spear point is a variation to the drop point design and gives a stronger tip compared to the sharply tapering NEEDLE POINT blades such as the FS Commando knife

In the past I have used both my Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knives as throwing knives but neither knives had their tips broken. Since the target was a tree stump and not a cardboard box filled with newspaper, I think it would be fair to say that the points on these knives aren't as weak as we imagine.

Edit: Holding the knives with the blades partly open and with your fingers in the way, is just plain wrong.

[xl_target]

Those pics have been on the internet for quite some time. However, since IFG is not a school of combat, I would like you to remove the sketches and pics from the first post. Just being extra cautious. The text definitely remains.

Maybe insted of deleting the photos, you could paste a link to the page they are on. In a way they do add a something to the post as it gives us a vision about what the original, intended, use of the knife was.

[Moin.]

Will do the corrections, thanks Mack.

Thanks XL will hunt for the links and post them asap.

Regards
Moin.

[Mack The Knife]

Thanks XL will hunt for the links and post them asap.

No links please! Sie sind verbotten!

[Bruno22]

Super information. Thanks.

[winnie_the_pooh]

Who ever is holding the knife,has very small hands.How useful is a folding knife of this type? Would not a fixed blade be better?