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K.Mooneyham,

Undoubtedly you are right.

Yep, a bayonet will certainly kill, but in the every day infantry soldiers hands, it's a clunky bit of gear and one I always kind of laughed at.

I always felt a little silly doing bayonet practice. It seemed like something done as a leftover from pre-WW1 days and earlier, when officers wore feathers in their caps and dressed rather gaudy and gayly.

Not all that long ago, I read an article stating the bayonets were not responsible for much death and destruction during battles.

BBYC,

Yes, I could look up the footwear you mentioned. I just haven't...

I've never felt comfortable in wimpy footwear (I like Sundowner boots) I couldn't defend myself with.

Wimpy foot wear has never been a choice for me, but yes, at times I had to wear it to fit in.

Having grown up in extreme poverty, I would never wear footwear that couldn't save my bacon if need be...

Does that sound paranoid?

Of course it does.

Ever been in a situation where you wish you didn't have fashionable, but sturdy footwear? Oh, I must mention, there were many years of field work to achieve suit and tie worthiness.

For years, suits and ties for me and always wishing my clothing didn't dictate my bank account.

Let's see: Being wealthy or being tough...having experienced extraordinary poverty and it attendant joys, like being considered lesser as a human being as an every day experience, I gambled with being wealthy. It paid off.

crazy2medic,

That knife in your photo is too beautiful to use on anything sturdier than a good steak.

Cold Steel Frenzy.

Every time I opened it up, I laugh.

It's the biggest folder (I think) on the market with a 5.5" blade. It's very scary looking, heck it scares me.

But man, ya gotta break it in as the locking mechanism is a bear.

Plus, anytime you open be veeeeeeeeeery careful, they are razor sharp.

One time I was just a 'little' and I do mean a 'little' careless with it, the cut took two painful, embarrassing weeks to heal properly.