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The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: A Blade Forged in War

9th April 2025 Going Postal 0

The Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, often simply called the “F-S knife,” is one of the most iconic combat blades in history. Designed during World War II by two British close-combat experts, William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric [more…]

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Camping, Backcountry Knife choice

29th July 2021 Going Postal 0

I recently reread two of Bertram Gilfoyles articles – the first teaching us about Japanese knives and the second helping us understand how to keep them sharp. His knowledge is far deeper than mine especially [more…]

Cooking

Knives and keeping them sharp

19th April 2021 Going Postal 0

So.. we’ve discussed my obsession with Japanese knives (see: An introduction to Japanese knives) and there were lots of lovely comments, but one came through most – how to keep a knife sharp! This article [more…]

Engineering

My Pocket Knives and Multi-tools

7th April 2021 Going Postal 0

Who doesn’t love the classic pen-knife or Swiss Army knife? Memories of running around in short trousers, whittling sticks and getting up to mischief in the great outdoors. Having a folding knife that you can [more…]

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Cooking

An introduction to Japanese knives

24th February 2021 Going Postal 0

I’ve browsed this site for a couple of years, but have contributed very little other than stupid comments. Figured it was time I contributed a bit more. Firstly… My name is Bertram and I have [more…]

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