What goes well with guns? Well knives of course

Well, I wish my wife shared my love of edged weapons and guns. But alas she does not, thank God her love for me is strong enough to keep her by my side for 29 years come this October. I started collecting as a young boy. Pocket knives, was where I started. Back then you could buy a pocket knife at the corner store for around 25 cents. There was a lock smith in town that carried "Case" knives, a bit more money but it was an allowance well spent for me. I have gone through many phases of blade collecting, Italian stilettos,tacticals,fixed blades,daggers, etc.... At the present I only buy what catches my eye, that could be a modern knife or a vintage blade. I have thinned out some of the collection, there were way to many knives then I had space to properly store them. The knives that I carry day to day are also the knives that I train with. I still occassionally teach some self defense classes for a friend of mine. Tactical blade deployment, and carry seem to be very popular. So many people today can be seen wearing a blade by the tell tale "pocket clip" , but many have no idea how to deploy the blade in an emergency. I teach folding knife, and fixed blade tactics, give people some examples of blades that are available, and what size will work best etc......It gives me a chance to share my "addiction" to edged weapons with people that are truly interested in the proper use of a knife in an urban enviorment.

I too feel that guns and knives go together and should go together well. here's my basic hunting combo: An Old Model Ruger in 45 Colt and 45 acp with a Randall model 23, both stocked in water buffalo horn.



44 spl flattop with a Chuck Stapel, both in elk antler.



Dragoon with handmade bowie (also buffalo horn)



45 "OM" Vaquero with another Chuck Stapel, scrimshaw by Egnath:


Old S & W topbreak with damascus by AG Russell.


And, can't forget the Colt's on the Colt forum: Officer's model with a Boker-both faux ivory:


For BBQ's, a Python and another Chuck Stapels:


A 1943 1911A1 (Iwp Jima bringback) with a repro M3 Combat Knife:


and, lastly, for SERIOUS social engagements, Colt Officer's acp and Randall Number One: