What is a TL 29 knife?
The TL 29 is often thought of as a WW2 pocket knife but actually predates WW2. The TL-29 started life as the Signal Corps Knife and dates back to at least May of 1919 when the first Army specification was put together. The knife was undoubtedly manufactured prior to this.
What is the most popular case pocket knife?
Trapper
The Trapper is perhaps the most popular Case pattern since the early days of the company and averages about four inches in length. It was designed for trapping and skinning small game and is extremely lightweight. The Trapper is a jack-knife with a versatile clip blade and and a long spey blade.
Are Case knives worth it?
The backsprings have closed up, the blades tightened, and the grinds corrected. They are not perfect, but they are about as good as they have ever been for Case. Today Case Cutlery is making a very nice knife at one of the best values in the country. Blade play is minimal, but does exist in some patterns.
What is a Hawkbill knife for?
A hawkbill style blade is simply a blade that has a concave cutting edge and a claw like shape. Hawkbill blades don’t have much of a tip for piercing but are ideal for cutting and carving, especially long cuts like when installing carpet or linoleum.
Who was the real Genious with a TL-29?
But the real genious with a TL-29 I remember was Glen Brisco. The Brisco’s lived downstairs and had a son Butch who was my age and we became fast friends. His dad Glen, was a TV repairman and had been an elecrition in the Navy durring the war.
What kind of knife was used in World War 1?
This knife showed up in all branches of the military, and they seem to have been used from ww1 till present time. Nuts knife had a wooden handle, that I assume was from ww1 or maybe earlier. I thought mine with the black plastic handle was from the Vietnam era, but it appears that it was also used in ww2.
What did Glen Marshak do with his TL-29?
Glen sat a cardboard box on his lap as he sat on the bench opposite the Marshak garage and tinkered with something in the box. It was a mass of tubes and switches and batteries. This was before transistors and printed circuts. Glen tinkered away and he took out his TL-29 and kept adjusting screws and fiddling.