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M ELEY · 14th November 2012, 11:37 AM

Very nice early pieces. I'm a novice when it comes to these, but I've read in the past that they got their name when they were used as a 'calling card' in family/regional vendettas, much as the Special Forces left death cards as markers in Vietnam? A lot of halabaloo, or the real story? Gene, you mention they were used on ships? Makes sense, but perhaps with local or merchant fishermen only, versus naval? You might remember the controversy in our discussion of clasp knives used by naval personnel. I still say some made it to sea-

14th November 2012, 11:37 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Very nice early pieces. I'm a novice when it comes to these, but I've read in the past that they got their name when they were used as a 'calling card' in family/regional vendettas, much as the Special Forces left death cards as markers in Vietnam? A lot of halabaloo, or the real story? Gene, you mention they were used on ships? Makes sense, but perhaps with local or merchant fishermen only, versus naval? You might remember the controversy in our discussion of clasp knives used by naval personnel. I still say some made it to sea-