Colonial tl-29 ingenuity

[Joe Dirt]

What could possibly improve a tl-29?

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

..... Joe

[FRJ]

Hey, Joe. Those are pretty slick.

[Joe Dirt]

Makes a lot of sense, don't it!

..... Joe

[zed6309]

Makes a lot of sense, don't it!

..... Joe

x2 i agree , if the power goes out you can still find it

[Owd Wullie]

Neat Joe!

I still hate those things after nearly losing an index finger to one somewhere out in the Tonkin Gulf.

I was trying to get a fastener to cam shut and lock and was pushing and twisting hard. The liner lock gave way and the punk folded on my index finger.

I "float checked" it. That is, I threw it over the side of the ship as far as I could, then went and got my finger sewed up.

After that, I ground the edge off that screwdriver blade on every one I carried afterwards.

[Joe Dirt]

I did a "flight check" on an old Barlow not so long ago, wullie! (Singin' now owns that Barlow )
(I have "flight AND float tested" many tools over the years also )

..... Joe

[trail]

Great story, Wullie - I remember in a thread on rope knives a few years back you mentioned that they never issued you one of them, just those blankety-blank TL-29s, and someone said you must have looked like an electrician to the brass. Now we know why the deep-seated distaste for TL-29s! Seems like most of the old ones I see, somebody has tried to turn the screwdriver into a blade. If they read your story, they would understand, blade=blade, screwdriver=screwdriver.

[garddogg56]

Colonial made some nice knives.UNFORTUNATLY some junk too but I like to buy them.Got a nice two blade jack this weekend cleaned up well