A Tale of Two Knives - a Patreon vid

[@drrmdlogos6973]

"Go take that off, you're always losing knives in the jungle" Got a real good laugh out of me.

[@moparman1692]

Might be called a smatchet by it's maker, but that blade is def. in the shape of the Barong. Filipinos use it for the same reasons you mentioned. Perfect camper, and you can lop someone's arms off with ease..

[@lalli8152]

Its based whats called "welsh knife" the og designer during ww1 based it on the leaf shaped blades from antiquity. Although looks lot like barong after Fairbairn tweaked the design to make the smatchet

[@joeylandry4933]

Nice heirlooms, I have my father’s old skinning knife he bought when we were stationed in Alaska right after he returned home from Vietnam.

[@kathiewade6878]

WOW! That was a great tidbit. Thanks for sharing! I love watching forging shows, and both those knives have interesting attributes. Now, I'm going to go look up SMATCHET

[@charlesmckinley29]

I'm quite sure the designer is much happier that you used it as designed rather than it being unloved and it perfect condition. Thank you !

[@fumastertoo]

I've seen this video before on my original channel, but had to watch it again. Awesome story and those are some very nice knives brother!

[@MrsCluckCluck44]

Thanks for coming to see us at youtube paster joe. Really appreciate seeing you an hearing you calming voice

[@TheMatthewSmallz]

Nice to see you at "High Prairie Acres" where it all started. I found the old well drilling videos the other day on what was I guess the original Shofar Mountain channel. Hard to believe you helped get me started on this journey, back when you had 20k sub's, whatever year that was. I wasn't following in "the way" at that time. Praise the Father, and thank you for starting out on KZbin all those years ago. You have been a blessing in my life, thank you.

[@ADONAIsays-so]

Great looking blades. Thanks for sharing!

[@larissagriffinbeckwith3026]

Cool blades love the history on them. The best tools are the ones passed down to us

[@dougstanley7662]

Thanks for sharing Pastor Joe. Those are some cool old knives and its always nice to find out you have something that is on the rare side.

[@gregucho969]

My dad served in Germany and Korea, didn't bring anything home for us kids, 'cept stories. Thank you for sharing your story!

[@nestoryaguareteaba4694]

Thank you Pastor Joe for sharing all your knowledge, here in Argentina there are many of us who follow his philosophy of life

[@maxpinson5002]

Love the sound effects PYOOOO-PYOOOO ! WHOCKA- WHOCKA ! HAHTAH ! That can never be properly learned and practiced again. You would have had to learn it during the 50's and 60's as a boy playing "fort" with a thing we used to have called cap guns. The tougher kids used Red Ryder BB guns and dirt clods and rocks

[@DDG-Goat-Farms]

Shalom and thank you for all the information and insight and wisdom bless you and yours

[@MtnManLucas]

Interesting story ! Blades of this nature are generally purposeful tools and design for everyday carry worldwide throughout history. Greek kopis, Persian Kard, Roman pugio, Celtic/Norse saex, American Bowie,....functional man tasking knives.

[@BiosWars]

Great history is always interesting, Thanks for sharing.

[@theundercoverredneck]

I love knives. You can never have too many. Thanks for sharing PJF, very nice.

[@randallkelley3599]

My dad brought home a 1943 dated machete new in the case in black cosmoline and a M1a carbine which he carried on his dozer( CB), but no smatchette. Very very cool to pass along to your son👍

[@edl617]

The first knife my Dad gave me was in 1961 (7 years old) Cub Scout pocket knife. Can opener bottle opener awl and straight blade Still got it

[@shibui99]

PJF....sweet memories of your dad's respect for knives!

[@rickkerans8485]

Awesome tale of 2 knives. From the sound of it you got more than 800 dollars of fun and use of the smatchette. As a teenager you never think about what something might be worth in 40 years.

[@MI_Prepper]

I seem to remember there was some article in Soldier of Fortune in the 80s about the Smatchet, probably would have been in 84, 85, or 86... Condor actually makes a couple of affordable knives with that leaf blade design...

[@damonthomas8955]

Yes, that was super interesting, I recognized the smatchet from a long ago article in American rifleman .

[@SurvivalTheory]

Awesome knives. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!

[@moparman1692]

Btw. awesome that you got this from your father. I also received a couple of knives from my father, but only after he grew tired of me nagging him for them.. lol. And none of them was anything but small utility knives. Guess that is part of the reason I love BIG knives today, esp. the Nepalese Kukri. Mind though, if I could lay my hands on a quality Barong, then I would instantly buy it. Great video btw! You should make more vids like it, telling whatever story you feel like sharing, as you are a really good storyteller! God bless you and yours!

[@ourtechwriter]

Really nice exhibit. Thanks!

[@barkermjb]

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting history

[@barryhay2024]

Oh I love knives. Way to much in my prepper budget😂. However when we talk of pieces sent from father to son, that is very special. In my family's case it's a Lee-Enfield bayonett WW1 era. Great great grand pa used in Delville wood I think. Thank you for this special video.💪💪

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

basically a heavy banana-leaf machete, cool blades. Wow, that's some impressive distal taper, for a short blade.

[@jimmyruger7529]

Designed by William E.Fairbairn during WWll / WOW PJ Very interesting, thank you. I set up at gun shows and buy n sell. However, last weekend at Ohio show I bought a KA-Bar. New in the box, USMC, 1st Production Run 1999 KA-BAR Collectors Club. I raised my daughter/only child by myself. She will be 21 on Oct 30th 2020. She was born in 1999 !!

[@peacecrafttrue]

That is a nice tapering on the second blade. I need to smith a smachet next.

[@lalli8152]

Yeah in traditionally made knives, and wespons often is nice taper. Just makes such awesome feel compared to modern knives that tend to be just basicly same thickness slab from tang to the tip. I think it was also with traditional smithing methods more intuitive to do because you are drawing out the material from the stock so it quite naturally starts to thin out. Obviously takes skill to do it evenly though

[@PeterWolfe2012]

An original Smatchett?! Oh, Dad . . . THANKS!

[@collebowski2540]

Thank you sir! Shalom

[@vladimirmarkov2047]

The cost of shelf owning of WW2 original Smatchet in mint condition: Bazillion bucks. But, actually using the original Smatchet for its intended purpose while you are teen and on active duty is priceless! 😉

[@billjensen6216]

Now I have to figure out where my mother's hunting knife came from. Great video

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

When i first saw the Smatchet, my first thought was the Navy "beaver tail" blade.... Now i want one....or a similer one. lol

[@jamesdolan5236]

Fairbairn designed it. He based it off of a Welsh tool called a clammath. Apologies to the Welsh speakers because I know I didn't spell the name right.

[@LionscubSaint]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing, and God bless you.

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

I would actually value YOUR knife more than a new one PJ. Yours has history.

[@WhoWouldWantThisName]

I can't help it, when he opened with that "do you like bushcraft?" I immediately thought of "do you like gladiator movies?" haha. It's a movie reference. Only one of the funniest movies of all time `Airplane'. If you haven't seen it, you must do so NOW! You will thank me later.

[@scottdunn6308]

I Love it!! Thanks for Sharing!!

[@notthatguy4515]

Very Cool. Thanks For Sharing PJ.

[@timothybrown9626]

Awesome story and awesome knifes 🔪 🗡

[@gardener6770]

Shalom pj. Many blessings

[@bobjohnston3735]

Great story 👍🙏

[@dennishol699]

Great story.... great knife

[@jrbarilla]

Damn That smatchet is an heirloom ✌️🇺🇸

[@pian1441]

the first knife was like a barong sword.

[@mattzza6665]

Good day PJ,, I love the case beast you have. I collect knives there are no markings due to they didn't want anyone to know it was from the USA. New it would go for 3500 to 4000$.

[@patricegarnierlobo25111967]

the second knife it s an thai enep ! very good jungle knife!!

[@mnnomad1870]

No time to panic but I misplaced my combat knife 😬

[@jelkel25]

At a glance I thought the first knife was a machete bayonet. The US army went through an experimental bayonet phase between the wars and there were several different versions of a machete bayonet tried out. Still very interesting.

[@jacqualynwilloughby8133]

Am I The Only One "DROOL'N" All During PJF's Video???? LOL!!!!

[@jonathanrobinson1768]

Atlanta Cutlery makes a serviceable replica of these, I believe made by Windlass in India. For those who want one without the guilt of using an original.

[@timkunkel5431]

Love it!

[@colleenrodamer6230]

Loved the new knife smell lol great knife is nice too

[@Martin721237]

In Canada we call that fiber tape, gun tape. MIlitary issued and extremely. Closest thing out there now I suppose is *NOT* duct tape.........but "Gorilla Tape."

[@tectardedprepper8954]

Great video 👍💯🔥

[@Vule34]

Nice treasure right there. God Bless.

[@dannydenham8141]

Fiber filament tape is strong stuff

[@neil2945]

Very cool story

[@glennevitt5250]

Man I Love The Story

[@steben3318]

Thy beard has grown - Grats.

[@steben3318]

Interesting 1st knife, my dad brought an Nazi officers knife back home from WWII but it got dropped into the sea, sarge said 'all weapons will be confiscated on arrival' so he chucked it overboard. I do have his cut-throat razor that went all over Asia, India and Europe. I know you will agree, extra special with history and dad links like that.

[@seanthomasdowd]

It was designed by William E Fairburn, he of the Fairburn Sykes commando dagger

[@stevenmcgrath5114]

Its not beat-up, just seasoned ! ! ! ;-)

[@jarretmoore3858]

Nice story's PJ I all ways enjoy your content

[@stevenmcgrath5114]

It would be fun to reverse engineer those blades for the Viking Preparedness line of survival knives ! ! !

[@Snado]

Cold steel makes one

[@bonnevillebagger9147]

There’s one on eBay right now for $1300 in good condition.

[@peterkim3485]

If he used it during military service it only adds to the value

[@derekquintal]

Similar to a WW1 Bolo knife. Its a WW2 for sure.

[@jamescurtis9915]

Cool knives. They have several characteristics of the one I built for you. I hope you’re enjoying it. I haven’t seen a video on it but if there’s one out there let me know. Thanks

[@jz762x39]

Here’s to us local guys! I hope to be that good some day or to have divine intuitiveness... Great one above all guide my every move in Jesus name!

[@birchridgeblacksmith3110]

Sweet. Getting that tapered blade tempered and hardened took some skill.

[@duxdawg]

"... designed by William E. Fairbairn during World War II." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smatchet

[@stolman2197]

Viking preparedness? Pastor joe? Well which is it?

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

A real live, honest to goodness smatchet. COL Applegate would be so proud of you.

[@TheBrowntown1976]

I saw the sparkle

[@sylviafoust9545]

Very interesting

[@jeffpratt996]

This video made me want to Get a new knife

[@miguelboricuapatientlongsu1855]

Shalom . It can be fixed.

[@jeffreebailey1897]

Yeah Joe that was interesting. Certainly worth my 12 minutes

[@jtsthrillbilly7631]

Being a knife guy, those are in great shape for era..not calling your age but those are sexy, streamlined works of art you got there...love the stories behind em!! Tools of past..are more appreciated when they come with a story behind it..

[@jamesbrooks4437]

I have one like the second one

[@jesusismylord1496]

Is this guy bear independent dad?

[@reynaldorivera7641]

That’s exact he knife I want

[@miketanner1920]

Very cool peace of history Just saying

[@ChrisLoew]

either cold steel or forgotten weapons in their bayonet series went over the history of the first knife and found it to be meh. That said I would love to have and use either as I wound not use in combat so the stabby aspect is mute.

[@National757]

Pre owned WWII smatchets just like yours on Ebay going for $600 to $1400!

[@jeffreebailey1897]

Wow!

[@maritimedragon]

Gurkha Khukuri wanna be?

[@jrraven3230]

😘😘😘😘😘

[@sachac5435]

I'll give ya 500 for it

[@roberteberhart1139]

Vote Trump

[@stevenpage8847]

I thumbed down. Was waiting for something interesting.

[@MrsCluckCluck44]

Thanks for coming to see us at youtube paster joe. Really appreciate seeing you an hearing you calming voice