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Riley/MN

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Re: My Historical Trekking Equipment & Tools.
« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2013, 04:45:52 PM »
LeLoup- long time no see.... not familiar with your term legging knife. Care to explain?
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Offline Le Loup

Re: My Historical Trekking Equipment & Tools.
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2013, 07:11:02 PM »
Quote from: Riley/MN
LeLoup- long time no see.... not familiar with your term legging knife. Care to explain?

French woodsrunners are credited with carrying three knives in the 18th century, but I have no doubt that this was so with many woodsmen. The French carried a neck knife, a hunting knife, & a legging knife. Whether this legging knife was secured to a garter or held inside the legging I can not say. I carry mine inside the top of my legging.
Regards, Keith.
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Riley/MN

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Re: My Historical Trekking Equipment & Tools.
« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2013, 12:44:54 PM »
Okay, Now I gotchya... I was thinking legging as in .....? to remove legs of something? HA
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Offline Le Loup

Re: My Historical Trekking Equipment & Tools.
« Reply #18 on: July 16, 2016, 10:21:57 PM »
Just an update on the basic tools I carry. Since my last post I have added a .70 caliber smoothbore flintlock pistol. Took me a long time to find this one.
Keith.

I made a new wood ram rod with an antler tip to replace the original shorter iron ramrod.
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by,
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Robert Frost.

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Offline mattdanison

Re: My Historical Trekking Equipment & Tools.
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2016, 04:29:31 PM »
Nice pistol!
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Offline Le Loup

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« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2016, 11:09:46 PM »
Quote from: "Puffer"
??? You mention your "powder bag" & using it to carry "extra" powder on long treks. Interesting, this is a new concept to me

Any "safety concerns ??
Puffer.
No safety concerns. My gunpowder bags are of leather, & the tops are folded & tied. Bags are lighter than powder horns & easier to carry in my pack.
Regards, Keith.
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by,
 and that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost.

A Woodsrunner's Diary

shootrj2003

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Re: My Historical Trekking Equipment & Tools.
« Reply #21 on: February 26, 2021, 08:15:38 PM »
I always carry a Bic or two lol
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