Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 11/29/2006 11:28:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, rpalmier@depaul.edu writes: My father-in-law sez that this is because everyone he knew who had a pocketknife back in the day used to break off part of one of the blades and grind the stump into a screwdriver. Anyone know if this was indeed a common practice in the early-middle parts of the 20th century?? I'm not too sure of that, maybe some people did that after they broke the blade, but I don't think it would make a good screwdriver. There were lots of knives made with a screw-driver blade. Case even made one with a fork! For all you care to know about them take a look here: http://www.wrcase.com/case_college/blades_&_steel/ Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish