Keepsake From Father.

[grizzly86]

When my father was in the Navy he and a bunch of the guys from his boat helped build some houses for Habitat for Humanity. He said Janet Rudy from Rudy Farms had 500 of these knives made. He got one for me and one for my brother.

It will go into the safe until my son starts his family and I give it to him. I would carry it, but I'm too worried about losing it.

 

[cynyr]

That's an awesome legacy, Grizz. You've got the Battleship AND the missile sub there, as well a pretty good football team. The son will treasure as much as you do!
Was your father on the sub or the battlewagon?

 

[reichenbach]

That is awesome. Why not display it on the mantle or some other exalted place of honor? Then there is a happy medium?

 

[grizzly86]

@cynyr He was on the sub.
@reichenbach I hadn't even thought of displaying it. Maybe I will make a shadow box for it.

 

[spartan]

That's pretty slick. I like it.
Is it engraved, or printed on, lasered?

 

[grizzly86]

The piece on the handle I would assume is stamped and the blades printed.

 

[cigrmaster]

Awesome keepsake, I wouldn't carry it either.

 

[photoman13]

That's a pretty cool little knife.

 

[ejames]

That is awesome. Why not display it on the mantle or some other exalted place of honor? Then there is a happy medium?

+1

 

[cynyr]

Yes, the battleship was retired soon after the war. No Habitat for Humanity back then. It's very nice they remembered the old girl, though. She was at Pearl Harbor, IIRC. Great keepsake!

 

[tbradsim1]

Shadow box , preserve it, I have my fathers Bluejacket Manual from World War II. The old cajun

 

[sjpipesmoker]

Very cool keepsake, and awesome it will be when you pass it on to your son!

 

[ssjones]

Pretty cool!

 

[bentmike]

Damn cool! keep that safe. When your son is old enough he will appreciate it.

 

[gmwolford]

That's an awesome heirloom piece! I'd seriously consider the shadow box.

 

[cajunguy]

Let's see if I can remember my Navy nomenclature: SSBN -- He was on a boomer (missile sub)?

 

[lonestar]

Thats awesome man !

 

[grizzly86]

@Cajunguy She was the first submarine capable of firing the Trident II ballistic missile to be commissioned.