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1. Wanted to put out a warning. After (too much) procrastination, I finally got around to trying to purchase my Rawles Voyager this past month. There were 2 sellers on eBay, 1 was legit, and the other I have very good reason to believe, was a 100% bootleg version. I don’t mean factory seconds or scratch & dent, I mean complete knockoff. Caveat Emptor.

   1. I was one of the sellers on EBay. To my knowledge the only seller. If your return address was in Arkansas then you purchased from me. I can assure you the knives I purchased were 100% genuine as they were bought directly from the Cold Steel website at a much higher price when introduced to the public. I’m not a profiteer – we have our reasons for selling at a loss and we listed them for what we feel is a very reasonable price given the market. Bottom line, one heck of a knife.

      1. No sir, at the time I was looking, there was yours (based in Arkansas), and another posting, since removed, based out of Taiwan. I had excellent reason to believe the ones based out of Taiwan were bootleg. I considered yours to be legit.

2. Just remember the government forced Paladin Press to disgorge its customer lists years ago. There’s no reason to think they’re not maintaining that list. Not the fault of PP just the way it is.

3. Hello Mr Rawles,

   I am the seller of the Rawles Cold Steel on EBay. I am not a dealer (I used to be, long before I purchased these). I am a private seller. These knives were purchased to supply my family and friends with quality tools in the event of disaster and kept in a safe. We purchased over a dozen of them. Unfortunately we don’t belong to the same community as I have moved South out of the redoubt. I can assure you the knives are 100% genuine and if you wish you can contact Cold Steel and use my email address to verify I purchased these when they hit the market. I can also assure buyers these are selling for less than I purchased them for, but we are also keeping a few for our own preparedness needs. They are indeed an excellent knife and are built well above typical standards (again, I used to be a knife dealer and know my stuff). Thank you for making mention of these knives as there is only one left up for grabs at this point.

4. I own a tree business and I just wanted to give a thumbs up on the Silky saws. It’s what I use as a professional, I’m sure there are other good saws out there but you cannot go wrong with any Silky you purchase. Total professional saw.

5. Let’s see:

   Rawles XL Voyager:

   I got mine relatively early on. I think I paid something like $130.00 for it. It’s a great and very sharp knife. I bought a Cold Steel paring knife at the same time. It is the sharpest kitchen knife I own. I highly recommend Cold Steel knives.

   Silky Saws:

   Never heard of the brand, but I have a couple of similar hand saws, one is a Black and Decker the other is a Craftsman brand. Both are good saws and come in ever so handy. This brand looks interesting, requires further investigation.

   Nanny State:

   Britain, what else is new. The U.S. is headed in the same direction. Too bad, this use to be a great country.

   NATO:

   You are right, it’s only smart for the Russians to be hacking smartphones of NATO troupes that are right on their border. Now if our government would only hack the smartphones of the drug cartels. No that won’t happen, it might interfere with our governments profits from the drug trade.

   Second Amendment:

   I agree with you that it would be nearly impossible to get 38 states to ratify a repeal of the 2nd Amendment. However, our Trotskyist two party system also controls the governments in all the states. Like the Communists and the National Socialists, if the Democrat and Republican establishment want a repeal passed, how sure are you of the independence of the state parties? And if the states won’t pass a repeal, what is to stop the congress from deciding that it no longer requires the states to repeal any part of the Constitution? After all, 90% of what congress and the various presidents and the supreme court do is unconstitutional. One of the biggest flaws in our constitution is that there is no method of enforcing it on those who are supposed to be “bound by the chains of the constitution”, except by voting the scumbags out of office. That hasn’t happened, has it.

   To say the least, I’m skeptical of all levels of government.

   Finally on Plague:

   Somebody in big pharma is getting a really nice payday out of this fiasco. Now, how many people in Madagascar, who don’t now have the plague, are going to get the plague from the shots.

6. The “State” of a nation, is always fluctuating. That is because there is really nothing new happening, from generation to generation. Different attire and tools, same human condition. What makes a great nation?, Great people. If you think that this nation is not great anymore, you might look in the mirror first, then work out from there. I’m sure many a great man has wondered about the state of the nation, but great men don’t, tear things down they build things up. America, still the greatest nation on earth, Hoouagh!

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