Way back I trained with Matt at a special appearance thing he did.. we were grappling and I remember being mortified because he had "mat rash", I was afraid that I was I was going to catch it
Did you ever have one of the Blackhawk versions of this knife?
One of these days I’ll have to tell you the story of the time I almost accidentally picked a fight with Matt at a bar.
I want to say that is where I ordered it from. It’s at least 25 years old, and my twenties were a bit of a blur. All I can remember is it was designed by Duane Dieter.
I gotta hear that story. Matt is a lot of fun, but man...he'd be real close to the end of the list of guys I'd ever want to get sideways with in a bar... hahaha
Yep. He was a ball of muscle... I will never understand how he fought at 170... he and his twin brother Mark both had to be walking around at close to 220... I recall a time we were at a gym filming some sparring footage. My cousin (family business) was in the ring with him and Matt talked him into holding the kick shield for a liver kick. I still grin every time I think about getting to watch my cousin's life change that day....Way back I trained with Matt at a special appearance thing he did.. we were grappling and I remember being mortified because he had "mat rash", I was afraid that I was I was going to catch it
The other thing that frustrated me was he is shorter than I, but pretty stocky and I've never grappled with anyone as strong as him.
I would try to sink a hold in him and he would just lock up and I couldn't budge him
The guy was a beast, humble and a true champion!
I have a Horrigan I got from John at blade and couple years ago and knew Bob personally these knives are great with an amazing backstory.
Ended up being one of the nicest guys in the bar
Now THIS is a cool knife.
That doesn't surprise me... He has got an ornery streak a mile wide, a great sense of humor and plenty of tricks up his sleeve... I wasn't sure which direction he was going to go in your story, but I figured it was good... haha He and I were both farm boys that ended up in the industry and the company I worked for had the logo on his shorts for a number of years, so he and I got to be buddies over the years. If you ever get a picture made with him, and his arm goes around your back....make sure your floating ribs are prepared...
, not sure how he ended up with the pieces but it was a wild thing to pull out and see.
This one has quite a story too. As it was told to me, Bagwell made and gave this knife to a former French Foreign Legionnaire who wrote for Soldier of Fortune, bringing it with him to several countries. After he began experiencing some “mental health issues” (what I was told, anyway) he gave it to LtCol Robert K. Brown who carried it with him while visiting El Salvador for an article. I bought it from RKB while visiting with him 2-3 years ago
I hear these are awesome. I’ve wanted one for a while but I’d never end up carrying it for anything. Really cool for a zombie apocalypse though.
Damn, Pete, this is cool.
I agree i don’t use it often. I gutted one deer with it just to ensure i used it for something. Terrible application for that knife way too long for that, but it was done. Fun to have but agree not really used for much. The sweet T though man that’s a perfect sized user.
