traditional knives in movies

Hjalmar69 · Dec 30, 2020

Hi
My favorite Christmas movie which is aired every Christmas eve in Sweden is called "Can You Whistle Johanna?" in Swedish. It is about two 8 year old boys, one of them really wants a Grand dad. So they steal a flower and go to the retirement home to find one, which they do. One of the boys carries a Mora scout and eventually the other kid gets a really nice pocket knife with which he eventually also cuts a rose for his adopted granddad. Beautiful story.

It reminds me of my childhood when most kids carried knives. I really like the pocket knife, yellow white, equal ends, but I cant see what it is.

Regards Erik

Misplaced Hillbilly · Dec 30, 2020

Hjalmar69 said:
Hi
My favorite Christmas movie which is aired every Christmas eve in Sweden is called "Can You Whistle Johanna?" in Swedish. It is about two 8 year old boys, one of them really wants a Grand dad. So they steal a flower and go to the retirement home to find one, which they do. One of the boys carries a Mora scout and eventually the other kid gets a really nice pocket knife with which he eventually also cuts a rose for his adopted granddad. Beautiful story.

It reminds me of my childhood when most kids carried knives. I really like the pocket knife, yellow white, equal ends, but I cant see what it is.

Regards Erik

Sounds like a very nice movie, I'll have to look and see if I can find it with subtitles :thumbsup:

The pocketknife looks to be a Camillus 23 large jack, I have one thats been recovered in mother of pearl.

Also mine has had file work on the blade spines and back springs. He did indeed receive a really good knife imho!

mnblade · Dec 30, 2020

Hjalmar69 said:
My favorite Christmas movie which is aired every Christmas eve in Sweden is called "Can You Whistle Johanna?" in Swedish. It is about two 8 year old boys, one of them really wants a Grand dad. So they steal a flower and go to the retirement home to find one, which they do. One of the boys carries a Mora scout and eventually the other kid gets a really nice pocket knife with which he eventually also cuts a rose for his adopted granddad. Beautiful story.

Very cool! This movie sounds great.

-- Mark

screened porch · Dec 30, 2020

Hjalmar69 said:
It reminds me of my childhood when most kids carried knives. I really like the pocket knife, yellow white, equal ends, but I cant see what it is.

It looks like my Camillus 23, but so do a lot of equal-end head-bolstered jacks. And my 23 has swedges that the movie knife doesn't.

It wouldn't be something Swedish?

kamagong · Dec 30, 2020

That kid really did need a granddad. Someone needs to teach him how to properly use a knife. Not a good idea placing a finger on the spine of a spring knife.

Misplaced Hillbilly · Dec 30, 2020

scrteened porch said:
It looks like my Camillus 23, but so do a lot of equal-end head-bolstered jacks. And my 23 has swedges that the movie knife doesn't.

It wouldn't be something Swedish?

Could be Swedish I suppose, however my 23 doesn't have swedges. I think later made ones dropped the swedge.

screened porch · Dec 30, 2020

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Could be Swedish I suppose, however my 23 doesn't have swedges. I think later made ones dropped the swedge.

Interesting. OK, Camillus 23 it is.

Hjalmar69 · Dec 30, 2020

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Sounds like a very nice movie, I'll have to look and see if I can find it with subtitles
The pocketknife looks to be a Camillus 23 large jack, I have one thats been recovered in mother of pearl.

Also mine has had file work on the blade spines and back springs. He did indeed receive a really good knife imho!

"Kan du vissla Johanna? " is the Swedish title. Tell me if you suceed

Man with no name · Dec 31, 2020

Seraphim Falls with Pierce Brosnan

5K Qs · Dec 31, 2020

Geez, I have so few medical skills!

I think I might start practicing that stropping-on-hip technique though; that looks cool and useful!

- GT

TheChunk91 · Dec 31, 2020

kamagong said:
That kid really did need a granddad. Someone needs to teach him how to properly use a knife. Not a good idea placing a finger on the spine of a spring knife.

I do that all the time to get more control of the blade. Never an issue, but it may be for a young boy who is not careful.

screened porch · Dec 31, 2020

5K Qs said:
Geez, I have so few medical skills!
I think I might start practicing that stropping-on-hip technique though; that looks cool and useful!

- GT

I always carry a small copper soldering iron for cauterizing in the woods, so as not to have to spoil the temper of a good knife.

5K Qs · Dec 31, 2020

scrteened porch said:
I always carry a small copper soldering iron for cauterizing in the woods, so as not to have to spoil the temper of a good knife.

- GT

Jolipapa · Jan 3, 2021

Switchblade again for a villain in Last Action Hero.

tmd_87 · Jan 3, 2021

What pocket knife does Clint Eastwood carry in The Outlaw Josey Wales?

Misplaced Hillbilly · Jan 3, 2021

tmd_87 said:
What pocket knife does Clint Eastwood carry in The Outlaw Josey Wales?

I don't think we ever nailed it down exactly,
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/traditional-knives-in-movies.987444/page-28
The more I look at it the more I think its a large barlow with a modified clip.

tmd_87 · Jan 4, 2021

Misplaced Hillbilly I tried to figure it out when watching recently and it's just messing with me!

btb01 · Jan 17, 2021

I've been catching up on the series American Gods (an adaptation of the novel by Neil Gaiman, which happens to be one of my absolute favorite books). I watched the first season when it originally aired a couple years ago, but missed the second season for some reason or other. Since the third season just started, I figured I'd start from the beginning.

In the third episode of Season 2, Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) briefly uses a stiletto-style switchblade. (Those seem to be popping up a lot in this thread recently.)

btb01 · Jan 19, 2021

American Gods again, Season 2 Episode 7. Mr. Wednesday pulls the same switchblade out of his pocket (despite having tossed it aside and left it in a field in the previous scene in which it appeared). I guess one of the advantages of being a god is that you never lose your EDC knife.

Jack Black · Jan 19, 2021

btb01 said:
American Gods again, Season 2 Episode 7. Mr. Wednesday pulls the same switchblade out of his pocket (despite having tossed it aside and left it in a field in the previous scene in which it appeared). I guess one of the advantages of being a god is that you never lose your EDC knife.

Season 3 has pasties, and Harry's Car On The Ice!

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