VH>JS>fit it. I also left the headstamp facing out, so you can see the
VH>JS>"Winchester 40S&W"... :-)
VH>When I was a company commander in Vietnam, I lost my pocket knife (how I
VH>lost it is a whole 'nother story), and wrote my wife for an emergency
VH>resupply. She sent me a big Swiss Army knife.
VH>Not long after, my command track broke a battery cable in the middle of
VH>a firefight. While my RTO manned the .50, I pulled the rear engine
VH>access panel off, found the problem, grabbed an empty .50 case (there
VH>were a lot of them raining down on me), cut it with the metal file, and
VH>jammed it over the terminal, stripped and stuffed the end of the cable
VH>in -- and off we went.
VH>Ever since, my wife has been in the habit of giving me a new Swiss Army
VH>knife every three or four years.
I still say they, and even my beloved Gerber Multi-plier, are pains in
the butts to work with when you compare them to real (individual) tools,
but when there is nothing else around, they are the proverbial Godsend!
þ SLMR 2.0 þ Klein bottle for rent. Inquire within.
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