Tactical Gear Expo

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So the Tactical Gear Expo was somewhat of a bust.  Only abut 24 vendors.   Talked to a guy about custom leather.   And discovered a new store carrying tactical and survival stuff.   Will visit them next week, cause they only had a smattering of stuff at the show.

BUT.   The Blade show was excellent.  It's been almost 7 years since I went to this show and it's amazing how many companies and craftsmen there are out there in the blade marketplace.  Parking lot was jammed and probably 500+ people inside the small convention center at any given time.

I stopped in the SOG booth and help my pal Lee with the picture-taking and the autographs.   Here's one of him getting his picture taken with another attendee.



Sorry it is a little shaky.  Taken with my cell phone.   I didn't bring the real camera cause Lee forgot to tell me he was in town.  The line was 100 deep for an autograph and photo.  I just went to the head of the line.  (Could have been security was dragging me to the back of the line when I snapped this.)

The lovely Miss Kitty looked at some cutlery, but she prefers CutCo and they weren't there.  We talked to some dealers and finally ended up at the Benchmade booth.  Talked about their red-line being made in China and how it has the H&K and Harley names so that now anything with their logo is made in USA.   I whipped out my Pikka II (made in China) with THEIR label and they offered to  a deep discount if I replaced there at the show with a made in the USA blue label.    The wife took them up on it for my father's day present and I now have a McHenry & Williams designed AXIS lock folder (#710DLC)   This is a modified clip point.  I'd prefer a full clip point, but this will do.  



So all in all not a bad little outing this Saturday.