Historic Gear for the Modern Adventurer
March 10th, 1974. Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda turns himself over to his former Imperial Japanese Army commander and subsequently to Philippine authorities after thirty years of resistance, survival and guerilla warfare on the Philippine Island of Lubang. Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of the Imperial Japanese Army became world famous in 1974 when, after nearly 30 …
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Royal Netherlands Military Issue Victorinox Knife Victorinox has made folding knives for militaries around the globe since its inception as the Swiss Army Knife. That tradition continues today because of Victorinox’s unchallenged superior quality of material and craftsmanship. Beginning around 2010, the Royal Netherlands Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines began issuing a Victorinox knife, …
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