Jib Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Was a "gully" just any old knife or one with a folding blade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateQueen Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I think it's any very large knife, and there were ones that folded into the handle. Melusine de la Mer "Well behaved women rarely make history." - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorian Lasseter Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Google it... Typical folding knife used throughout the 17th Century and into the 19th Century. Folding knives had the advantage of taking up less space and could be carried in a pocket without a sheath. Pocket knives proved popular among sailors and eventually evolved into more elaborate pocket knives containing other utensils, typically a scaling blade, and marlinespike, and still later such items as cork-screws and even tooth picks and screw drivers. Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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