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Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?

cz Offline z1913

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #510 on: November 30, 2025, 02:55:19 PM
I think it is time for second round for me! Please count me in:

1. Don Pablo
2. Antti Lammi
3. Krista Liinamaa
4. Styx
5. Frenchephaistos
6. Davis Nikolov
7. Z1913


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #511 on: December 03, 2025, 09:04:29 PM
the box  arrived safely
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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #512 on: December 04, 2025, 02:13:35 AM
You guys are having better luck right now than we are with the U.S. box.  Seems to be an invalid tracking number and we don't know where the package is.  :rant: :megaslap: :twak:


fi Offline Krista Liinamaa

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #513 on: December 04, 2025, 08:17:47 AM
the box  arrived safely

 :woohoo: it's allways exciting to hear. I didn't change the torn box. I just added more tape.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #514 on: December 05, 2025, 08:37:21 PM
:woohoo: it's allways exciting to hear. I didn't change the torn box. I just added more tape.

so you fixed it in a proper way

i have made 2 mistakes. 1st one was to leave the box open forgetting that my wife is working overtime so one chocolate bar is gone. unfortunately no picture of that. 2nd mistake was changing phones and now i can't get into my flickr account so i'll post the first choice shortly, just to resolve that issue
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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #515 on: December 06, 2025, 08:42:52 PM
first choice that was made with sound mind is the blue Boker
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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #516 on: December 06, 2025, 09:11:30 PM
 :like:
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fi Offline Krista Liinamaa

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #517 on: December 06, 2025, 11:52:46 PM
first choice that was made with sound mind is the blue Boker

That didn't search for new home long. Good choice. One of the best crossbar lock actions I have tried.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #518 on: December 07, 2025, 09:10:42 PM
to be fair, it's more my wife's obsession with blue
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fi Offline Krista Liinamaa

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #519 on: December 07, 2025, 10:52:32 PM
to be fair, it's more my wife's obsession with blue

That's a very valid criteria.   :D


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #520 on: December 08, 2025, 05:19:17 PM
yea, learned the hard way with mango ice cream

for the second choice - the Normandy knife
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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #521 on: December 08, 2025, 09:47:37 PM
That's a good-looking knife! :like:
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Culling of the knife and multi herds in progress...

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #522 on: December 09, 2025, 08:48:18 PM
and it is decent sized and can be opened with heavy gloves
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"And now, it's time to hand this over to our tame race axe driver. Some say, he can live in the forest for six months at a time without food, and he knows of a secret tribe of only women where he is their God. All we know is, he's call the Styx!" - TazzieRob


fi Offline Krista Liinamaa

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #523 on: December 11, 2025, 04:16:03 AM
Excellent choice sir  :hatsoff:


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #524 on: December 11, 2025, 08:45:41 PM
thank you.

at this point I'm waiting for the final arrival of something I want to put in
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"And now, it's time to hand this over to our tame race axe driver. Some say, he can live in the forest for six months at a time without food, and he knows of a secret tribe of only women where he is their God. All we know is, he's call the Styx!" - TazzieRob


fr Offline Frenchephaistos

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #525 on: December 17, 2025, 07:33:18 AM
Nice choices !


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #526 on: December 17, 2025, 09:37:49 AM
Cool initiative!

Being only part of the EEC and not a full EU member, we're subject to VAT as well, so unfortunately not eligible to join the GAW box list.
I've never been too eager for Norway to join EU, but if it happens at least now I'm aware of some obvious benefits :)
And quite frankly, as it is now most of EU directives are forced upon us in a very un-democratic way anyways, while we loose out on many of the benefits you get as a member, so maybe a full membership would be for the better after all. Let's see what happens, but for now I can only watch from the sideline :)


fr Offline Frenchephaistos

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #527 on: December 21, 2025, 01:53:42 PM
Just to let you know, rough time IRL here, so I'm not so often on the forum.
Two people hopped on board after the box left. I'm in no hurry, so I'll bump them up.  S

1. Don Pablo
2. Antti Lammi
3. Krista Liinamaa
4. Styx
5. Davis Nikolov
6. Z1913


fi Offline Antti Lammi

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #528 on: January 05, 2026, 04:06:59 PM
Any news on package?


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #529 on: January 05, 2026, 04:37:25 PM
thank you.

at this point I'm waiting for the final arrival of something I want to put in
Styx, can you send to Davis ?
No pressure, just wanted to know you saw the changes in the list.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #530 on: January 06, 2026, 09:26:23 PM
already have the address. the holidays threw a wrench in any attempt to send it, but should be going out this week finally
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"And now, it's time to hand this over to our tame race axe driver. Some say, he can live in the forest for six months at a time without food, and he knows of a secret tribe of only women where he is their God. All we know is, he's call the Styx!" - TazzieRob


fi Offline Antti Lammi

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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #531 on: January 21, 2026, 02:16:30 PM
Any news on our suprise box?


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #532 on: January 21, 2026, 04:51:43 PM
styx have sent it my way. According to tracking it made it to Sofia today, which means in 2-4 work days it should reach me.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #533 on: January 21, 2026, 04:53:19 PM
Awesome, cant wait to see what you pick from box.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #534 on: January 21, 2026, 05:31:09 PM
I would like to join is that is possible :) The mystery box pass-around from 2012 was a lot of fun :D
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #535 on: January 21, 2026, 05:37:54 PM
Just add your name to list and your in


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #536 on: January 21, 2026, 05:43:02 PM
Excellent :tu:

1. Don Pablo
2. Antti Lammi
3. Krista Liinamaa
4. Styx
5. Davis Nikolov
6. Z1913
7. Reinier
You should seriously visit vicfan.com. All the hoopy froods are doing it.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #537 on: January 22, 2026, 10:04:42 PM
I received it today. Got pretty excited because I expected it on Monday. But then my excitement got into a bit of panic because I noticed this sticker on the box.



And this is how the top of the box looked like, I guess it's the branded tape of the Croatian posts who opened the package for "security reasons"



So I thought - "great, some customs agent got a nice new toy and I feel responsible for loosing it". I kept on inspecting the package before opening it and saw the weight on the packaging slip. So I thought I should measure it and hopefully it matches.





4.928 on the Croatian posts scale, 4.920 on the control measurement by the Bulgarian posts, 4.934 on my kitchen scale. Given how wet it was outside the few grams difference it negligible so I came to the conclusion everything is in order.

Went through the box fast and made an immediate choice of those things.



The Kick is something I did not have in my collection and I really like it. Lately I've been using more diamonds and less stones for sharpening, but don't have quality diamond pads so the DC4 came at the right time.
The black ''scouts'' knife is really cool - bigger than a standard SAK and has that old school vibe. I'd appreciate some more info on it - maker, time period, etc. 
Finnish chocolate bars were delicious, will put some local sweets in.
I have my eye on few other things, but will think about it for a bit.
 
One of the knives I want to put in does not have a sheath so I'll make one for it because it's an interesting piece and deserves to be carried and used. I will do my best to send the box out next week or first week of February.


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #538 on: January 23, 2026, 12:51:18 AM
 :like:
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Culling of the knife and multi herds in progress...

If I pay five figures for something, it better have wings or a foundation!


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Re: Any EU members up for a EU GAW box ?
Reply #539 on: January 23, 2026, 08:36:21 PM
Nice choices!


 

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