How about a pile of pocketknives?

It’s no secret I love playing with knives. And I am every bit as crazy about auctions. So, what happens when you combine the two? Well, I can start a new collection with the nod of my head.

Gotta another knife auction going on. This time a high-profile gun auctioneer is selling them. Interestingly, the knives are mostly all piled together.

Check out Rock Island Auctions. The dates are Feb.27th and 28th. The firm is selling 2100 lots. Only 17 are of knives, but you might find something you can’t resist.

Man would still be dead if not for a pocketknife carrying doctor

Stan and Jaci Wisniewski. Stan is the oldest living cardiac arrest survivor. (Eric Reed/Pasadena Star-News Staff Photographer)

Fascinating story about one, Stan Wisniewski. On Dec. 10th, 1954, he died and yet, last week he celebrated his 55th anniversary- of his second life.

And all because a doctor had an EDC.

The Pasadena Star-News reports Stan died of cardiac arrest while in a hospital’s X- ray room at the age of 24. Dr. David Brown was called in and quickly realized he had nothing to lose, so he opened Stan up with his pocketknife and cut out two ribs to start internal massage and the rest is history.

“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t give at least a few seconds thought to what happened back in 1954, ” Wisniewki said. “You’re here today and you’re gone tomorrow.” 

…I wonder if it was a Case XX (1940- 1964).

CNJ Trivia- Pocketknife and the President of the United States

Knife History Trivia

Today’s CNJ Trivia revolves around with the office of the President of the United States and one of our favorite subjects- a pocketknife.

Can you name which President was carrying a pocketknife at what historians call “the time of his death?”

While this President is known for many things, one of the aspects we remember is what he was inflicted with that ultimately caused his death.

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