Navy Frogman Eddie and filmmaker Andre Ferguson after a screen of “33 Black Frog” at the college, May 2025
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www.thearmorylife.com/u-s-navy-mark-3-knife/ The article "U.S. Navy Mark 3 MOD 0 Knife" by Randall Chaney, published on April 29, 2025, explores the historical development and features of the Navy Mark 3 Modification 0 knife, used by the U.S. Navy since the 1980s. Produced by the Ontario Knife Company, it was intended as a diving and survival tool for naval operations, evolving from predecessors like the MK 1 and MK 2 knives. Despite initial design limitations, like the fragile point of earlier models, updates improved its durability, including a stainless steel blade, an insulated handle, and a secure sheath for maritime use. While a preferred tool for the Navy SEALs, the knife's production ceased after the Ontario Knife Company was sold in 2023, making existing models valuable collectibles. The article also highlights the contrast between the knife's theoretical utility and actual usage, as personnel often opted for personal alternatives due to the MK 3's weight and sharpening challenges.
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As the sun sinks beneath the hills, a Navy SEAL pensively looks onward, scouring his vision for the next noticeable landmark.
In my time collecting toys and the photography thereof, I've picked up on many new methods and tricks to more accurately convey a sense of scale to the environments my subjects find themselves in. Beyond the figures themselves being better themed for specific scenes, the scaling of them is also that much more noticeable to me. A distinct advantage of having a realistic 1/6 scale modern military action figure is that it can fit in just about anywhere outside, camouflage pattern permitting...
A U.S. Navy SEAL slowly moves through the foliage of the chapparal slopes. The apparent irony of a man in the maritime service on a mission far away from any water bodies larger than a creek has been properly secured by this Sailor, as his present concerns remain solely and correctly on what lies ahead of him.
In the time I've spent collecting toys and miniatures, there are often new layers of artistic amazement that are revealed to me. Already within the parameters of the relatively-niche community of toy enthusiasts, my personal discovery of an even smaller group of hobbyists dedicated to crafting meticulously-detailed 1/6 scale soldiers with a specific inclination to modern warfare was startling, to say the least. Needless to say, I gleefully purchased this custom-assembled figure and have long since proudly added him to my collection of plastic warriors.
Mike Licht, NotinsCapital.com