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  Dull Knife
Dull Knife was quite a youth when his tribe was caught one winter in a region devoid of game, and threatened with starvation.
As soon as Dull Knife heard of it he got on a fresh horse, and made so daring a charge that others joined him; thus under cover of their fire he rescued his brother-in-law, and in so doing was wounded twice.
Dull Knife was not successful in his plea, and the story of his flight is one of poignant interest.
www.nanations.com /chieftains/dullknife.htm   (1626 words)

  
 - Dull Knife (Cheyenne leader) -Native American Indian Tribes - Over 2,000 articles on native american indians, their ...
Dull Knife's father was away and his mother busy, and he was playing with his little sister on the banks of a stream, when a large herd of buffalo swept down upon them on a stampede for water.
Dull Knife's mother climbed a tree, but the little boy led his sister into an old beaver house whose entrance was above water, and here they remained in shelter until the buffalo passed and they were found by their distracted parents.
Dull Knife was regarded by the authorities as a dangerous man, and with his depleted band was taken to the Indian Territory without his consent in 1876.
www.aaanativearts.com /article479.html   (1817 words)

  
 Dull Knife
Called Dull Knife by the Lakota and Morning Star by the Cheyenne, he was one of two principal Cheyenne leaders (with Little Wolf) who led the trek back to their homeland in eastern Montana after the exile to Indian country (later Oklahoma) late in the 1870s and 1880s.
Dull Knife was weary and depressed as he led his people into the Bighorn Mountains near the head of the Powder River.
Dull Knife, his wife, and their son were among the few who escaped.
rebelcherokee.labdiva.com /dullknife.html   (1074 words)

  
 The decline of the Plains Indian
This village was that of Little Wolf and Dull Knife who had led their people from the reservation when the army had taken over and rations had been stopped.
Dull Knife led his people into Fort Robinson to surrender, sure that now they were here they would be allowed to stay.
Dull Knife and his people were allowed to stay on the Pine Ridge Agency (once called the Red Cloud Agency).
www.lakotawritings.com /The_decline_of_the_Plains_Indian.htm   (2794 words)

  
 the Armed Citizen's Knife Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The simplest type of knife is the Full Tang Blade, this is a fixed blade knife that has a handle molded around or attached to the extension of the blade, i.e., it consists of only one piece of steel covered by a handle for the grip.
The main fighting value of this knife is as a variant of brass knuckles on steriods, something like a fistful of dimes with teeth at both ends as you engage in a very nasty fist fight.
In terms of employment, drawing a folding knife is the slowest, drawing a pistol is faster, but at belly-to-belly range, drawing the fixed knife from a quick draw scabbard is the fastest of all.
www.thearmedcitizen.com /knife.htm   (7293 words)

  
 faqs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Knife practices promote mental clarity and health, and knifing is a skill of sensitivity and reflexes void of long and painful exercises.
Besides all of that, today's folders are so versatile; there are precious few instances in life when a person cannot have their trusty folder quietly clipped away in a waistband or pocket.
There are now numerous knife magazines where there used to be one or two; with tactical folders making up the largest percentage of knives sold.
www.knifefighting.com /amok/faqs.htm   (1427 words)

  
 Knife Blades
Knife blade life, or the time between sharpening, can be affected by many factors.
Also, if the knife depth is set too deep, the knife will cut too deep into the cutting stick and can dull the knife blade.
Cutting pure paper, such as bond paper with no recycled content, or hard paper can allow the knife to be used for as many as 5,000 cuts before it needs to be sharpened.
www.dblequip.com /knife_blades.htm   (867 words)

  
 The Martialist: The Magazine For Those Who Fight Unfairly
When he fights with a knife, it is simply an extension of his body.
Fighting with a knife, then, is simply adding a sharp tool to the weapon that is the human body, and applying the increased options that tool provides to sound
Knife fighting is NOT two people with blades fencing each other until one of them gives up or dies.
www.themartialist.com /pecom/knifefighting.htm   (2544 words)

  
 Cheyenne Outbreak
In 1878 the building was temporarily unoccupied and consequently was available when Dull Knife's band of Cheyennes was brought into the fort.
During this period Dull Knife requested that the Cheyennes be allowed either to join Red Cloud at his agency or to remain in their former northern Plains homeland.
Dull Knife and part of his family were among the few that managed to get away, and they eventually made their way to refuge with Red Cloud.
www.nebraskahistory.org /sites/fortrob/outbreak.htm   (1140 words)

  
 Morning Star (chief) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morning Star (Cheyenne: Vóóhéhéve, also known as Dull Knife) was a great chief to the Northern Cheyenne people during the 19th century.
However, after a disastrous raid (the Dull Knife Fight) by American soldiers in which 153 lodges were destroyed and 500 war ponies captured, most of the Cheyenne were eventually forced to surrender.
Fighting through, the Cheyenne were able to outmaneuver Federal troops in the Nebraska Sand Hills until they were captured near Fort Robinson in Nebraska.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chief_Dull_Knife   (405 words)

  
 News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LOCAL NEWS
Pat "The Machine" Minter said the key to knife throwing is envisioning the knife hitting the target.
And here at this contest — it's a conventional knife throwing contest, and you can't have a sharp knife because you got to be throwing some of these throws we'll be throwing today, by the blade.
So, it has to be a dull knife, but it still will stick," he said.
www.news8austin.com /content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=86324   (547 words)

  
 ARAPAHO
Dull Knife’s followers were captured during a blizzard by a cavalry outfit under Captain John Johnson on October 23, and taken to the fort.
Dull Knife expressed the desire of his people to be placed on Red Cloud’s new agency in South Dakota.
Dull Knife, his wife son, daughter-in-law, grandchild, and another boy made it to Red Cloud’s reservation at Pine Ridge where they were taken prisoner.
www.emayzine.com /lectures/ARAPAHO.html   (3146 words)

  
 Dull Knife Fight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dull Knife Fight (or the Battle of Bates Creek) was a Great Plains battle in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and Cheyenne warriors led by Chief Dull Knife.
Mackenzie, with about 1,000 troopers of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment, U.S. 3d Cavalry Regiment, U.S. 4th Cavalry Regiment, and U.S. 5th Cavalry Regiment and Pawnee warriors, found the camp of Dull Knife and Little Wolf along Bates Creek near the North Fork of the Powder River.
Dull Knife's followers were left in the freezing weather without sufficient clothing, and many soon froze to death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dull_Knife_Fight   (402 words)

  
 When do you pull your knife? - MartialTalk.Com
I would pull my knife if the attacker had a weapon bared, if the odds were greatly against me such as being out numbered, or if it could instantly difuse the situation.
I have also been in possession of a knife since I was a child(country boy) and I was taught from day one how to RESPECT a knife and how to use it in all manners.
If I had to pull the knife in a fight, it would be after I exhausted all other means of controlling the situation with my hands.
www.martialtalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=15872   (2575 words)

  
 Knives
The knife laws for most states may be found by visiting www.packing.org or www.gunlaws.com, both of which are listed on the links page.
If a knife must be drawn toward the body, use the thumb of the knife hand to control carefully the progress of the work into the blade.
Fold a knife before passing it to another, otherwise grasp the back of the blade with the dull edge in the palm, the sharp edge outside the curled fingers, the point exposed in the air above the bent wrist, and the handle presented to the other person.
www.gunthorp.com /Knives.htm   (3004 words)

  
 Native American history
January 22, 1879: Captain Henry Wessells and troops A, E, F and H, Third Cavalry, a find Dull Knife's Fort Robinson escapees near the telegraph line from Fort Robinson to Hat Creek.
The captured Cheyenne say that Dull Knife was killed by artillery during a battle, a few days before (probably on January 14th).
They fought till their small store of ammunition was exhausted, then exposed their broad chests for a target, and the mothers even held up their little ones tobe shot.
nativenewsonline.org /history/hist0122.html   (1678 words)

  
 July 2003 Newsletter Part 1 from "On This Date in North American Indian History" by Phil Konstantin
Crazy Horse, Dull Knife and almost 1,000 of their followers surrendered to the army here on May 6th, 1877.
This is the place where Dull Knife and his Cheyenne were being held prisoner when they finally had enough and broke out on January 9, 1879.
While the actual fighting between the Indians and the soldiers was very limited, this is the scene of the much heralded battle between William Cody and Yellow Hand (Yellow Hair).
americanindian.net /newsletter0703.html   (4390 words)

  
 Sharpening a Knife
The knife has two problems; its wonderful high (greater than 1.2%) carbon blade is not stainless steel (no chromium) and it has a wooden handle.
I am not sure that is true, but a dull knife often does require more force to be applied to the cutting surface.
As I run low on sharp knives I have a knife sharpening party as I transfer all the knives from the “Dull” knife box past the motorized sharpener to the “Sharp” knife box.
gpvec.unl.edu /files/feedlot/Sharp1new.htm   (6495 words)

  
 Fighting Force 2 for PlayStation Review - PlayStation Fighting Force 2 Review
Fighting Force 2 takes the same basic beat-'em-up ethic and melds it with a pinch of Lara Croftian camera work and a smidgen of Metal Gear-esque espionage.
The resulting game is better than the original, but it still comes off as an incredibly dull piece of software.
Fighting Force 2 would make a decent rental, if only to laugh at the exploding office chairs, but not much else.
www.gamespot.com /ps/action/fightingforce2/review.html   (642 words)

  
 How To Fight Like A Man
(Knife fighting is a Spetsnaz specialty: The knife was a symbol of a man's honour in Old Russia, and soldiers are trained to throw two knives at once striking two different targets, wield a shovel like an axe, and spit razor blades into the eyes of the enemy.)
With a knife, the movements are short and quick and dangerous.
The size and shape of a knife often determines the kind of attack.
www.russianmartialart.org /html/fightman.html   (3657 words)

  
 Camping Knife
Bourke's description of the march is balanced by an appendix containing letters camping knife and reports by others such as Lt. Walter Schuyler camping knife and Surgeon Bennett Clements.
Each volume in the series is extensively annotated camping knife and contains a biographical appendix on Indians, civilians, camping knife and military personnel named in the volume.
Camping Knife Adventure Camp Instructor Outdoor Singapore - Camping Knife Tooth Ridge Camp - Tooth Ridge Camp is a camp located within the Boy Scouts of America's Philmont Scout Ranch, a backpacking reservation in northern New Mexico.
www.weapontl.com /campingknife.html   (920 words)

  
 Find Special Dull Knife Results Here
Dull Knife was born in Montana in about 1810.
Dull Knife Wahiev (Morning Star) 1810- 1883, contains brief bio of the Northern Cheyenne Chief and shows picture of him carved on an emu egg.
Dull Knife chief of the northern Cheyenne who led his people on a desperate trek from confinement in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) to their home in Montana.
www.just-knives.org /Dull-Knife.html   (230 words)

  
 Dull of Hearing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In one song titled Asleep in the Light, he wrote: The world is sleeping in the dark; That the church just can’t fight; ‘Cause it’s asleep in the light; How can you be so dead; When you’ve been so well fed; Jesus rose from the grave; And you, you can’t even get out of bed.
Their dullness was not merely of nodding off during his sermon, but failing to respond honorably and wisely to Scripture.
The writer can’t tell the Hebrews deep truths because they are dull, intellectually numb, or thick, like trying to cut a steak with a dull knife.
www.whitebluffchurch.org /dull_of_hearing.htm   (1388 words)

  
 Warm things up with oyster stew North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News - NCTimes.com ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It is also a good idea to use an oyster knife or other flat, dull knife when opening the shell and detaching the oyster.
Work the tip of the knife into the hinge and twist, turning the knife like a key in a lock, to break open the hinge.
Once the shell is open, carefully slide the knife along the inside surface of the top shell to detach the oyster.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2006/02/21/food/18_24_252_8_06.txt   (873 words)

  
 Dull Knife - Northern Cheyenne Chief - Page 2
Nez Perce and Chief Standing Bear of the Poncas appealed to the people of the United States, and finally succeeded in having their bands or the remnant of them returned to their own part of the country.
He was regarded by the authorities as a dangerous man, and with his depleted band was taken to the
Thus died the fighting Cheyennes and their dauntless leader.
www.legendsofamerica.com /NA-DullKnife2.html   (813 words)

  
 Dull Knife Battlefield
The Cheyenne warriors, led by their great war chief Dull Knife, traveled south along the east side of the Bighorn Mountains with their women and children.
It was Mackenzie's plan to accomplish this by destroying the camps of the Cheyenne and their winter food supply, making it impossible for them to continue fighting.
Shortly after, Dull Knife surrendered and Cheyenne resistance was ended forever.
www.occidentalwyoming.com /dull_knife_battlefield.htm   (208 words)

  
 Halfbakery: KnifeGun
When your opponent is laughing at you for bringing a knife to a gunfight, you shoot him.
I imagine the ammo to be a cross between a regular stabbing knife, and an arrow.
you fight like a knife, close range combat and all, then at the opertune moment where your oponents knife used to be is now a bloody hole in his hand.
www.halfbakery.com /idea/KnifeGun   (508 words)

  
 Software by Rob : Using Technology to Fight Poverty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Poverty can be relative or absolute; relative poverty is in relation to the rest of the economy, be it national or global, while absolute poverty is in relation to the basic human needs.
Grameen Foundation USA - a nonprofit organization that uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people.
This is interesting, because I find myself on the capitalistic (versus altruistic teach a man to fish vs. give him one) end of the how do you fight poverty argument.
www.softwarebyrob.com /articles/Using_Technology_to_Fight_Poverty.aspx   (2546 words)

  
 THE ROBERT BRUCE FIGHTING NORTHS AND PAWNEE SCOUTS PAPERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
“Dull Knife was buried on a high hill…”  Typed draft note, 1p plus photocopy of a biographical blurb about Dull Knife.
Dull Knife battlefield.  1 photo, 1 photo-negative plus excised image from an unknown source.
Dull Knife, Chief.  Artist’s illustration of the scene of Dull Knife’s response to the orders for the return of the Indians to Indian Territory.  1 photo-reproduction, photo-negative.
www.lib.utulsa.edu /speccoll/collections/brucerobert/index.htm   (8790 words)

  
 Canku Ota -Oct. 21, 2000 - This Date in History
Dull Knife, and his CHEYENNE followers are en route to the Red Cloud Agency to get some food from Red Cloud's people.
Little Wolf, with 53 men, and 81 women and children, had split off from Dull Knife recently.
While Dull Knife's people are being marched to Fort Robinson, they hide most of their best weapons.
www.turtletrack.org /Issues00/Co10212000/CO_10212000_Thisdate.htm   (657 words)

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