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11" D-Guard Bowie

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Hi Guys

Apologies for not posting in quite a while, but I've been quite busy over this side of the pond. I hope that everyone is safe and well and navigating these strange times that we find ourselves in at this time.

I thought I would post these pic's of the latest D-guard Bowie that I've completed. I hope you like it all comments and critique are very welcome.

ATB

Steve

The blade for this D-guard Bowie is made from W-1 high carbon tool steel. The blade is 283mm long, 44mm wide and just over 5mm thick on the spine which has vine file work along its edge. There's a clay quenched temper line along its cutting edge and a Spanish notch at the heel. The overall length of the knife is 430mm just a tad over 17" long. There are three coined nickel silver spacers and a gun blued wrought iron bolster which has been filed around its circumference. The two sections of the gun blued carbon steel D-guard have vine file work on their outside edges rising up to a clam shell on the top. At the bottom of the guard one side pierces the other connecting the two with a forged finial. The back piece of the guard is filed to match the outside of the Sambar stag and is held in place by a gun blued carbon steel finial nut.

The hand stitched leather Mexican belt loop style sheath is dyed mahogany brown and black with a front panel of python skin. There are a multitude of small round rivets around the sheath and frog as well as leather lacing, a brass patterned conch shell with brass cones, beads and horsehair tassels. This piece also comes with its own custom made display stand.

 
Posted : 23/02/2021 10:01 am
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Top class work.

Very nice Keeslar style sheath.

 
Posted : 23/02/2021 8:15 pm
Joshua States
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Good to see you again Steve. Always a pleasure having you show up an absolutely slay me with a fine piece of craftsmanship. That one is seriously over the top cool.

Joshua States

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Posted : 23/02/2021 8:54 pm
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