Hi Guys
The blade for this Bowie is made from 1080 high carbon steel, blade length is 256mm, blade width is 42mm and blade thickness on the spine is 6mm. The blade has been differentially hardened with the surface finished with a hand rubbed 600 grit finish. The overall length of the knife is 404mm including the pommel nut. There are three coined nickel silver spacers, two either side of the gun blued bolster which has one central groove. The gun blued D, Lisch style split ring guard has two clam shells and vine file work on either side of the hand guard tine. The Sambar stag handle has been dyed with Fiebings mahogany brown leather dye and sealed with Danish oil. The butt cap is gun blued steel, filed to match the flutes on the stag and has a planished top surface and is held in place with a gun blued pommel nut.
The leather sheath is a Mexican belt loop style with tooled edges, dyed golden brown, the body of the sheath has a front panel of python skin surrounded by a black tooled leather frame.
Thank you for taking the time to look gents, as ever all comments and critique very welcome.
Steve
That is a beautiful knife!
Hi Jeff
Thank you for your comments I really appreciate them.
Steve
Nothing not to like there. Homerun.
Karl B. Andersen
Journeyman Smith
Thank you for that Karl, is that the same as a six in cricket. 😉
Stephen, you did an awesome job on filing that butt cap.
