Here's some pics of one I finished fairly recently for a collector.
Hand forged from 1095 steel
8 1/2" overall, 3 7/8" blade, .170" at the ricasso w/ full distal taper
"Twisted Steel" filework
Rounded Ricasso edge
Damascus guard and spacer of 1084/15n20 mix
Rounded guard edges
Coined and blued spacers
African Blackwood handle
Checkered and blued finial nut
All comments and discussion welcome.
John,
A really beautiful knife!
Bob
I have two comments:
I like the photos and
I really like the knife.
Just super clean work. OK, three.
That's a really nice knife!! Great lines. Attention to detail. Super clean assembly. It doesn't get much better than that!
Clean, clean John. I like it! Exceptional work and photos.
Brion
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