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Here is one sweet chopper! Ready for about any use you could put her to, from strapping on a hunting pack, doing yard work, or the remote possibility of a zombie outbreak {Ive never run into a zombie to test one of my choppers out on, but tests on deer and antelope necks hanging in the garage waiting to be skinned and worked up usually takes one stroke with a blade like this one to remove the heads in preparation for skinning}
OAL- 17 1/2"
blade- 12" long, .215" thick, 1 3/4" wide
weight-2 pounds, 4 ounces with sheath
steel- 5160 from Mcmaster Carr, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes triple normalize, triple anneal, triple edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a medium heavy flat grind {like a chopper}, with a convex edge, sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- a 600 grit quick rubbed finish, for a nice easy to maintain working finish
handle- some really nice Bolivian Rosewood, with white paper micarta spacers and red spacers
guard- 1/4" mild steel, nicely contoured to feel good on the finger, for greater control, and saftey in challenging situations, and 1/4" mild steel buttcap with the tang through the buttcap and peened
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, clean, dyed, hot-waxed, loop is sized for a 2" belt. personally I keep a blade like this one strapped to my pack instead of on my belt, the belt loop is a nice place to attach a strap though. and I left enough leather at the tip for a place to punch a hole or two for another attachment point
I cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.
$295 plus $20 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order or silver at spot price.
SOLD!!!
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
OAL- 17 1/2"
blade- 12" long, .215" thick, 1 3/4" wide
weight-2 pounds, 4 ounces with sheath
steel- 5160 from Mcmaster Carr, Forged, with in-house differential heat treatment which includes triple normalize, triple anneal, triple edge quench, and triple draw, for a great performing blade, that holds a great edge, and yet is easy to sharpen!
grind- a medium heavy flat grind {like a chopper}, with a convex edge, sharpened on a smiths diamond hone with micro bevels, to an agressive razor edge
finish- a 600 grit quick rubbed finish, for a nice easy to maintain working finish
handle- some really nice Bolivian Rosewood, with white paper micarta spacers and red spacers
guard- 1/4" mild steel, nicely contoured to feel good on the finger, for greater control, and saftey in challenging situations, and 1/4" mild steel buttcap with the tang through the buttcap and peened
sheath- 11oz leather, hand stitched, clean, dyed, hot-waxed, loop is sized for a 2" belt. personally I keep a blade like this one strapped to my pack instead of on my belt, the belt loop is a nice place to attach a strap though. and I left enough leather at the tip for a place to punch a hole or two for another attachment point
I cut a 2x4 in half twice, and the edge would still shave. it also passed an edge flex test, and put about half my wieght {210 lbs}to flex the blade sideways in a vise to check for toughness.
$295 plus $20 for shiping/insurance to CONUS. I can accept paypal Joe357m@bresnan.net or money order or silver at spot price.
SOLD!!!
1st to post "I'll take it" gets it!!!
Ships within 48 hours of payment priority with ins.
Feedback appreciated, and thanks for looking!
If you would like one like this one or different, PM or email with details!
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