901 Scimitar photos and history

[Joe Houser]

Well I took a comparative photo of the 901 we used for our ribbon cutting ceremony, next to mine, and surrounding a 401 Kalinga.
The story behind these is that we wanted to reproduce the one that Hoyt made back in the 1940's, that was later stolen from the factory in the 1980's. The larger of the two in the picture represents the size Chuck remembered the original to be and the smaller is the size I figured it to have been.
Today it occured to me that I have a picture of the original 901 and in the picture are several other knives that we know how long they were. I did some quick math and figured Hoyt's scimitar was approximately 28" long. Not32" like I thought or 36" like Chuck. That shows what we know!

 

[chickentrax]

Well I took a comparative photo of the 901 we used for our ribbon cutting ceremony, next to mine...

Mr Chairman, I move we make these the 2007 BCCI Fund Raiser knives!!!

All in favor, say "AYE"!!!

 

[Joe Houser]

AYE!!!
But what kind of handle should they have?

 

[chickentrax]

AYE!!!
But what kind of handle should they have?

I like both of those handles...but the burlwood looks better...

 

[Joe Houser]

Me too. Do you think a mirror polished blade and mother of pearl handles would be too presumptuous?
Here are pics of the 1947 Profitable Hobbies magazine article that shows Hoyt holding the knife.

 

[chickentrax]

Me too. Do you think a mirror polished blade and mother of pearl handles would be too presumptuous?

I'll [grudgingly] go for the mirror blade... But MOP??? :barf:

I like the six wood sections & five spacers...with the big middle spacer...who designed/thought that one up???

 

[wh4f]

I'll go for the mirror blade...
I like the six wood sections & five spacers...with the big middle spacer...

I would third this one!
That would be an awesome center piece for a Buck display!
Suggested retail right around $250.00?
I'm surprised the original hasnt "popped up" on any online auction site...

HHmmmm what kind of sheath to carry it though?? Maybe a flap over?

 

[chickentrax]

HHmmmm what kind of sheath to carry it though??

A "Conan The Barbarian" over-the-shoulder sheath...

Hey! You know who carried a cool scimitar??? Morgan Freeman in "Robin Hood" w/Kevin Costner... :thumbup:

 

[Rocinante]

What was it that George Patton said about pearl handles?

 

[110 Dave]

What was it that George Patton said about pearl handles?

i dont care i want the simatar to go with my fez
and mount on the roof of the car!
that or i will wave it from the back of gooses bike!!!!!

 

[110 Dave]

AYE!!!
But what kind of handle should they have?

any as long as it is made for the fund raser!
i would donate chestnut from a 1752 log cabin for it...
i think i can supply enught for 200...
yea 200+ year old chestnut how cool is that?
if not a stacked handle then a full tang like the old 124..
and delivered at the meating in post falls would be cool also!

 

[Buckaholic]

Joe...

Do you know the series run/count for the 901-MT-0? I have number "58" but I don't know what it is ("58" of "xxxx"). What is the "xxxx"?

There was no COA in the box.

Some of us are guessing "1,000".

Here is the pic:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4500484&postcount=27

i dont care i want the simatar to go with my fez
and mount on the roof of the car!
that or i will wave it from the back of gooses bike!!!!!

Dave...I gotta feeling you'd be waving that puppy and slash my tire or lop off my fat head!!!! Especially if we've been sipping outta that jug of yours!!!

 

[110 Dave]

naw ,,, would not sharp the edge
'cides if-n i do gets in ta da jar i dont hardly evens walk about the house !
that or i has a desgenated walker wit me ...
Mostly's I jest sits ratcheer and types....

 

[Evil Eye Earl]

AYE!!!
But what kind of handle should they have?

Mirror polished blade,burl walnut ,polished stainless spacers.

 

[Messersmith]

Me too. Do you think a mirror polished blade and mother of pearl handles would be too presumptuous?
Here are pics of the 1947 Profitable Hobbies magazine article that shows Hoyt holding the knife.

Great info and pictures Joe. Thanks for posting :thumbup:

 

[jb4570]

Boys and their toys!!!!!! I can just see Messy out in the yard swinging his new 901 out in the yard and then batoning it through a block of frozen tree.....LOL, The goose on his scoot in a fez helmet with crazy Dave on the back in matching fez helmet chasing a Bison down the road......maybe an Elk in Idaho...... Joe, Mike, and Mav out on the Buck plant lawn playing mumbly peg.....Joe's cheating because his 901 is bigger than anyone else's.....Oh isn't imagination a grate thing!!!!!!

jb4570

 

[Joe Houser]

How long would it take to mirror polish a 28" scimitar??!!! I was only kidding by the way.

I did a search on the 901mt and it says we made 100 of them last year. Says it had a mirror polished blade and micarta handle. Sounds pretty nice!

I dont know if I could actually play mumbly peg with this brute. I can hardly lift it!

 

[Maverick4546]

I dont know if I could actually play mumbly peg with this brute. I can hardly lift it!

Well I aint playing with ya even if you ask really nicely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Messersmith]

Boys and their toys!!!!!! I can just see Messy out in the yard swinging his new 901 out in the yard and then batoning it through a block of frozen tree.....LOL

jb4570

Funny jb! I thought my little batoning incident would have been long forgotten by now

I still have a large pile of wood to be split, I wonder how a 901 would handle it??

 

[Buckaholic]

...I did a search on the 901mt and it says we made 100 of them last year. Says it had a mirror polished blade and micarta handle. Sounds pretty nice!
...

Hi Joe...
Thanks...but mine looks, feels, and smells phenolic (however ya spell that).
I don't have any micarta, so I could be wrong. But it seems like "plastic".