9160 Fighter.....

Raymond Richard · Oct 20, 2003

This is the first 9160 blade I've done, same thing as 5160 but without the crome. The 9160 was used for the leaf springs on the old Studabakers. The blade is 8 1/4" with 1018 fittings and a ironwood/osage orange handle.

indian george · Oct 20, 2003

Now that I really like

Mike Hull · Oct 20, 2003

Good looking knife.

truck · Oct 20, 2003

You da man! You've really put out some beautiful stuff lately. As for the 9160, does that mean it will be that much more susceptible to rust, or ...?

Mark Williams · Oct 20, 2003

Very Clean Ray. I like it a LOT.

Mark

B . Buxton · Oct 20, 2003

Lookin mighty, mighty fine Ray. You just keep go'in and go'in and go'in.

Bill

Gib Guignard · Oct 20, 2003

Thats nice Ray and it is double nice for a OLD FART you are on a roll.
OF#2

Raymond Richard · Oct 20, 2003

Hey ya Old Fart. When we get old and fat rolling is the next best thing. BTW the ironwood is from our trade.....

mete · Oct 20, 2003

Very nice , but I think you mean 9260, not 9160.

Raymond Richard · Oct 21, 2003

Mete, Its for sure 9160, Wayne Goddard had given it to me at the OKCA Show in April this year. Jeff Carslyle had given him a few bars to try out so Wayne passed one to me....

ddavelarsen · Oct 21, 2003

Beautiful! That osage orange sure sets the rest of the work off.

Dave

mete · Oct 21, 2003

What is the chemical composition of 9160 ??

Raymond Richard · Oct 21, 2003

Mete, I don't have that information now but I'll give Jeff a call on the alloy content. I really don't think its much different than 1060 but I'm thinking it has some silican or something else I won't attempt to spell in it.

Bruce Evans · Oct 21, 2003

Way COOOOOOOOOL !!!!!!! Ray

Man you are making me look bad.Guess I will have to try and get 40 hours in a day so I can get MOM situated and some knives done also.
Bruce

J. Neilson · Oct 21, 2003

Very, very cool Ray.

Raymond Richard · Oct 22, 2003

Mete, Pardon me but you were right about the steel being 9260. I believe I was going off my memory. Here are the specks on the steel: .60C, .83Mn, 1.93Si, .21 Cr. I guess it also has a touch crome in it.

mete · Oct 23, 2003

Yup, like I thought. 9260 has no chrome but 9254 has (it's refered to as silicon chrome spring steel).

Will52100 · Oct 23, 2003

I don't care what it's made of, it looks great! Love the upswept look to the blade, very classy

Raymond Richard · Oct 23, 2003

I was hoping this knife would be liked but at this time the knife has not been epoxied together and the look of this guard makes me not sure if I like it with or without it. Anyone else feel this way?

9160 Fighter.....

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