Any love for large framed "sportsmans" knives?

[afishhunter]

Can you school me on the secondary blade with the bolster like tip? What is the intended use?

Opening the belly of big game critters without danger of cutting into the intestines, when skinning/field dressing. (sharp edge is held skyward when making that long cut.)

 

[herder]

I figured out what I was doing wrong trying to up load a decent quality picture of the ivory sportsman's knife.

This knife was interesting in that I was requested to make a very particular set of tweezers, pick and the secondary blade next to the punch.

The tweezers is based on a certain medical type and tip size. It comes to a VERY fine point unlike a general purpose tweezer for pulling splinters etc.

Some may notice the strange looking pick when looking at the end opposite the point. The little hollowed out scoop was sized for measuring "micro" powder. I am not even sure what micro powders are!

The somewhat hawk bill blade was specified and to be honest I am not sure exactly why.

Beautiful knife Ken!!!
As you may know, 99% of all large English and German sportsman knives were either shadow or barehead patterns, very few had rear bolsters.
So, very rarely will you find a large size sportsman model with a rear bolster or with a pull out tool in such a metal bolster.
One of my favorite pull out tools is a scissors. Enclosed is an example from a Wostenholm sportsman model with a handle length of over 6 inches.

 

[lithicus]

Beautiful knife Ken!!!
As you may know, 99% of all large English and German sportsman knives were either shadow or barehead patterns, very few had rear bolsters.
So, very rarely will you find a large size sportsman model with a rear bolster or with a pull out tool in such a metal bolster.
One of my favorite pull out tools is a scissors. Enclosed is an example from a Wostenholm sportsman model with a handle length of over 6 inches.

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Wow... I've never seen scissors like that before. Seems quite practical as you don't need all of a 6 inch knife in your hand to use them!! And, I'm relatively new to sportsman/horseman knives. So, pardon my ignorance. But, is that a lever indicating this is a lockback as well? It looks to be the case to me, but it might be some other kind of implement I'm not familiar with. Either way, an absolutely stunning knife!

 

[ken erickson]

Beautiful knife Ken!!!
As you may know, 99% of all large English and German sportsman knives were either shadow or barehead patterns, very few had rear bolsters.
So, very rarely will you find a large size sportsman model with a rear bolster or with a pull out tool in such a metal bolster.
One of my favorite pull out tools is a scissors. Enclosed is an example from a Wostenholm sportsman model with a handle length of over 6 inches.

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Now THAT is a large frame sportsman’s ! What a knife. And a lockback to boot?
The amount of skill that went into just the pair of scissors!

Any chance at your convenience we could see additional pictures? Other side, back and well sides? An extraordinary knife.

 

[waynorth]

One of my favorite pull out tools is a scissors. Enclosed is an example from a Wostenholm sportsman model with a handle length of over 6 inches.

Heck of a knife, Neal!! What a wonderful piece for your collection!!

 

[Old Engineer]

Neat backstory on waiting for 2 years to snag it! Can you school me on the secondary blade with the bolster like tip? What is the intended use?

Nice to see you out and about on the Forums again Ken . I see that afishhunter has answered your question as good or better than I could have .

Harry

 

[afishhunter]

Nice to see you out and about on the Forums again Ken . I see that afishhunter has answered your question as good or better than I could have .

Harry

Sorry.

 

[Old Engineer]

Sorry.

That was fine with me my friend . You have probably used a blade like that and I have not . Take care today .

Harry

 

[Oldy]

I figured out what I was doing wrong trying to up load a decent quality picture of the ivory sportsman's knife.

This knife was interesting in that I was requested to make a very particular set of tweezers, pick and the secondary blade next to the punch.

The tweezers is based on a certain medical type and tip size. It comes to a VERY fine point unlike a general purpose tweezer for pulling splinters etc.

Some may notice the strange looking pick when looking at the end opposite the point. The little hollowed out scoop was sized for measuring "micro" powder. I am not even sure what micro powders are!

The somewhat hawk bill blade was specified and to be honest I am not sure exactly why.

That is one great looking knife ken,may I ask how long it took to build.

 

[ken erickson]

That is one great looking knife ken,may I ask how long it took to build.

Thank you! I honestly never kept track of hours on complicated builds like this one.

 

[Oldy]

Thank you! I honestly never kept track of hours on complicated builds like this one.

Ya I can see the point,the wife makes traditional slippers, gauntlets, and moccasins with wolverine trimmed moose hide and extensive bead work,after she sells it it might as well be considered a gift,because of time and material ,heck a nice bead pattern can run over a day.