Anyone know a good bladesmith?

[oolong dao]

i have been for a while looking for a smith who could make a 1909 bolo knife and sheath like they were back in the first world war and after that some custom work of similar era. suggestions?

 

[RevDevil]

Several dozens actually:
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Start a thread here:
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[oolong dao]

thank you so much.

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Send me a pic of what you want and I'll let you know if I can do it or not. Me email address is listed below.

 

[oolong dao]

Ahead of time i want a 1909 bolo knife, and remember all ye hopeful this design (despite the fact it was mass produced has significant cultural meaning to me) needs to be as close to the original as possible. so much so that not being able to reproduce the function of the sheath of said 1909 will disqualify you automatically. As a bonus and please god don't make me buy indian (no i don't mean feather indian, if this is offensive sorry but i'm used to novarata), i usually despise the borderline drunken lack of attention payed to cold steel blades made in the indian sub continent. I also i have a few other ideas that will cross continents, trust me on this you will get repeat business.