Bargain Knife #4

[G L Drew]

This is a forged knife from 52100 high carbon steel that has been hanging on that nail in my shop for years. Time to move it on.
Heat treated in my Evenheat furnace to Rc 58-60 with three normalizing and two tempering cycles producing a fine grain structure throughout the blade
Stabilized bacote handle with a touch of red dye
Distal tapered tang
Overall length: 9 inches
Blade: 4 3/4 inches
About 3/16 inch thick at the choil
Leather scabbard for a right hand carry

sold delivered within the US. My PayPal and email address is gldrewknives@gmail.com

IMG_7540 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_7541 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_7542 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_7544 by Gerald Drew, on FlickrIMG_7548 by Gerald Drew, on Flickr

 

[Grady slaughter]

I think the black pins look great with the handle wood itself sporting those cool dark streaks. Bargain for sure and I love the forge texture and color contrast with the polished blade. Nicely done again.

 

[tommytman]

I’ll take this one, it was a tough choice with so many other nice blades on the forum