Bill Bagwell Knives

Pootsy never store your knife in a sheath long term. When you are done carrying the knife remove from sheath and wipe down the blade with an oil cloth or rag. Do not soak the blade in oil because the patina from the etch is an oxidation and you will remove it abit with to much oil or rubbing with an oil rag. You will see the rag get a little black when you rub it down. As the sheath breaks in and I have found his sheaths to be of the finest quality and fit it will get a tad bit looser and you will be able to skin the blade from it's sheath with just a quick yank. Alas the patina is going to get mared from this and you will notice the shiney spots or streaks that you are seeing now. What you are seeing is the etch being polished from the blade. The way I even these up is rub it down briskly with an oil rag you will lighten the etch and even out the look of the blade. Alas Eventually you will lighten up the whole look of the blade and that is the price of carrying your knife. I have found that after the sheath breaks in and you reach a certain point of kinda blending the shine spots from where the sheath rubs everything comes together and even though the blade does not have such a dark patina it looks great. You have to figure out if it is going to be a user or a carry piece. I have carried mine at certain times but I carry a regular stag and carbon Bagwell alot more just because I do not want the wear and tear on my Damascus Belle. By the way if you wax the blade you will remove the etch and even ren wax will eventually lighten up th etch. Marine tuff coth works well and I uaually store by blades with that or lightly oiled.. Congrats on your knife again It's a beauty
Here is when I first got my knife you can see the etch is even
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Here is after some carry . You can see that in the middle of the blade the etch is not as dark as it was
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Hey Joe that hawk turned out real nice, that grain in the haft really stands out and looks great next to the Hells Bells!
 
I have been fortunate in that I know the maker of the ultimate combat Bowie knife... Master Bladesmith Bill Bagwell. I proudly own three of Bill's knives... soon to be four.

I have an early 6" M.S cable damascus dagger with double iron guard and oosic handle, a 7 3/4" cable damascus "Mercenary" with double iron guard and osage handle and an 11 3/4" random damascus bowie with damascus double guard and collar with a pinned cocobolo handle.

He is currently finishing up a beauty of a knife for me. She's a 12" damascus "Hells Belle" with damascus guard /collar with a carved and pinned blackwood birdshead handle... I should see her in a couple of weeks. :D

Bill's knives are among the most precious of my effects. When I was deployed, they were at my side as loyal and trusted companions, which was comforting when operating in less than friendly environments. The Bagwell knife has a feel, a balance, a seeming life force within... they are perfect in your hand.
 
I second that, more pics. After you have one Bagwell you just want more. That's all I seem to want now are Bowie knives. I carry one round my house all day and no one notices. Wouldn't chance my arm in public with one though it being against the law and all :grumpy:
 
Hiya Joe thought I'd just ask does it just take a while for the etch to even out like in its high and low places. Its sort of annoying me the like patches and dark patches over the blade. Rather just have it look like yours :D
 
pootsy what is happening is that the tight leather sheath is basically polishing the blade in spots and removeing the patina or etch from the surface. The etch is an oxidation and in a sense you could rub it enough that it would be shiney steel.Any very tight leather sheath is going to do this unless ya go with a sheath from Paul Long that is lined with soft deerskin. Bill's sheath is excellent and they have to be that snug to work correctly after they break in. If you want to even out the shiney from let's say darker parts of the blade you can try and rub the finish out with an oil rag. You will see the rag get black and just be very careful because you can really remove the oxidation. Bill leaves alot of oxidation on his blades and although they look cool that way if yaou are going to use them alot in and out of the sheath what you are expierenceing is going to happen. I do not suggest useing any type of metal polish like flitz or similiar prouducts for they will remove the etch very quickly and you could run into problems . Try the oil rag and just rub it briskly and even out the finish. Do not cut your self be careful and work deliberately. Do not put to much pressure and take your time. But always remember you are removeing oxidation and you will have a hard time reetching the blade so I would take it easy. If ya see alot of Bill's older damascus piece's they are not near as dark as a brand new one some you really have to look at the pic to see it is damascus and they still look great. That is why I carry a carbon bagwell no worry about removeing the patina. But if ya bought it to carry then do not worry and eventually it willl even out either way it sure is a great knife ya got there. I hope this helps
 
Yea cheers Joe, I've got it fine now. I was just the one big streak was annoying me cos I'm a real picky dude :P . But it's all good now :D Thanks Joe
 
Hello All,

I just returned from a business trip, went down to my APO and picked up the Belle... I promise I will get some pics up as soon as possible.

I have to say that this is one serious combat knife that will not be outdone by any other. Bill made her heavy, but balanced her perfectly, so the weight disappears when you move the blade. He forged the damascus in such a way as to increase the strength even further. A bunch of hard work went into the making of this Hells Belle and Bill told me that she's one of the best that he's ever forged. It will be apparent when you see it... there's a whole lot of Ki in this one.

B I L L

(CHRISTIN)
 
CHRISTIN said:
Hello All,

I just returned from a business trip, went down to my APO and picked up the Belle... I promise I will get some pics up as soon as possible.

I have to say that this is one serious combat knife that will not be outdone by any other. Bill made her heavy, but balanced her perfectly, so the weight disappears when you move the blade. He forged the damascus in such a way as to increase the strength even further. A bunch of hard work went into the making of this Hells Belle and Bill told me that she's one of the best that he's ever forged. It will be apparent when you see it... there's a whole lot of Ki in this one.

B I L L

(CHRISTIN)
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Looking forward to seeing it I hear it's a gem
 
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I don't know what to say, but I'm gonna' say something..
If this is a pre-order sales pitch you will need to upgrade your member status to sell knives. :confused:

Doug
 
In reference to Doc77 post I just talked to Bill and he said no one I repeat no one has exclusive rights to anything Bagwell but Bill Bagwell himself. So if you want to talk about Bagwell Fighting bowie's contact Bill if you need his info pm me. Bill was rather suprised when I told him of this post. There are no exclusive Bagwell dealers
 
Anyone who speaks french; well who reads it, check this out there are some Bagwell knives on this:

http://archasse.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16705&hl=bagwell

and here is a special one:

http://www.jbrucevoyles.com/AHM08/KI-0810-Back 18.JPG

then just a plain lil hunting knife:

http://www.jbrucevoyles.com/AHM08/Auction0508 129.JPG

this looks like one of Bill's but i'm not sure:

http://archasse.com/forum/uploads//monthly_06_2007/post-1751-1183214457.jpg

and probably the pciture I'm most jealous of in the world, this one (Joe if me and you team up think we could get all these, I just want all the stag ones, you can have the rest :D):

http://archasse.com/forum/uploads//monthly_06_2007/post-1842-1182181479.jpg
 
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