Here is my Billy Helton carry bowie/edc knife. I am the second owner and I purchased the knife from the original owner.
The blade is 6" to the cross guard, and the handle is 4.5" from behind the guard. Fancy file worked handle with a strip of handle material mated between the two handle strips. Anyways it is rock solid and pretty danged nice looking. Great temper line and a light acid etch on the blade to really bring out the temper line. The cross guard has a forge crack on the very end that you can feel but it doesn't go all the way through the guard. I think as I recall the steel is forged 1084.
The blade is exquisitely sharp and I kid you not and it is unused only admired. Maker made sheath to go with the knife. The keeper strap is nice secure fit but the sheath itself is a loose fit over the knife. Asking $175/BO. Keepem sharp and stay safe and I use USPS for shipping. Here is a link to the images: https://imgur.com/a/EGnNGOC
PS this is an early knife from Helton Forge I do believe before he rec. his JS I would consider equal type trades. For instance and this is a long shot but would trade it for Okuma Catalina 25's line counter reels that are mint condition as the knife is.
The blade is 6" to the cross guard, and the handle is 4.5" from behind the guard. Fancy file worked handle with a strip of handle material mated between the two handle strips. Anyways it is rock solid and pretty danged nice looking. Great temper line and a light acid etch on the blade to really bring out the temper line. The cross guard has a forge crack on the very end that you can feel but it doesn't go all the way through the guard. I think as I recall the steel is forged 1084.
The blade is exquisitely sharp and I kid you not and it is unused only admired. Maker made sheath to go with the knife. The keeper strap is nice secure fit but the sheath itself is a loose fit over the knife. Asking $175/BO. Keepem sharp and stay safe and I use USPS for shipping. Here is a link to the images: https://imgur.com/a/EGnNGOC
PS this is an early knife from Helton Forge I do believe before he rec. his JS I would consider equal type trades. For instance and this is a long shot but would trade it for Okuma Catalina 25's line counter reels that are mint condition as the knife is.
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