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The Cowboys Bowie is my interpretation of mid 1800′s blacksmith/farrier made blade/guard
and any Cowboy could finish it and sheath with what would have been available on a good chuck wagon.
The blade was part of a 40′s era truck spring, forged in charcoal, hot filed and quenched in salt water.
All hand work, no electricity used.
The guard is obviously the end of a file and the handle is a chunk of maple stump, burned onto the tang and
filled with pine pitch glue.
14″ overall, blade is 8 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ by a 1/4″ thick.
The sheath is a cross draw made from horse hide, traded from a saddler. The fringe is garment leather
from a bag and the whole thing hardened with hot water and sunshine.
My usual finish of dirt, grease and shellac.
$250.00 shipped US, a little more abroad
PayPal or USPMO..........Thanks...Randy
and any Cowboy could finish it and sheath with what would have been available on a good chuck wagon.
The blade was part of a 40′s era truck spring, forged in charcoal, hot filed and quenched in salt water.
All hand work, no electricity used.
The guard is obviously the end of a file and the handle is a chunk of maple stump, burned onto the tang and
filled with pine pitch glue.
14″ overall, blade is 8 1/2″ x 2 1/4″ by a 1/4″ thick.
The sheath is a cross draw made from horse hide, traded from a saddler. The fringe is garment leather
from a bag and the whole thing hardened with hot water and sunshine.
My usual finish of dirt, grease and shellac.
$250.00 shipped US, a little more abroad
PayPal or USPMO..........Thanks...Randy
