Blind Horse Knives, Battle Horse Knives and LT Wright Knives

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silenthunterstudios

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When I first started getting into higher quality fixed blades, I discovered the Blind Horse Workhorse at a dealers table, a dealer that it turned out was good friends with Dan and LT. I had met LT a year or so before at the Mason Dixon knife show, then in Frederick, selling his own knives. LT was, and still is, one of the nicest guys you could meet. I did not know that he was a real deal kind of guy, and he didn't put on any airs. I later met him at the now defunct Chesapeake knife show, with his wife, selling his own knives and Blind Horse knives. I picked up a few BHK knives from him. Later, when I got my iPod, I started listening to the BHK podcast. The banter between him and Dan Coppins was great, and it's still my favorite podcast. Lon Humphrey came out of one of the BHK shops, and I can't wait to get one of his knives.

So, I have gone through many BHK blades. As many will attest, knives go through my hands like sand. I had the boat tail scandi, probably half a dozen workhorses, their model for Daniels Family knives (bought or traded direct from Ryan), Maverick Colt, the machete which I gave to my brother in law, the Woodsman, the bushcrafter, the scatty crafter, their version of the Nessmuk, patch knives etc. I know there were many more that I can't remember.

I was sorry to see Blind Horse dissolve, but I am happy we have Battle Horse and LT Wright Knives. I was looking at a couple models from both companies, especially the Genesis flat grind and Next Gen flat grind from LTWK. Both look to be right up my alley. I think I saw that Battle Horse was making something similar to the boat tail scandi.

Right now I am beholden to a couple of slipjoint orders, and have to wait before I get any new fixed blades, or until I see LT at the Chantilly VA show. If anyone could share some pics of their Blind Horse, Battle Horse, LTWK, LT Wright customs and Lon Humphrey customs (any Dan Coppins customs too), all traditional of course, I would be most grateful. Wood scales are my favorite, they did a great job, but their micarta was very comfortable also, to me anyway.
 
How could I forget, the Blind Horse trapper made by Queen! I know it's just a glorified Queen, but I had the chance on a great deal on one, and passed on it. Kicking myself now, all the more reason to see it.
 
I currently have one from LTWK and one from BHK. They are both great knives, and beautifully made. You can definitely tell that these men influenced each other's work as their knives have many similarities.

My LTWK Camp MUK:



My BHK Frontier Valley:



I have to say that both makers are great to work with. I'm a lefty, so I had to exchange sheaths with both companies after I received the knives. Both companies had my sheath back to me within a week of me sending out the original that came with the knives. The MUK even had a personal note from LT in the package with the new sheath. A very nice touch.
 
This is my LT Wright Hunter Pro Elite. It was a dealer only special item. D2 and desert ironwood. It's usually always on my belt when camping and hiking, sometimes hunting.

 
LT is good people. Would like to meet Dan at the Harrisburg Outdoor show next month.

Sort of like SHOT show, except it's not in Vegas, and the public can come.

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I have a few of their knives, all are very well made
This one is a Battle Horse fieldcrafter
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Also have a blind horse bush pig and brumby (bottom two on the right)
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Met Dan & L.T. at PWYP many years back when they were first getting started as Blind Horse Knives - I count them as friends. Great thing about both of them is that they not only listened to what their customers wanted in an outdoors knife, they also attended events themselves to better understand it. My BHK Bushcrafter was a design they put out by another friend of mine. Sort of a Kephart with some beautiful curly maple handle scales. I also own a BHK Boattail Scandi, BHK Nessmuk Necker and an L.T. Wright Frontier Valley. Both make a good knife at an affordable price, even better they are all good people.

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I have 6-8 Original BHK knives.. And a LT Wright Bushcrafter HC.. LTs shop is about an hr away from me!! Stop in when I can to shoot the breeze and maybe get a knife sharpened or ??? Lt and all the gang there are super people.. Gotta get there and fondle the Patriot..... John:thumbup:
 
Halfneck said:
Met Dan & L.T. at PWYP many years back when they were first getting started as Blind Horse Knives - I count them as friends. Great thing about both of them is that they not only listened to what their customers wanted in an outdoors knife, they also attended events themselves to better understand it. My BHK Bushcrafter was a design they put out by another friend of mine. Sort of a Kephart with some beautiful curly maple handle scales. I also own a BHK Boattail Scandi, BHK Nessmuk Necker and an L.T. Wright Frontier Valley. Both make a good knife at an affordable price, even better they are all good people.

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I got to talk with Tim Stetzer at one Scott's first campouts, like I was meeting royalty. Same with Joe Flowers, Dan Schectman, Kevin Estela. Lots of great guys with great skills.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
I got to talk with Tim Stetzer at one Scott's first campouts, like I was meeting royalty. Same with Joe Flowers, Dan Schectman, Kevin Estela. Lots of great guys with great skills.
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Tim & Joe are good people, I met them through the annual PWYP event that Terrill Hoffman hosted on his property. Was very sad to it end this year, but glad I got to participate. Over the years of PWYP I got to talk knives, outdoor gear, and outdoor skills with a great group of people. Heck I even got to write a few articles myself. More importantly I got to make some lifelong friends. Kevin Estela I met an talked with a few times, mostly at BLADE, seems like a good guy. Jim Nowka is going to be taking over PWYP, but it's going to be up around Michigan this year and I can't swing the money or time off.

Fingers crossed, if my oldest boy earns his Eagle Scout, I've talked with L.T. about him making a knife for him. Luckily (or sadly?) my oldest boy has inherited my love of knives and the outdoors.
 
Kevin Estela is good people. At Scott Gossman's Gosstoberfest every October, everyone gathers round to watch Dan Schectman and I, or Andy Padgett and I, start trading. One year, I was at the trading table, and Tony Montero told me, put that stuff down and come over and learn a little bit from Kevin. I am a big guy, obese but I actually lost weight over the holidays, no idea how. I also broke my back in a car accident a couple years ago. Thank God I am still mobile, but I often feel like a fifth wheel, and subconsciously limit myself in what I can do in the outdoors. I took one of Kevin's courses a couple years ago, on a cold, wet March day. It was horrible, but I had a great time, learned some skills and most of all, instilled confidence in my abilities. Kevin not only shares information, but cultivates his students. Kevin is hosting a class in April this year too.
 
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