BT4 in 3V

[Ban]

This is 1 of the 3 orginal BT4s made in 3V from back in the day. It was heat treated by Paul Bos and has been sitting in my drawer the past few years. This particular one is 1/8" thick full flat ground. Finally got around to finishing it up with some black canvas micarta.

 

[snwbrdr202]

I'll take it.

 

[navyvet76]

Nice looking blade Ban, very nice.
Love the 3V steel.

 

[Steven65]

I remember when you first posted those Ban. It came out beautifully......a great piece of your knifemaking history!

 

[HikingMano]

Good stuff! Where are the other 2?

 

[gomle]

I think I got one, the bushcraft contest knife. Or maybenot....

 

[chickenplucker]

Number 1 !!

 

[Ban]

Good stuff! Where are the other 2?

The first was a regular BT4 just like this one. It was sold to chickenplucker and I am not sure if he still owns it. The 2nd one was a BT4 Recurve and it now lives somewhere in Italy.

 

[Ban]

I think I got one, the bushcraft contest knife. Or maybenot....

The Choilless BT4 didn't come out until recently

 

[Ban]

Number 1 !!

Yep, that was number 1.

 

[HikingMano]

Nice. Chickenplucker, I bet you are never going to let that one go That's vintage Ban Tang!

 

[gomle]

I thought oldphysics also had an old bt4....

 

[trukreltrog]

Very nice,,,,

 

[OldPhysics]

I thought oldphysics also had an old bt4....

I do. It's a lovely 'second wave' with carbon fiber handles. Never letting it go!!

 

[gomle]

I really like that one ALOT! ...and with a rare jimping too....

 

[Ban]

I thought oldphysics also had an old bt4....

Yes, he does. OP has 1 of 4 of the Limited Edition Hollow Ground BT4 with Carbon fiber scales. It was a collaboration with Horton at the time and he did the heat treat and mill work for the spine jimping.