Hi All,
Here is one I finished up a little while ago. This is a modern take on a style from the 1860's or so called a Buffalo skinner or buffalo knife. It was made for skinning Buffalo when the herds were large and buffalo winter coats wer common place. It was used blade facing up with the thumb placed on the bottom of the front bolster. This is a very very tough knife. It would make great hunter as well as a skinning knife for large game. The last picture is of the original knife not for sale but there for comparison tried to keep true to the style just added a few modern touches. Comments are always appreciated.
Knife Specifics:
Material: Blade made from 3/16ths CPM-154-CM taken to a Rockwell hardness of 60, Bolsters from 440C, Pins 416 and Brass on the horn.
Scales: Rams Horn with green fiber spacers.
Length: 10.25 inches
Blade length: from the bolster forward 4.75 inches
Width: Across the middle of the handle .75 inches
Weight: 12.3 oz
Mirror finish on the bevels which are hollow ground on a 10 inch wheel. Flats are taken to 500 then polished. The marks that you on the flats see are where the steel gassed out when it was made. Its called carbonization it happens under very high temperatures such as the pouring of the molten steel or during the heat treat process. I like to leave it in instead of polishing it out, makes for a nice contrast.
Sheath: Custom to the knife made by me from .080 Kydex. Spacers were used around the blade snug fit to keep it in place.
Price $300.00 plus $7.50 for USPS priority shipping with insurance to the US.
This one is a user, yeah its pretty but it will take whatever you put it through. This is one very tough knife. PayPal is preferred. Contact me at kenhills@gmail.com for the PayPal address. Leave a note on the thread so I don't get multiple requests. This knife is 1 of 1 I will not be making another one like it. Now the pictures.
Thanks for looking and please comment. Ken
Here is one I finished up a little while ago. This is a modern take on a style from the 1860's or so called a Buffalo skinner or buffalo knife. It was made for skinning Buffalo when the herds were large and buffalo winter coats wer common place. It was used blade facing up with the thumb placed on the bottom of the front bolster. This is a very very tough knife. It would make great hunter as well as a skinning knife for large game. The last picture is of the original knife not for sale but there for comparison tried to keep true to the style just added a few modern touches. Comments are always appreciated.
Knife Specifics:
Material: Blade made from 3/16ths CPM-154-CM taken to a Rockwell hardness of 60, Bolsters from 440C, Pins 416 and Brass on the horn.
Scales: Rams Horn with green fiber spacers.
Length: 10.25 inches
Blade length: from the bolster forward 4.75 inches
Width: Across the middle of the handle .75 inches
Weight: 12.3 oz
Mirror finish on the bevels which are hollow ground on a 10 inch wheel. Flats are taken to 500 then polished. The marks that you on the flats see are where the steel gassed out when it was made. Its called carbonization it happens under very high temperatures such as the pouring of the molten steel or during the heat treat process. I like to leave it in instead of polishing it out, makes for a nice contrast.
Sheath: Custom to the knife made by me from .080 Kydex. Spacers were used around the blade snug fit to keep it in place.
Price $300.00 plus $7.50 for USPS priority shipping with insurance to the US.
This one is a user, yeah its pretty but it will take whatever you put it through. This is one very tough knife. PayPal is preferred. Contact me at kenhills@gmail.com for the PayPal address. Leave a note on the thread so I don't get multiple requests. This knife is 1 of 1 I will not be making another one like it. Now the pictures.
Thanks for looking and please comment. Ken
