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Ben Seward JS "Vengeance" Prototype
Handle: African Blackwood
Steel composition: 1075 (I think!)
Dimensions - 14" OAL, 8.75" blade length
Hey y'all. Saddens me to do it, but up for sale is a lightly used "Vengeance" Prototype I picked up from him in Little Rock 2014. I believe this to be the first prototype for this model, which became very popular.
Elegant and aggressive kukri esque blade shape with a looooong unsharpened clip, a beautifully sculpted blackwood handle, a lively hamon. The fittings come together beautifully with the lines on this one. It only has a couple backpacking trips under its belt, with some scratches and a little spotting commensurate with a few wet nights in the woods. There is a noticeable but seemingly stable check in the handle, pictured here, from a long dry winter in an NYC apartment in 2015 haha. Hasn't changed at all since then.
Comes with a beefy, gorgeously rendered sheath featuring exotic inlay and fine tooling/carving from Ben's father, David. Locks in securely as it should.
A really compelling package that it pains me to get rid of.
The image linking isn’t working, but here are some videos and images of the spotting and check.
Asking closed for insured shipping in the continental US.
First I'll take it here or in DM gets it.
Cheers.
Handle: African Blackwood
Steel composition: 1075 (I think!)
Dimensions - 14" OAL, 8.75" blade length
Hey y'all. Saddens me to do it, but up for sale is a lightly used "Vengeance" Prototype I picked up from him in Little Rock 2014. I believe this to be the first prototype for this model, which became very popular.
Elegant and aggressive kukri esque blade shape with a looooong unsharpened clip, a beautifully sculpted blackwood handle, a lively hamon. The fittings come together beautifully with the lines on this one. It only has a couple backpacking trips under its belt, with some scratches and a little spotting commensurate with a few wet nights in the woods. There is a noticeable but seemingly stable check in the handle, pictured here, from a long dry winter in an NYC apartment in 2015 haha. Hasn't changed at all since then.
Comes with a beefy, gorgeously rendered sheath featuring exotic inlay and fine tooling/carving from Ben's father, David. Locks in securely as it should.
A really compelling package that it pains me to get rid of.
The image linking isn’t working, but here are some videos and images of the spotting and check.
Asking closed for insured shipping in the continental US.
First I'll take it here or in DM gets it.
Cheers.
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