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Miller Bros blades M22 Bowie
975$ shipped (insurance extra ) No Trades - except gold maybe silver
New never used
If you though Busse Combat blades were ready for the apocalypse, these are ready for the apocalypse of the apocalypse. Do you need a knife to chop a tree - skin a animal , cut a car in half , kill a roving band of bandits this is your one knife !!!
These are my measurements as I could not find the specs online.
8.5” blade - 6” handle total 14” 5/8”.
Coating - well it’s not - it’s their own super Kewl forced patina or something process - the best I have seen.
Blade - Z- Wear 5/16” thick .3125 - .315 , Slightly under 2” wide. The Blade stock is thick , to my surprise the edge geometry is well designed and is a high flat grind - WTF does that mean ??? It weel cut and cut well. It thins out nicely making it a very usable blade. If you look at the close up of the tip there is a small roll - came like that from the Bros - should be able to be cleaned up with a strop.
The sheath it self could beat an intruder to death. Well
Made with leather highlights. Currently set up for left hand carry - comes with the Allen wrench so you can swap it.
CPK Knives
Aka Carothers Performance Knives
Aka Nathan the machinist
New never used
Boot Dagger $sold !! ( insurance extra ) No Trades - except gold maybe silver
Delta 3V, HRC 60.5
Blade length 4.438" from tip to guard
Blade width .9"
Total length 8.69"
Thickness at ricasso .205"
Sharpened 20 DPS
Black on black micarta (canvas or linen)
heat darkened titanium screws
Engineered skeletonized tang
4.9 oz, balances 7/8" behind guard
Edge thickness before sharpening tapers from .015" at ricasso to .010" at point
Edge thickness behind the edge after sharpening is under .025" at ricasso and over .030" at point.
I tapered the edge thickness before sharpening down towards the point to compensate for the complex interaction of the intersection of the edge bevel with the primary grind as the primary grind changes along the length of the blade.
The grind starts out as a severe hollow grind at the plunge. It is a 1 1/2" radius there (3" hollow grind) but grows in diameter becoming a flat grind at the point. Also, the grind is twisted becoming more obtuse at the point to create a reinforced point. Otherwise the tip of a deep grind like this is extremely weak. My point is very strong. The goal with this design was to create a very sharp double edge straight razor geometry at the plunge with a stout armor piercing point reinforced with a strong center rib that runs the length of the dagger. This dagger will shave the hair off a fly and also defeat Kevlar body armor.
The handle is designed for a saber grip and a reverse grip. In the saber grip the butt fits in the palm of your hand. In the reverse grip your thumb fits over the end of the dagger. When held in a saber grip you can hold it like a regular knife with your thumb and index finger in the finger choils, or you can turn it 90 degrees with the blade horizontal as a traditional main gauche is held. When held like a main gauche there are deep jimping milled that give good positive traction to your thumb tip.
We kept the handle as thin and trim as possible considering this is not a general purpose cutting tool, it is a concealed weapon. But we kept a lot of well thought out geometry between the blade and your hand to keep your hand safe. Also the handle is not overly rounded, it indexes positively in your hand. The tactile feel of the deep thumb jimping scallop is unmistakable and easily identified without looking
975$ shipped (insurance extra ) No Trades - except gold maybe silver
New never used
If you though Busse Combat blades were ready for the apocalypse, these are ready for the apocalypse of the apocalypse. Do you need a knife to chop a tree - skin a animal , cut a car in half , kill a roving band of bandits this is your one knife !!!
These are my measurements as I could not find the specs online.
8.5” blade - 6” handle total 14” 5/8”.
Coating - well it’s not - it’s their own super Kewl forced patina or something process - the best I have seen.
Blade - Z- Wear 5/16” thick .3125 - .315 , Slightly under 2” wide. The Blade stock is thick , to my surprise the edge geometry is well designed and is a high flat grind - WTF does that mean ??? It weel cut and cut well. It thins out nicely making it a very usable blade. If you look at the close up of the tip there is a small roll - came like that from the Bros - should be able to be cleaned up with a strop.
The sheath it self could beat an intruder to death. Well
Made with leather highlights. Currently set up for left hand carry - comes with the Allen wrench so you can swap it.
CPK Knives
Aka Carothers Performance Knives
Aka Nathan the machinist
New never used
Boot Dagger $sold !! ( insurance extra ) No Trades - except gold maybe silver
Delta 3V, HRC 60.5
Blade length 4.438" from tip to guard
Blade width .9"
Total length 8.69"
Thickness at ricasso .205"
Sharpened 20 DPS
Black on black micarta (canvas or linen)
heat darkened titanium screws
Engineered skeletonized tang
4.9 oz, balances 7/8" behind guard
Edge thickness before sharpening tapers from .015" at ricasso to .010" at point
Edge thickness behind the edge after sharpening is under .025" at ricasso and over .030" at point.
I tapered the edge thickness before sharpening down towards the point to compensate for the complex interaction of the intersection of the edge bevel with the primary grind as the primary grind changes along the length of the blade.
The grind starts out as a severe hollow grind at the plunge. It is a 1 1/2" radius there (3" hollow grind) but grows in diameter becoming a flat grind at the point. Also, the grind is twisted becoming more obtuse at the point to create a reinforced point. Otherwise the tip of a deep grind like this is extremely weak. My point is very strong. The goal with this design was to create a very sharp double edge straight razor geometry at the plunge with a stout armor piercing point reinforced with a strong center rib that runs the length of the dagger. This dagger will shave the hair off a fly and also defeat Kevlar body armor.
The handle is designed for a saber grip and a reverse grip. In the saber grip the butt fits in the palm of your hand. In the reverse grip your thumb fits over the end of the dagger. When held in a saber grip you can hold it like a regular knife with your thumb and index finger in the finger choils, or you can turn it 90 degrees with the blade horizontal as a traditional main gauche is held. When held like a main gauche there are deep jimping milled that give good positive traction to your thumb tip.
We kept the handle as thin and trim as possible considering this is not a general purpose cutting tool, it is a concealed weapon. But we kept a lot of well thought out geometry between the blade and your hand to keep your hand safe. Also the handle is not overly rounded, it indexes positively in your hand. The tactile feel of the deep thumb jimping scallop is unmistakable and easily identified without looking
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