Elk Antler Hudson Bay Style Camp Knife

Bruce Culberson

Bruce Culberson

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Up for sale a Hudson Bay style camp knife with heavy leather sheath.

Here are the specs:
Blade: 10 3/4" tip to scales, forged & convex ground
Steel: 1080 3/16" stock
Handle: Elk antler 5 1/2" long
Pins: 3/16" peened copper
Overall length: 16 1/4"
Sheath: Heavy vegi-tanned leather (9-10oz), hand stitched & waxed (pics are before sheath was waxed)

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The finish is "near mirror" belt finish:

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Price is $230 including shipping (CONUS & Canada). Will ship international for the extra cost.

Thanks for looking!
Bruce
 
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Geez, I wish I had not blown my knife allowance, wife has me in knife lockdown:(
Anyway, that is inspired steel:thumbup:
 
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Bruce, beautiful knife ! and sheath too. both very substantial. your modest price does not reflect your top quality workmanship. i bet this one will out-perform anyone else's $450 knife of about the same size. and you did win the Machete contest and 2nd in the "Camp Knife Challenge". this one is right between those 2 in size. i would like to own it but i should pay off income tax arrears first. shouldn't i ?
does it slice soft tomatoes ?
roland
 
Well thanks Roland. Unfortunately I didn't win the machete challenege though:cool:....

Originally Posted by Horn Dog
Now comes the hard part..... (snip)......None of this is scientific. The makers made what they thought a proper machete should be, and I used them the way I use a machete. All the edges are about as good as they were out of the box, and there were no failures of any kind with any of these fine machetes. Not even one chipped or rolled edge. That is a testament to the quality of all these fine blades.
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That is about the sneakiest way out of a tough descision I've seen in a while... Bravo, Vic You did a great job on everything!! Congrats to the other makers.... what a challenge, indeed!!
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And Koyote had the edge on me:p:

Now for the big ones. Performance wise, there just isn't any significant difference that I can tell. Both chop and slash brush very well. Both have large, comfortable handles. It all comes down to personal preference on this one. I prefer the balance and feel on the Koyote machete.
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Joezilla is still working on phase 2 of the challenge.....


Back to the elk antler Hudson Bay Camp knife:

does it slice soft tomatoes ?
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I don't have any tomatoes to test it on. I can tell you that it will shave hair:)

Bruce
 
$230 !! i really want to buy this knife. please, somebody, save me ! speak for this knife or i will HAVE to.
Guaranteed, knife will exceed your expectations. (and thinly slice soft tomatoes this summer i bet. that's a good challenge for a BIG knife)
roland
 
Came back for another look at this knife. Still really like it but i just don't have funds right now. It's a super good deal at $230 though.
roland
 
ManofMisery,
Here is a similar style knife that had an overall lenght of 14" (2 1/4" shorter than the elk antler one) and the weight on it:

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the knife weighs 370 grams/11.9 oz. The knife & sheath together weigh 597 grams/19 oz.
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So the elk antler handled one will be slightly heavier - I'll try to get a weight on it over the next few days. The balnce point is 1 1/8" in front of the scales.

Bruce
 
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