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Civivi Baby Banter fixed blade for Chicago trip. TKell Warthog for edc/hunting/defense.
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Its a model 186. IIRC it was also called "Odyssey", but I might be wrong about that.
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I believe this is correct. I had one many years ago. Might even be in the house somewhere… or I added it to my son’s collection.
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Just received this custom handmade Japanese Shirasaya style tanto (using oak for the sheath & the handle) from Bogdan in Romania today:
I don't normally buy knives of this type but bought it as a "show piece" which I'm going to keep under a vintage hand embroidered Chinese thread "painting" & in front of my cigar box between a pair of figurines (one vintage, one not) on top of my early 80's Danish teak bar here:
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Total length is about 9" & the handle is about 3.5" long.
The blade is 4.5" long with a 4.25" cutting edge which is very sharp & these are the specs of the knife as described by Bodgan:
"The blade is made using 0.14" UHB20C high carbon steel (the cleaner version of 1095), it was clay hardened and hand polished for a spectacular hamon - a very difficult and time consuming process (ask mi finger tips
).
The habaki is made out of copper (antiqued) and in itself was a real nerves eater to proper fit and finish but in the end i am very happy with the result.
For both the tsuka and the saya, . . . [for this tanto, I used] oak.
The mekugi is made of steel; the knife can be very easily disassembled/assembled."
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I am very pleased to add this knife to my collection.
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I don't normally buy knives of this type but bought it as a "show piece" which I'm going to keep under a vintage hand embroidered Chinese thread "painting" & in front of my cigar box between a pair of figurines (one vintage, one not) on top of my early 80's Danish teak bar here:
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Total length is about 9" & the handle is about 3.5" long.
The blade is 4.5" long with a 4.25" cutting edge which is very sharp & these are the specs of the knife as described by Bodgan:
"The blade is made using 0.14" UHB20C high carbon steel (the cleaner version of 1095), it was clay hardened and hand polished for a spectacular hamon - a very difficult and time consuming process (ask mi finger tips
).The habaki is made out of copper (antiqued) and in itself was a real nerves eater to proper fit and finish but in the end i am very happy with the result.
For both the tsuka and the saya, . . . [for this tanto, I used] oak.
The mekugi is made of steel; the knife can be very easily disassembled/assembled."
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I am very pleased to add this knife to my collection.
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