Fighter for a Soldier

Daniel Prentice

Daniel Prentice

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Hello all....

I am going to post some better pics tomorrow.....before going to play Army myself...... This blade was made by a Soldier for a Soldier.....Airborne!!!!

5160 ball bearing steel hand forged with a triple quench heat treat. The blade has been glass bead blasted and so has the nickel double fullered guard. The guard has a small amount of polish that is on the two ridges with the matte (draw) in the center on the fullered edge of the guard.

The handle is a stabilized birdseye maple that has TWO mosaic pins that both go through the 1/4" thick hidden tang for stability. The lanyard hole is Nickel. This is one monster with a blade of 7 3/8" long (cutting edge of 6 1/2") and is just shy of 1 1/2" wide. The 1/4" thick blade has a partial false edge on the clip point. I left a liffle meat so the weight is just in front of the guard so you have a more even balance if you choke up on it and use the choil for precise use....

The sheath is next........BTW....It is the one in the middle......
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Thanks for sharing these pictures. All of them are very good looking knives! What would be their costs?
 
Joe, we all appreciate you comment Very Much.....

The bottom handle is a stabilized cottonwood that is a laced burl....kinda unusual for cottonwood...btw, it is stabilized too.... the upper and lower are about $150 I have the top blade for sale in the fixed blade section.
 
When my stuff gets to the point of being presentable, I would like to get a couple of knives into the hands of some soldiers. Is there someplace where you can send them and how do you determine what a soldier is permitted to carry. Is it still up to the unit commander like it was back in my day and do those rules usually go bay the wayside when the unit goes to Iraq or Afghanistan?
 
I have that blade for $300 range depending on change of handle and so forth...

I am stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.....and can distribute blades to soldiers here... as far as permitted to carry......for Airborne they must meet a criteria, but most soldiers are carryin a 5-6 inch blade....... This one is going to an Airborne Infantry Soldier...... The sheath will be leather with a kydex or epoxy coated liner......

As far as the rules........depending on who you are going with ......Personally, I am going to take what I want........Hooah!!!!!!
 
Daniel Prentice said:
I have that blade for $300 range depending on change of handle and so forth...

I am stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.....and can distribute blades to soldiers here... as far as permitted to carry......for Airborne they must meet a criteria, but most soldiers are carryin a 5-6 inch blade....... This one is going to an Airborne Infantry Soldier...... The sheath will be leather with a kydex or epoxy coated liner......

As far as the rules........depending on who you are going with ......Personally, I am going to take what I want........Hooah!!!!!!
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What is the criteria for the knives for the guys in the 82nd? I know that Bill Moran designed his original wood lined sheaths for airborne troops so that the point wouldn't punch through the bottom of the sheath. Any light and noise discipline restrictions? Can the handle be wood? I would think about trying to "replicate" my Moran Airman, which has a clip point blade around 6 inches long and a full 1/4 thick and a maple commando style handle. I would use Bill's traditional W2, but I would probably use matte blued or tool blacked mild steel for the guard and buttcap instead of the original brass.
 
Your just getting better and better is all I can say! Gorgeous knife :)

Also, like the family crest, looks good.
 
Very nice. I'm curious to hold one; that handle design is a bit different than most, looks nice a nice balance point for the index finger without restricting you to one grip position like many "finger grooves" do. Keep it up!
 
I kept working with different handle designs to fit several grips. In the field I would want to "choke" up and use the longer blade as a precise (as much as it can get) cutter and why I like the choil. The knot on the bottom of the handle allows the pinky to saddle in a reverse grip for digging and a thumb groove for pulling as in defatting a hide. It kinda feels like a banana knife a little without a bulky grip....

I especially decided to make more knives here lately with double guards for those going into the "box" our in the field.....if you ever stabbed meat and hit bone the knife will stop but does not mean your hand will and that little extra will allow you to still pick your nose....

Steve....your knife went out today... Would have been a little sooner but worked extra free overtime for SAM.....

BTW....Thanks Guys....I appreciate your comments....very much!!!!

the sheath is leather with an epoxy layer to pass the Jumpmaster gripe-ing.... instead of kydex..... besides, enough layers of thinner leather that is wax dipped will not come through anyhow....

Hooah!!!!
 
Great work there Mr. Prentice.

Thank you for your service to our Country :thumbup:
 
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