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NOW you can bid on Freedom's Steel ONLINE at GunBroker.com!
A Historically Significant, One-of-a-Kind Custom Knife
Incorporating Wood from a Tree Planted by George Washington!
Sponsored by Knife Rights and Benefiting NRA-ILA
Knife Rights is proud to announce that it has donated Freedom's Steel, an extraordinary custom knife collaboration, to the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) in appreciation for their assistance and support of Knife Rights' legislative efforts in fighting the Second Front in Defense of the Second Amendment. Freedom's Steel was conceived of, and sponsored by, Knife Rights expressly to benefit NRA-ILA.
Freedom's Steel will be a featured auction item at the NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction to be held at the NRA Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, the evening of April 13, 2012. Proceeds from the sale of Freedom's Steel will support NRA-ILA efforts to protect the Second Amendment. More information on the NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction can be found at: www.nraila.org/ilaauction
NOW you can bid on Freedom's Steel ONLINE at GunBroker.com!
"We are sincerely grateful for the support provided to us by NRA-ILA as we fight the Second Front in Defense of the Second Amendment," said Knife Rights Chairman and Founder Doug Ritter. "We have a common interest in protecting our civil rights and specifically the right to own and use the tools necessary for self-defense. In an election year when our Second Amendment rights hang in the balance, we are proud to be able to assist NRA in protecting these rights."
"The NRA has been unapologetic in our fight for freedom and the rights of law-abiding Americans for 141 years. We appreciate the support of our friends at Knife Rights for supporting our efforts during this critical election year," said Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action."
Each craftsman's efforts and every component of Freedom's Steel was donated to Knife Rights to support its efforts to defend and enhance our right to own and carry knives as tools used daily by millions of Americans and at times wielded in self-defense. This one-of-a-kind 15-inch fighter pattern knife was crafted by prominent knifemaker David Broadwell in his signature "organic style" with an historic wood handle from the last of 13 horse chestnut trees planted by George Washington in 1788 to memorialize the 13 colonies and shade the walk between his mother's cottage and Kenmore, his sister's home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This historic tree was felled and salvaged by Historical Woods of America in 2005.
The 9-inch blade is 250-layer Wedged Ladder pattern stainless Damascus steel forged by Chad Nichols. Overall length is 15 inches. The knife has been embellished by renowned master engraver Leonard Francolini and features 24 karat gold inlays and scrollwork. Custom Sheathmaker Paul Long hand-crafted the leather, deerskin and alligator sheath.
Etched into the glass front of the custom-built black walnut display case by Brookfield Case is a reproduction of the handwritten diary entry by George Washington, dated April 2, 1788, "Transplanted from a box in the garden, thirteen plants of horse chestnut into the shrubberies by the garden walls." Includes documentation and provenance for the knife and historical wood.
Full details on Freedom's Steel and the talented collaborators who created it, along with additional stunning photography, can be found at: www.KnifeRights.org/FreedomsSteel
Photography of Freedom's Steel courtesy of Terrill Hoffman Photography.
A Historically Significant, One-of-a-Kind Custom Knife
Incorporating Wood from a Tree Planted by George Washington!
Sponsored by Knife Rights and Benefiting NRA-ILA
Knife Rights is proud to announce that it has donated Freedom's Steel, an extraordinary custom knife collaboration, to the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) in appreciation for their assistance and support of Knife Rights' legislative efforts in fighting the Second Front in Defense of the Second Amendment. Freedom's Steel was conceived of, and sponsored by, Knife Rights expressly to benefit NRA-ILA.
Freedom's Steel will be a featured auction item at the NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction to be held at the NRA Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, the evening of April 13, 2012. Proceeds from the sale of Freedom's Steel will support NRA-ILA efforts to protect the Second Amendment. More information on the NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction can be found at: www.nraila.org/ilaauction
NOW you can bid on Freedom's Steel ONLINE at GunBroker.com!
"We are sincerely grateful for the support provided to us by NRA-ILA as we fight the Second Front in Defense of the Second Amendment," said Knife Rights Chairman and Founder Doug Ritter. "We have a common interest in protecting our civil rights and specifically the right to own and use the tools necessary for self-defense. In an election year when our Second Amendment rights hang in the balance, we are proud to be able to assist NRA in protecting these rights."
"The NRA has been unapologetic in our fight for freedom and the rights of law-abiding Americans for 141 years. We appreciate the support of our friends at Knife Rights for supporting our efforts during this critical election year," said Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action."
Each craftsman's efforts and every component of Freedom's Steel was donated to Knife Rights to support its efforts to defend and enhance our right to own and carry knives as tools used daily by millions of Americans and at times wielded in self-defense. This one-of-a-kind 15-inch fighter pattern knife was crafted by prominent knifemaker David Broadwell in his signature "organic style" with an historic wood handle from the last of 13 horse chestnut trees planted by George Washington in 1788 to memorialize the 13 colonies and shade the walk between his mother's cottage and Kenmore, his sister's home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This historic tree was felled and salvaged by Historical Woods of America in 2005.
The 9-inch blade is 250-layer Wedged Ladder pattern stainless Damascus steel forged by Chad Nichols. Overall length is 15 inches. The knife has been embellished by renowned master engraver Leonard Francolini and features 24 karat gold inlays and scrollwork. Custom Sheathmaker Paul Long hand-crafted the leather, deerskin and alligator sheath.
Etched into the glass front of the custom-built black walnut display case by Brookfield Case is a reproduction of the handwritten diary entry by George Washington, dated April 2, 1788, "Transplanted from a box in the garden, thirteen plants of horse chestnut into the shrubberies by the garden walls." Includes documentation and provenance for the knife and historical wood.
Full details on Freedom's Steel and the talented collaborators who created it, along with additional stunning photography, can be found at: www.KnifeRights.org/FreedomsSteel
Photography of Freedom's Steel courtesy of Terrill Hoffman Photography.
