H & B Forge Throwing knife

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Mr. Tettnanger

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I am thinking of purchasing a few of these.

Is anybody familiar with them?

Are they front/blade heavy?

Durable?

Worth it?

I am thinking of just buying a few more MTech Bowies and having at it.
 
They are nice knives and the owner recently passed away, but I think the son is trying to run the business.
 
I have 3 due to arrive any time.

cheap "bowies" are not useful throwers. A friend bought one for 20 bucks and it snapped off at the ricasso after 3 throws.
 
Not all "cheap" bowies are created equal. I've used the same full tang Soligen blade for over thirty years and no problem yet. I think I paid six or seven dollars at K-Mart back then.
 
Wild Bill 1896 said:
Not all "cheap" bowies are created equal. I've used the same full tang Soligen blade for over thirty years and no problem yet. I think I paid six or seven dollars at K-Mart back then.
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That is true. But you will never know what you will get in another "cheap bowie".

Those H&B are inexpensive, well thought throwing knives. I would prefer them over "cheap bowie".
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
30 years as a thrower? I would like to see this knife.
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I have one that I have been throwing for about 25 years.

I am not sure I even have any pictures. It is a WW1 English bayonet. I just looked and could not find a single video or picture of it.

I have been throwing it for 25 years. Distances out to 60 feet or so. The wood scales are still intact!

I bought it for $6 as a child! I wish I had kept it nice!
 
I got my throwers today, they will not win any beauty contests as far as fit and finish goes, but they throw great.
 
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Good get, Mike.
Look like great throwing knives, how long have you been throwing ?

Doug
 
Thanks, I do like them.

I am not exactly sure how long I have been throwing, maybe ten years with any regularity.
 
Many thanks for the pics Rat. They look like bill the butcher's knives in ""gangs of new york".
They look tough and well done, but you 've got them for four months and they look already quite rusty. That's what you meant when you said : "the finish goes"?
I'd like to know if you find the knives sturdy enough for what endures a thrower and if you find they hold a good point? I've read somewhere that 4140 steel wasn't as good as high carbon steel for throwing knives?.
One last question, i'd like to know if you think the shape of the handle would be a worry for the release when you throw no spin?
Thanks again Rat. This forum is a great help!
 
dens33 said:
Many thanks for the pics Rat. They look like bill the butcher's knives in ""gangs of new york".
They look tough and well done, but you 've got them for four months and they look already quite rusty. That's what you meant when you said : "the finish goes"?
I'd like to know if you find the knives sturdy enough for what endures a thrower and if you find they hold a good point? I've read somewhere that 4140 steel wasn't as good as high carbon steel for throwing knives?.
One last question, i'd like to know if you think the shape of the handle would be a worry for the release when you throw no spin?
Thanks again Rat. This forum is a great help!
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They're rusty because I never oiled them or stored them properly. just a little surface rust, not worried about it. 4140 is quite good for throwers, I see it used for tactical hawks.
My statement was about fit and finish, they are fairly rustic. You could use oil or ren wax or something to prevent rust, I just didn't bother.

The handles do not get in the way for no spin throws for me, but it might depend on your technique.
 
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