Hand forged 1095 Bowie

[Hughesknives]

Hello everyone my name is michael hughes and im a knife maker out of manchester Connecticut. I am relatively new on bladeforum however have done a ton of sales through instagram and am very active within that knife community. I have for sale a hand forged came knife made from an old nicholson file which are 1095 steel. The guard is genuine wrought iron reclaimed from am old barn hinge, it has ben shaped like a coffin to pay homage to the bowie knives made in the early to mid 1800's. The handle is made from lignum vitae which has been finished with a durable CA glue finish and pinned with a mild steel rod which was domed on both sides and finished with a ball peen texture. The handle is very ergonomic with a slight palm swell and a butt which keeps the hand from sliding off. The knife has been extensively tested by chopping 2x4's, 1 inch thick free hanging natural fiber rope, cutting shavings out of a 1/4 thick mild steel rod, and cutting through 3/8 inch manilla rope on one section of the edge until it would no longer cleanly slice computer paper which took a total of close to 2 hours of cutting and 592 cuts to dull the edge enough for the paper to bind. Videos of all these tests can be viewed ony instagram page @_mike_hughes for verification as well as photos of the build process.
The knife comes with:
1- A hand made leather sheath which matches the blade
2- The knife (obviously! Lol)
3- A hand made leather strop for portable use in a pack
4- Large microfiber cleaning cloth
5- My business card (to give to a friend or so you can buy more blades!)
6- The Date of birth card with relevant info and my signature with a full warrantee against maker defects

Now for some photos! I can send a ton more through email if you like, includeing videos and even a personal test if you like! Or you can view a bunch of photos and videos of this blade on instagram @_mike_hughes
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If you like you can also find more items on my website www.mikehughesknives.com
Thanks for your time everyone and enjoy! -Mike


Price is 325 shipped to your door.
Blade length-8.5 inches
Handle length-4.5 inches
Spine thickness-1/4 inch

 

[BoxerBill]

Just found your 1095 bowie & visited your web site......impressive work! Bill

 

[Hughesknives]

Thanks Bill! I appreciate it. :thumbup:

 

[Hughesknives]

Final price drop 250$ shipped to your door. I need to clear out some inventory before the holidays.