Hellcat EDC in vintage rag micarta [SOLD]

[Daado]

Another cool piece of history here...
Bearing pile is getting smaller, so i don't make them so often.
It is forged from turret rim ball bearing of M18 "Hellcat", and i've tried to forge it to be a simple EDC user.

It's covered in this thread:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1312508-Hellcats

Blade is treated as 52100.
Flats are left raw, wet forged and wire brushed after forging. After heat treatment, flats are brushed with scotch brite.
Bevels are made in satin finish with scotch brite.

Details:

Overall length - 7,8"
Blade length - 3,5"
Blade width - 0,9"
Thickness at the back of the spine - 0,11"
Tang is tapered to 3/64" at the end

Knife itself weights 2,7oz, and with sheath it's 4,4oz

For handle material i used beautiful piece of vintage rag micarta (1960s), black G10 liners, carbon fiber pins and lanyard tube.

Handmade 9/64" thick vegetable tanned leather sheath, made for horizontal left or right carry.

Asking SOLD , priority shipping with tracking number included

You can PM/email me: seckardalibor@gmail.com
PayPal ( seckardalibor@gmail.com ) accepted.

Thanks for looking.
Dalibor.

 

[kcwater]

Another great one. I’ll take it.

 

[Daado]

Another great one. I’ll take it.

OK, it's yours.
Thank you.

 

[beattheheat]

Hi buddy,as you might well know the M18 "Hellcat" was a fierce tank destroyer!nice to have some ball bearings and use 'm to forge knives from it,keep up your excellent knife making!

 

[Daado]

Hi buddy,as you might well know the M18 "Hellcat" was a fierce tank destroyer!nice to have some ball bearings and use 'm to forge knives from it,keep up your excellent knife making!

Thank you!