Jerry Lairson Personal Carry

Danbo · Oct 8, 2003

Just under 5" blade of forged 5160, primo ironwood. Overall length is 9.5".

Edited, because I needed the pic elsewhere.

silver_pilate · Oct 8, 2003

Wow. Nice knife. Is that edge reverse hollow ground or is just the picture?

--nathan

Wulf · Oct 8, 2003

Cool knife. I like Jerry's work. His fighters really appeal to me too. How thin is that edge? Looks like it has quite the convex bevel.

Danbo · Oct 8, 2003

I believe the reason the edge looks like that, is because Jerry convexes and polishes the final edge on. My big Lairson camp knife looked just like that when I first got it. Of course, the camp knife is all scratched up now, but that's another story.

RogerP · Oct 8, 2003

Nice one Danbo - I like Jerry's stuff a lot. I've been drooling over a damascus bowie of his for the past few days, but haven't yet figured out a way to make money grow on trees.

I really like these personal carry / mini-bowie type knives. Very handy and portable.

So how's that scratched-up camp knife performing?

Roger

Wulf · Oct 9, 2003

Roger - I know exactly which one you're talking about because I've been drooling over it too. The pattern on that blade is stunning. I really like the sweeping blade shape too. A wicked fighter if there ever was one...

Robert Hankins · Oct 9, 2003

Darn cool

Keith Montgomery · Oct 9, 2003

A very nice example of this genre of knife. Next to the big Bowies this is my favorite style of knife.

joeshredd · Oct 9, 2003

Nice score! I've been watching several versions of that come and go on several sites... I might have even seen the one you guys are talking about... This is another of those persoanl size pieces that I've begun collecting... Alas, I guess I need to start saving... or buying Lotto Tickets!

Either way, Jerry's pieces are looking better and better each time I come across them!