John Cooper "Bianche"/need help

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kingfischer

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First posting and new to the site and I am looking for some opinions regarding a custom knife for which I intend to use as a working knife. At the moment I am looking at a John Cooper "Bianche" as a possible selection. I have read much about knives recently and have found his knives to be "sound" in structure and can be used for work. Fixed blade/hunter/fighter type.

I would appreciate your comments and help as I am new but have the same passions as many of you. Thanks,

David
 
Yeah as Bob mentions.., you don't want to be using an original Cooper Knife. They are great investments (to say the least).

Personally.., I wouldn't buy anything from the Lenderman's, but that's another matter not for discussion here.

That price Primo Knives has on the Bianchi model is about as good as it's gonna get if the knife is in good shape..., so I'd look for something stout, but not not a rare collectible.
 
Thanks Bob for your experience and your opinions here...I bought that knife already from primo knives, it has not arrived yet but, I hope it to be what it looks to be--tough. Old man Cooper (and I say this with respect) would want his knife to be used not in a show case? But you have a point it is costly. Thanks again,

David
 
Yea I would only buy a John Cooper because he has such a great reputation with working with steel...I know Mr. Cooper used 01 for his knives for some time and now with new techniques in working with different steels perhaps there are better steels for knife making such as A2 which is what same hotrods in the knife industry are using...and I must say the work I see is very impressive like R.J. Martin's knives.

So now I have my first collectable--a Bianche by Mr. Cooper!

Thanks man,

David
 
KingFisher, I had one of Cooper's Bianche Bowies and took it to Vietnam, but did not take it to the field as the Carbon Steel blade rusted just by looking at it. Cut open a big block of hamburger one time and it stained the blade up to just about the guard in a second. Strange thing was that after that no one wanted to believe me when I told them how the blade got blood stained. I understand that Mr. Cooper was a small man and the handle on the bowie was not very long. Also as I remember it it was thinner at the butt and everytime I chopped with it, it wanted to slip out of my hand. I think the handle was a brown micarta, so not much of a grip there either. I wish that I still had the knife but it was stolen from me on Okinawa after returning from Vietnam and out-processing to return to the states.
 
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