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Hi Guys,
I've long wanted a 1040's era KA-BAR, but they are getting pretty rare. Additionally, there's a lot of fakes out there. So I decided to make my own. It's not historically accuare, it's slightly longer, thicker, and wider, but it still remains faithful to the design and intent of the original KA-BAR. This one has a forged 1095 blade, tempered to 60RC. The guard and pommel are 100 year old wraught iron. I wanted the knife to look as if it has been around awhile, so I didn't shine the leather up too much. The handle is absolutely waterproof, and the blade has been aged. It's going to make a superb trail knife. All I have left to do now is make a great sheath for it. I'm not going to copy the sheath shown, but mine will have somewhat the same design. Let me know what you think, I welcome all comments.
I've long wanted a 1040's era KA-BAR, but they are getting pretty rare. Additionally, there's a lot of fakes out there. So I decided to make my own. It's not historically accuare, it's slightly longer, thicker, and wider, but it still remains faithful to the design and intent of the original KA-BAR. This one has a forged 1095 blade, tempered to 60RC. The guard and pommel are 100 year old wraught iron. I wanted the knife to look as if it has been around awhile, so I didn't shine the leather up too much. The handle is absolutely waterproof, and the blade has been aged. It's going to make a superb trail knife. All I have left to do now is make a great sheath for it. I'm not going to copy the sheath shown, but mine will have somewhat the same design. Let me know what you think, I welcome all comments.
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