Let’s talk about interesting knives

[Rhinoknives1]

Speaking of bowies, I am trying to figure out the history of the TOPS Knives Prather Bowie. Jeff Prather is supposed to have designed this for them, and it was released as the Prather War Bowie around 2011. However, Don Norris had made an almost identical knife, with a 10” blade (The Battle Bowie II in ATS34 and kydex) and he passed in 2008. So did Prather design both, or did he borrow the Design from Norris?

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The pattern of what we know as the Bowie knife, a large butcher knife goes goes back way before 1870’s similar patterns were found in Spain, France etc as butchering Blades & Cowboy Blades ..

 

[not2sharp]

Yes, the Norris Battle Bowie II follows traditional bowie lines, but the resemblance to what would become the Tops War Bowie is remarkable.

This is the Tops version: (below)

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[AntDog]

I also always wanted a Kershaw E.T., but I knew I would cut the hell out of myself. Still, pretty interesting way to open a knife if a bit convoluted.

I have a chinese knockoff of that knife and I cut my damn finger every time I close it. Opens fine, closing is downright hazardous. To close it, your finger has to be directly where the blade snaps shut.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

I have a chinese knockoff of that knife and I cut my damn finger every time I close it. Opens fine, closing is downright hazardous. To close it, your finger has to be directly where the blade snaps shut.

This also reminds me of the Cold Steel Guillotine, I mean Pocket Bushman. Really cool idea. Really solid lock up. Dead simple design. Will bite you to the damn bone if you aren't careful though. I have one in my knife drawer that I have kinda just kept. I don't want to get rid of it because there is nothing WRONG with it. However, it's a bit of a dangerous design for those that might mishandle it. I think it's a great knife. I just think you need to look at it as knife that you open once, keep open for a weekend (like at a campsite), then you clean it, CAREFULLY snap it closed and leave it "sheathed" as such until another outing. I tried it for EDC back in the day. Lotta close calls with that monster

 

[not2sharp]

I like the simple sturdy design of the Cold Steel Pocket Bushman, but I were to think of it as a user, it would be worth adding Talon grips.

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[cbach8tw]

Still trying to get used to my AG Russell Feather lite knife with utility blade, has a top lock.