Lets see some BIG knives

[robino]

big nessy

 

[brandon]

Here's a 10" Brend Model 5 I picked up at BLADE.

 

[jjtjr]

JD Smith, MS - 15 1/2" Damascus blade 22" overall.

Jim Treacy

 

[Dago Red]

That one is stunning! This thread is making me drool, and wish I'd finished college (for the extra income I might have to buy stuff like this)

 

[rane-dig]

JD Smith, MS - 15 1/2" Damascus blade 22" overall.

Jim Treacy

That is just incredible. What wood is the handle made from?

 

[A C Richards]

That is just incredible. What wood is the handle made from?

That would be mastadon ivory more than likely anyway.

 

[jjtjr]

Originally Posted by rane-dig
That is just incredible. What wood is the handle made from?

Originally posted by AC Richards
That would be mastadon ivory more than likely anyway.

Correct A.C. It's Mammoth.

I got this sword/dagger from JD in Nov. 2004. The blade is made from 1084 & 15N20 and features the "Turkish Ribbon" pattern. NO power tools were used in the forging OR the finishing of this blade!! It has a fully fileworked perimeter on the mortised tang hilt w/ all damascus fittings, Mammoth scales.

I had Coop photograph it about 4 years ago, he did a super job.

Jim Treacy

 

[Big Rick]

Jim,

I have never been a big fan of long daggers/swords, more a Bowie/Fighter man myself, but have to say I could become one after seeing that. Awesome looking and awesome work!!

JD Smith, MS - 15 1/2" Damascus blade 22" overall.

Jim Treacy

 

[AKC]

These are my bigun's at the moment;

A Tracker's Forge (Bob Alderman) Blacksmith's D-Guard Cutlass .250x10" blade.

A Tracker's Forge Blacksmith's Dagger .250x8.5" blade

A Tracker's Forge Hudson Bay .250x9.5" blade

A Presnell Large Bowie .250x10" blade Unique sheath.

OK, Not a true custom, but it is BIG! RMK 12-13 "Raymond Thorp" bowie .250x13" blade

Thanks for looking!

 

[Bruce Culberson]

Just finshed this one up. Not near as fancy as some of the other beauties posted....just a simple, big knife.

Blade is 13 1/4" tip to scales, handle is 7 3/8" cocobolo. Copper pins and tube.

Bruce

And one shot in the hand:

 

[AKC]

I think you might see why I'd find that one appealing....

 

[mqqn]

That is my new bowie
Blade: 11" 440-C mirror polished

Thanks, Romano

There are some really beautiful and desirable knives in this thread - I am a sucker for a beautiful, massive clip point with a nice swedge and hollow ground blade - add in the mirror polish and the spalted Elder burl and this one just trips it for me.

Thanks for a great thread - now I know I love impossibly large fixed blades.

best

mqqn

 

[Blunt Forged Edge]

Just finished this 17" Bowie for a customer, blade is 11-1/2". Hard to get good pics, was raining out.

Now that right there, is a knife!

 

[Storm Crow]

Lots of beautiful work here!

I know I've been putting these up several places lately, but I reckon they fit the criteria for the thread. My Zombie Outbreak Response Blades:

Aggression:

And his brothers:

All are over 12" long blades. And someone who has already posted in this thread wants an even longer version.

 

[Geode]

My bush sword made by Stuart Branson

Tornado relief knife by Burt Foster

Nick Wheeler chopper

Got a Lamey laying around somewhere that I need to take a picture of.

 

[robino]

I'll take up a little bandwidth until you all find your Lamey's...

 

[robino]

 

[John M Cohea]

Here's a few of my big ones!

 

[Big Rick]

Okay a few ore to whet your appetites:

Bud Richards:

Charle Edmondson:

Robert Dark:

Mike Quesenberry:

J Neilson:

Burton Harruff:

Gerry Drew:

John :

Dave Pitt:

IR Bailey. Moran style one of Ian's early knives::

Gunther Muller out of South Africa:

I just have to put this one in, my first high end knife. Toby Crocker my all time favourite:

 

[Dago Red]

Wow, incredible collection, that Toby Crocker has some seriously nice file work on it, but that Muller sub hilt is awesome, I love when they contour the entire spot for the index finger that way, gotta be a pain in the arse to do that.

Red