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Lets See Some Pure Fighters
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Those Elmer Keiths are something else.
I remember seeing that featured in a magazine (Field & Stream? Guns & Ammo?) a long, long time ago.
That opened up the world of customs to me.
Bruce Evans handi-work
Good stuff, keep 'em coming
I remember seeing that featured in a magazine (Field & Stream? Guns & Ammo?) a long, long time ago.
That opened up the world of customs to me.
Bruce Evans handi-work
Good stuff, keep 'em coming
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This one was used to kill a few communists in Asia back in the late '60's/early '70's.
Not much good for anything but.
Not much good for anything but.
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Rob I have one of Dennis's Elmer Keith Skinners I like your fighter version better
Joe,
I like the skinner! I'll be swinging by Dennis' table to ask him about these knives. Always wondered how many are out there and in what variations.
Rob
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Here's one I just finished to bring to the BLADE show. That a 7 1/2" double edged D-2 steel blade. Toggle-tang takedown construction. All the handle furniture is titanium. The grip is wrapped in nitrile suynthetic rubber. It weighs in under eight ounces and comes with a kydex breakfront fast-draw concealment scabbard and shoulder rig. Table 23-L Balance is just behind the guard.
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Wow. That is one elegant knife.
Here a more classy dagger by www.2gknives.com with wood and rubber handle, less tactical more fancy.
Same as before, handforged from 52100 - the guard has still to be soldered on...
And the same dagger with engravings.
Regards
surfer
Same as before, handforged from 52100 - the guard has still to be soldered on...
And the same dagger with engravings.
Regards
surfer
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What a cool thread!
I think of the "fighter" style or class of knife design as being dominated by a single feature - the capacity to inflict a rapidly fatal chest or abdominal wound.
Thus, a fighter should be long, have a slender penetrating point that tapers from a wide, aggressive cutting edge - double guard and secure grip are naturally part of the package. The fighter may have other features, none of which cloud its single-minded purpose.
These are two modern renditions of the famous Kimball/Vicksburg Bowie, a 'pure fighter' from the mid-nineteenth century. The first one by Bill "Billybob" Sowell is very well done and exudes a "that could only be used for one thing" vibe.
The second one, by ABS Mastersmith Jim Batson, not only nails the design standard for the class, but also has an extra measure of authenticity that Jim is noted for, plus a balance that makes the blade almost float in the hand - wicked fast, I would call it. It has the compelling feel of a dangerous weapon.
I think of the "fighter" style or class of knife design as being dominated by a single feature - the capacity to inflict a rapidly fatal chest or abdominal wound.
Thus, a fighter should be long, have a slender penetrating point that tapers from a wide, aggressive cutting edge - double guard and secure grip are naturally part of the package. The fighter may have other features, none of which cloud its single-minded purpose.
These are two modern renditions of the famous Kimball/Vicksburg Bowie, a 'pure fighter' from the mid-nineteenth century. The first one by Bill "Billybob" Sowell is very well done and exudes a "that could only be used for one thing" vibe.
The second one, by ABS Mastersmith Jim Batson, not only nails the design standard for the class, but also has an extra measure of authenticity that Jim is noted for, plus a balance that makes the blade almost float in the hand - wicked fast, I would call it. It has the compelling feel of a dangerous weapon.
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Elias fighter by Rob Patton
photo by Ari Fisher
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photo by Ari Fisher
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I don't no if this is a pure fighter but it's over in Iraq right now doing the job of one
It's also great to see everybody else's ideas on pure fighters!
Matt
It's also great to see everybody else's ideas on pure fighters!
Matt
Beautiful and perfect as all the knives of Curt Erickson:thumbup:
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Dan, that's amazing!
And the Erickson is making me feel inadequate
gorgeuous!
Here's two recent ones:
Spanish dirk in micarta. some of these dirks are going to boar hunters, still, it's a fighting knife. (hunting boar is a fight, that's for sure.)
And a langseax that's gone to a forumite- this one is around a 10 inch blade.
And the Erickson is making me feel inadequate
gorgeuous!Here's two recent ones:
Spanish dirk in micarta. some of these dirks are going to boar hunters, still, it's a fighting knife. (hunting boar is a fight, that's for sure.)
And a langseax that's gone to a forumite- this one is around a 10 inch blade.
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Okay... you want "pure fighters"... This is my pick. This is the exact knife knife that won the "Best Fixed Blade" award at the USN "Gathering" in Vegas last month, and it ALSO won the "Best Fighter" award at the Knifemaker's Guild Show in Louisville two weeks later.
The 7.5" double edged blade is D-2 steel. The handle is laminated bamboo with all titanium furniture with brown and black rubber wrapping. Construction is full takedown, toggle-tang style. Total weight of the knife is just 8.6 oz. It comes with TWO separate concealment carry systems... a shoulder rig that conceals easily under any sort of jacket and deploys in forward grip instantly... and an upside-down belt sheath that in worn behind the hip and conceals under a tee-shirt or other untucked shirt, drawn in reverse grip. This two-second video shows the knife being drawn from a hands-up position from the shoulder-rig, and cutting a two inch green bamboo pole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIlaytY3GbU
I call this a "Vorpal Haiku" knife, since it takes down into 17 separate parts (same number as the syllables of a Haiku poem)... and because it makes a "snickersnack" sound when drawn from the quickdraw concealment shoulder rig.
This is not a so-called "tactical" piece... I make no claims that it will be good for chopping firewood or scraping a boat... it is a pure fighter... set up to be carried constantly, left in place until the last possible moment when no other course of action is possible, then deployed and used instantly before the opponent even knows you're carrying. It's got no engraving, no fancy stuff at all, it's so nondescript it's sometimes missed on a show-table... but people who pick it up are startled by how it feels. The sheathware is made for hard daily use... to put the knife into the hand at the moment it's needed. No nonsense, no compromises.
This one is serial #929. I maintain a webpage with a list of every knife I've ever made by serial number since 1975, it can be found here: http://www.shirepost.com/BladeList2.html
Every Haiku knife is different, there are no standard models. Each is an effort to find the perfect weight, the perfect balance, the easiest carry, the best draw. The haiku knife is unique in several respects... construction... handle furniture... handle covering. I have gone back to first principles in designing and building this piece. I've spared no expense of time or materials is making it the best it can be. In my opinion... this is it... it's not the prettiest, not the fanciest, not the sexiest, not the shiniest... but it is simply the BEST knife I've ever made. As the 17 syllable haiku on our tee shirt says: "The only knife that matters is the one you have with you at the time". I am making this knife such that even if somebody owns hundreds or even thousands of knives... when it's for real, this is the one they will pick. To me, that's what it means to say, "pure fighter".
The 7.5" double edged blade is D-2 steel. The handle is laminated bamboo with all titanium furniture with brown and black rubber wrapping. Construction is full takedown, toggle-tang style. Total weight of the knife is just 8.6 oz. It comes with TWO separate concealment carry systems... a shoulder rig that conceals easily under any sort of jacket and deploys in forward grip instantly... and an upside-down belt sheath that in worn behind the hip and conceals under a tee-shirt or other untucked shirt, drawn in reverse grip. This two-second video shows the knife being drawn from a hands-up position from the shoulder-rig, and cutting a two inch green bamboo pole.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIlaytY3GbU
I call this a "Vorpal Haiku" knife, since it takes down into 17 separate parts (same number as the syllables of a Haiku poem)... and because it makes a "snickersnack" sound when drawn from the quickdraw concealment shoulder rig.
This is not a so-called "tactical" piece... I make no claims that it will be good for chopping firewood or scraping a boat... it is a pure fighter... set up to be carried constantly, left in place until the last possible moment when no other course of action is possible, then deployed and used instantly before the opponent even knows you're carrying. It's got no engraving, no fancy stuff at all, it's so nondescript it's sometimes missed on a show-table... but people who pick it up are startled by how it feels. The sheathware is made for hard daily use... to put the knife into the hand at the moment it's needed. No nonsense, no compromises.
This one is serial #929. I maintain a webpage with a list of every knife I've ever made by serial number since 1975, it can be found here: http://www.shirepost.com/BladeList2.html
Every Haiku knife is different, there are no standard models. Each is an effort to find the perfect weight, the perfect balance, the easiest carry, the best draw. The haiku knife is unique in several respects... construction... handle furniture... handle covering. I have gone back to first principles in designing and building this piece. I've spared no expense of time or materials is making it the best it can be. In my opinion... this is it... it's not the prettiest, not the fanciest, not the sexiest, not the shiniest... but it is simply the BEST knife I've ever made. As the 17 syllable haiku on our tee shirt says: "The only knife that matters is the one you have with you at the time". I am making this knife such that even if somebody owns hundreds or even thousands of knives... when it's for real, this is the one they will pick. To me, that's what it means to say, "pure fighter".
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Gday guys,
Here is one of mine in edge quenched 1080. Forged under the watchful eye of Ed Caffrey last year. While shaping the gaurd I ran the belt into the spine so had to learn how to do filework at the same time. Fittings are Eggerling damascus with Walrus ivory.
Cheers Bruce
Here is one of mine in edge quenched 1080. Forged under the watchful eye of Ed Caffrey last year. While shaping the gaurd I ran the belt into the spine so had to learn how to do filework at the same time. Fittings are Eggerling damascus with Walrus ivory.
Cheers Bruce
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