Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

Amos Iron Wolf · Dec 1, 2006

Ebbtide said:
Tanks!
That ammo pouch full of goodies is my daypack/hunting kit.
One can fit alot of stuff in those ammo pouches

LOL, I do seem to recall during various trainings that ammo pouches held a wide variety of sodas, apples, oranges, and various other pogie bait. Even at the range, we weren't allowed to have magazines in there. So, might as well use them for something.

Btw, I like that knife a few of you seem to have taken too. Looks like a good belt knife.

Simple Man · Dec 1, 2006

Nothing fancy, but here are my favorite users, they all feel right in hand. The Howler see the most use however.

SwampRat HR in SR-101
Dan Brdlik in 440C
BRK&T Clip Point Skinner in 12c27

I really like the looks of Matthew's Ron Post Drop point several pages back.

Unsub · Dec 2, 2006

Amazing thread! I love classic fixed blades and his thread gave me my fix for a while. The gold rush san fran daggers and dirks are my favorites but I really like to see all the using knives. Whether it is a 100+ year old Green River or a well
used Buck 119(personal fave) from Wally world their is something magic about
a good sheath knife. This might be a bit off topic but what does everyone think are the best currently produced production fixed blades that are destined to be classics. I will start with the Buck 119, it is the knife that got me into knives and still feels great in my hand.

Ebbtide · Dec 3, 2006

Yup, the 119 is a classic.
Here is my 619 with the Krapton removed and jigged bone installed.

My first re-handle

Amos Iron Wolf · Dec 3, 2006

And a fine re-handle it is! Good name for it too.

sunburst · Dec 4, 2006

This is one I have been watching and waiting for a very long time...I love the South African Palm wood..Sheath is crocodile inlayed leather.

Suerte · Dec 5, 2006

The bone looks incredible on thowse two PJ Tomes. Bet it feels good in the hand.

sunnyd · Dec 5, 2006

sunburst said:
This is one I have been watching and waiting for a very long time...I love the South African Palm wood..Sheath is crocodile inlayed leather..

sunburst,
That knife is some real choice eye candy for an old hunter, that is for sure. Its just begging to skin something. And I have owned two of his fixed blades in the past and let me tell you they come scary

sharp!. He grinds them so very thin..

Thanks for sharing..

sunnyd · Dec 6, 2006

Here is one Bowie I truly love that is a hand made from mid-late 19th century. The only mark on her is an "X" on the tang. The sheath is not the original and was made by a rancher in Oklahoma in the late 1930's or early 40's..

smiling-knife · Dec 6, 2006

Wow... I like that one sunnyd, especially the handle. What is the length of the blade? Marked with an 'X' very understated by the maker. cool.

sunnyd · Dec 6, 2006

smiling-knife said:
Wow... I like that one sunnyd, especially the handle. What is the length of the blade? Marked with an 'X' very understated by the maker. cool.

Thanks S~K. It has been in my collection for about 6-7 years. The blade is 9 7/8 inches from tip to top of double guard. 14 1/2 inches overall. The hot stamp X by the maker appears to be two half moon stamps side by side to form an the X shape if you look closely. Of coarse I could be wrong about this. The old horsehide sheath is starting to deteriorate from age but is still quite functional.

jivedaddy · Dec 18, 2006

Here's a nice traditional Scagel-style utility by Jim Behring I picked up recently-O-1 steel blade, 2 7/8 in. long:

Arathol · Dec 18, 2006

Heres some for the collection:
First, Atlanta Cutlery made a handfull of these 18" Sam Houston bowies in the late 1980s, shown with a stag handled Randall model 1-7 and a 10" dropped edge by Tom Eden, 5"differentially tempered 5160 blade, Desert Ironwood doesfoot grip.

Next, a some Marbles knives. An A.G. Russel/Marbles L'il Handy, a Loveless drop point and a 1920s vintage Woodcraft.

Amos Iron Wolf · Dec 18, 2006

Arathol, all sweet. Who doesn't love a Randall. I especially loved the two Marbles in the middle. Both just look like they want to run the woods.

ron mathews · Dec 19, 2006

An older Randall

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sunnyd · Dec 21, 2006

Jivedaddy,
I almost made a purchase of a very similar Utility model that you have got there from the Treeman in June of this past year at the Blade show in Atlanta, GA.. Nice Score my friend!.:thumbup:

However, I snagged these instead:

Upper ><> 5 inch Blade from the BFK series
Lower ><> 3 5/8 inch Blade Bird & Trout

jivedaddy · Dec 21, 2006

Sunnyd-Back at you-very nice, I really like those knives, I think a larger Treman hunter may be next on my list. I also like the handle on that Bird & Trout, very unique!!!

sunnyd · Dec 23, 2006

ron mathews,
That old Randall,, my gawwwd

!! That knife is really a thing of beauty from the old man himself! You really can tell the knives old Bo had a hand in directly compared to the ones that came after. The older knives have the more primitive lines and Scagel influence that is so evident.. Thank You very kindly for sharing that sweet old hunting knife.

Arathol,
I love that old interpretation of the Sam Houston bowie that you have there by Atlanta Cutlery, I have never seen one of those. Very impressive!

Super nice Stag # 1 Randall(I had one I sold a few years back that I could kick my own butt for:foot

How old is that #1? And in SS or carbon steel?

Your vintage Marbles Woodcraft in the last photo made me remember several Marbles that I have that I just dug up and unwrapped. I'll get some pictures later today after the sun rises a bit.. In the mean time here is a vintage Kinfolks hunter-skinner in the Woodcraft style..

Arathol · Dec 23, 2006

Sunnyd, that big Bowie was a project that AC started in the late 80s I think, and turned out to be cost prohibitive. So, in the early 90s they assembled what parts they had and sold them off cheap. I don't remember just how many were offered but availability was very limited. Its a real handfull, with a blade of 5160 steel and what seems to be ivory micarta grips.
The Randall is stainless. I bought it maybe 12 years ago or so. Of the ones I looked at this one had the best handle, and few I've seen since are as good. Most are too thin or not shaped right, but this one is just the right size and shape for my hand.

sunnyd · Dec 24, 2006

Here are those Marbles knives I unpacked yesterday.. At the top is a 1920's Woodcraft. The next two knives are circa WWII early 1940's Ideal models. The 5 inch and 6 inch model. The middle one being the rarest of the two because of its Bakelite pommel. Aluminum, as was the case with many types of metals were in extremely short supply during the War, therefore Bakelite was used in place of aluminum..