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I call this the Ranger Bowie because I see this basic shape associated with some of the mid-19th century Texas Rangers. I kept the blade in this knife on the thin side, 1/8 thick, because Ive been told and have also read that many of the mid-19 century Bowie's were thin to make them light, fast and easy to carry. I used ATS-34 for the blade steel even though stainless is definitely not period correct it is a great steel that is well known for its edge holding and the bright but not mirror polished finish just looks like steel. The wooden scales are burl maple wood that are bolted to the knifes full tang and guard is carbon steel blued on the flats.
SPECS:
1/8 inch thick ATS-34 stainless steel heat treated to a hardness of approximately 60 Rc.
Handle is maple burl with black spacers bolted onto knife's full tang.
Blade Length is 8 inches from tip to guard flat ground with bright finish and file worked along the spine.
Overall Length is about 13 inches
Tooled heavy brown 8/9 leather sheath.
Price $150 ship plus $8 shipped anywhere in US
I prefer PayPal (my account is kelley_ward@keysight.com) but take other forms of payment.
Thanks,
Kelley Ward
SPECS:
1/8 inch thick ATS-34 stainless steel heat treated to a hardness of approximately 60 Rc.
Handle is maple burl with black spacers bolted onto knife's full tang.
Blade Length is 8 inches from tip to guard flat ground with bright finish and file worked along the spine.
Overall Length is about 13 inches
Tooled heavy brown 8/9 leather sheath.
Price $150 ship plus $8 shipped anywhere in US
I prefer PayPal (my account is kelley_ward@keysight.com) but take other forms of payment.
Thanks,
Kelley Ward
