ML Knives - Modified Straight Point Kephart.

[Diomedes Industries]

I ordered a modified knife from Matt a ML knives perhaps a month ago. He originally quoted me June (give or take) and just finished up the knife.

I loved my other three ML knives and I wanted a knife that was a legal carry - but very similar to the Woods and Bush knife I have come to love.

I looked at his straight point Kephart on his site:

which had the following stock dimensions:

Overall size about: 8 3/8” blade Size about 4 1/4”
Handle size about 4 1/4”
Spine Tang about: 1/8” thick

I have slightly larger hands, and I wanted the blade to be legal - so I took 1/4 inch of the blade and added 1/4 inch to the handle. Because the handle was slightly longer - I had him add a lanyard tube.

The modified dimensions were:

JLM on one side (my initials)
4.5 inch handle or a hair longer tapered scales (I like to be able to choke up)
4 inch blade
Tiger maple scales
Brass pins and lanyard hole
pattern aged blade.

He sent me this photo last week of the blade:

I was originally concerned that the blade was not spear pointed enough - but I noticed why he did this (the 1/4 off the blade) and was happy. I told him to leave it and put the scales on.

He sent me this picture today:

I don't know how I could get much happier. I loved my BRKT Gunny - and this is very similar to it - with a good mix of old school, forged goodness, full convex, and ML love tossed in.

I can't wait to get her.

TF

 

[DocGP]

Big fan of Matt and his work. Absolutely beautiful knife.

Doc

 

[Rotte]

Nice score Jason. That looks downright useful. Matt makes a great knife--every element intended to be optimally functional. Dude has a knife soul.

 

[Big K]

Very nice, You got some great tiger maple!!!!

 

[Wandering_About]

That looks excellent. Then again, I'm a huge fan of straight (ish) back knife designs.

 

[PayetteRucker]

love the color contrast between the rough forged finish and the handle scales...

 

[carspidey]

yup!!! really nice knife...

 

[Classic Chris]

I think I prefer the look of those to the traditional Kephart style, great looking blades !

 

[bkduckworth]

Wow that nice. I'm sold!

I really like that straight point Keppy that ML does, its actually on my to-buy list, and I was thinking about having the very same modifications done to it (ie shorter blade longer handle).

Now I just need to figure out when to order it!

Brandon

 

[Big Mike]

That's a great looking knife. :thumbup: :thumbup:


I like everything about it, ...especially that convex grind.




Big Mike

 

[John G]

That maple is a thing of beauty.

 

[GRIM 62]

That is a keeper!Been thinking about ordering one of his Minimalist Survivors for an edc blade.I really dig his designs.

 

[Yellow Lab]

Matt does nice work. The tiger maple really compliments the knife work.

He did a custom kephart for me with my wood that had a special meaning for me (black walnut nothing out of the ordinary...)

When it came in it had a faint smell of cigar.....

Tal - not trying to hijack your thread - just adding another touch of ML to it....

 

[AJ]

Sweet knife, Tal!

AJ