So I won off the bay a very large, extremely well made "Smithsonian" style bowie knife. Bought it for cheap off a fella that had a bunch of stuff for sale. The blade is etched with supposedly the makers name and country of origin. Now I knew what I was getting before bidding and all that stuff. Never heard of the maker and couldn't find anything on the individual on line. But I've lusted after this style of bowie for quite sometime for no other reason than to display on the mantel of my living room. So not expecting to much as to quality of build etc.etc. especially for the price paid.
Well I gotta tell ya whomever made this knife knew what they were doing. It is of excellent quality with a very fine attention to detail. Everything is a hair line fit with excellent finish to the blade itself and the guard and pommel. Now this is not an exact copy of the Randall made knife by any stretch, this is a full flat grind with a convex edge with a very slight drop to the stacked leather handle. The sheath is similar in style but not near the quality of the Randall sheath but this one is more than adequate for the purpose intended. There are no ripples in the blade which surprises me due to the fact that it is a big thick piece of steel but actually well done to say the least. Even choil and clip grinds. The plunge lines are excellent to and very even. The fittings are highly polished nickel silver I believe but could be s.s. or the like. Everything is very tight on the knife, no rattles or anything loose etc. The clip can't be sharpened by me anyways but maybe by someone with a belt grinder. The transitions on the knife from guard fit to the balance of the knife is spot on. I am quite surprised to say the least. I will also add that the knife if quite sharp and that a file(mill bastard) doesn't quite bite into the edge of the blade. Doesn't skid across it either. Kind of in between I would say.
So there ya have it my wall hanger bowie. Just bought to fill an itch and probably lucked out with a way better knife than I deserve especially considering the price. I'll try and link a pic or two of it. keepem sharp
PS I hope this link works http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/longbowfromLW/library/?sort=3&page=1
Well I gotta tell ya whomever made this knife knew what they were doing. It is of excellent quality with a very fine attention to detail. Everything is a hair line fit with excellent finish to the blade itself and the guard and pommel. Now this is not an exact copy of the Randall made knife by any stretch, this is a full flat grind with a convex edge with a very slight drop to the stacked leather handle. The sheath is similar in style but not near the quality of the Randall sheath but this one is more than adequate for the purpose intended. There are no ripples in the blade which surprises me due to the fact that it is a big thick piece of steel but actually well done to say the least. Even choil and clip grinds. The plunge lines are excellent to and very even. The fittings are highly polished nickel silver I believe but could be s.s. or the like. Everything is very tight on the knife, no rattles or anything loose etc. The clip can't be sharpened by me anyways but maybe by someone with a belt grinder. The transitions on the knife from guard fit to the balance of the knife is spot on. I am quite surprised to say the least. I will also add that the knife if quite sharp and that a file(mill bastard) doesn't quite bite into the edge of the blade. Doesn't skid across it either. Kind of in between I would say.
So there ya have it my wall hanger bowie. Just bought to fill an itch and probably lucked out with a way better knife than I deserve especially considering the price. I'll try and link a pic or two of it. keepem sharp
PS I hope this link works http://s1117.photobucket.com/user/longbowfromLW/library/?sort=3&page=1
