My personal carry bowie

[RobertHankins]

I made this one for a personal carry knife. Besides it's my first attempt at this style knife so it needs a followup or two for more practice.
Blade is 8" of 1/4" 5160 tripple edge quenched, tripple tempered. Top of blade is flat ground to about 3/16" to lighten it up a little, edge is hollow ground leaving a full 1/4" spine to the tip. It isn't going to break! 13" OAL.
Had some engraving done on this one. More detailed pics at the link.
Handle is Stabilized Walnut burl with a Mosiac pin, brass guard. Jim Auguston sheath.
Enjoy!

 

[rlinger]

Man - Look at that hollow grind!

RL

 

[Will52100]

Man, looks like the iron mistress has been re-born! Looks great.

 

[RobertHankins]

The latest few issues of Blade mag and a recent post by a fellow Forumite featuring a single guard Micarta handled bowie like this were my inspiration.

 

[Greg Covington]

Looks very Iron Mistress-like!

 

[Sylvester]

Looks good Hankins

 

[ddavelarsen]

Robert that's great!

Dave

 

[DC KNIVES]

Great Knife Robert, I just completed one of my few bigun's and they are fun.Keep up the good work.Dave

 

[indian george]

Bob: Very nice. What did you do to brass for that finish???

 

[tmickley]

Serious lookin Bowie. I'd like to take that camping just to pull it out around the campfire and show it off.

 

[Gib Guignard]

I like Bowies and that is my kind of knife, it is a
good one. Gib

 

[Guy Thomas]

That is definitly one impressive hunk of steel! Great job!

 

[Bruce Bump]

Thats is a serious bowie! Good job

 

[hank_rearden]

personal carry, 'eh? i wonder how punks in the subway are going to react when you draw that thing from a dundee sheath in your back.

 

[Mark Williams]

Now that is one serious hunks of steel!
Love Robert,
Mark