Now that's a knife! Anybody interested?

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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The name of this knife is the HI Ang Khola Bowie or the "Cobalt Special" since it was Cobalt who designed this offering Here's what it looks like.

I think the kamis can make this knife okay but we'll have to ship the screws over for the handle.

The kamis may take a little artistic license with the specs but not much. I'll order a first run of six only and see how they turn out. I figure price tag will be about $200.
Cobalt has two on order so that leaves four.
First come, first served.

Give us the usual 3 to 6 months for delivery.

Uncle Bill


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Good job, bill on posting the picture, I didn't think it was going to come out to well. Some background. The design is based on the 15 inch Ang Khola blade modified as a Bowie style. I thought that a good straight edge would be nice to have to compete with other straight edge knives marketed as tough. This one will be tough and should surpass all current knives made in strength. Note the handles are a full tang for the extra strength. The buffalo horn will be screwed to the tang, not riveted. This will provide the user the ability to remove the handles if they ever break and replace them with whatever material you want(ie, G-10, Micarta, etc.) I myself like the buffalo horn.
 
John,

Trust me, it couldn't be chromed...

Bill,

Sign me up for the Cobalt Chopper, I definately want one...I'll still browse your catalogue when I get it too.

Thanks,

John
 
Hi John:

Email your mailing address to me and I'll get you logged in. And thanks.

This is experimental and sort of a wait and see what the kamis give us but I have high hopes.

Uncle Bill
 
Mandatory optional engraving will depict the Fabled Flying Fertility Pig-Goddess "Csowssna" of course.
 
Uncle Bill,

You've already got my mailing address...it's the FPO in Puerto Rico...I wrote you last from my coqui.net e-mail (sometimes I can't access medscape's e-mail.) I'll send it again if you need it.

The knife looks tuff, and if it's designed by Cobalt - one of the Katzenjammer kids of knife destruction - it's gotta be good.

I'm not sure what a panna butta tang is though.

I especially like the screws vs rivets and the overall design - it looks kind of like a Spanish Bolo from Ontario Knife works (that's from memory, so don't hold me too accountable).

"Csowssna" sounds interesting...is that a P3 sqaudron logo or a real deity?

Later,

John
 
Csowssnna?

Katzenjammer?

IS this english?

John, the pana butta(yuk) is nothing more than a full tang. This means that the ouline of the handle is also the outline of the steel. Imagine 1/2 inch thick by 1 inch wide tang. Bend that!
 
I prefer no flex anyway. If you can flex it then you were really doing something that no other knife would have been able to take.
 
I'll repeat my comments on the Kforum. Cobalt is wimping out two ways. 1) using horn or wood scales when the handle and blade could be all one piece of steel, the scales integrally forged to shape as part of the tang. Break that!! 2) Using a measly Ang Khola instead of the heavier duty Tin Chiarra or triple spine.

As for the flying pig goddess cSOWssna, what was that aviation company you used to be a test pilot for Uncle Bill?

[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 01 April 1999).]
 
Thank God April Fools day is over and Cobalt has to wait another year.
 
Bill you have three people so far; John, Tom and Brian, plus the two I want. That makes 5 so far. I think we are good for the order of 6.
 
I'm going to place the order this weekend. I'll clean up the sketch, either fax or express mail it to Kami who will in turn get it down to the shop. Then I will wait for the inevitable questions and perhaps a few grumblings from the Kamis, get that cleared up, and we will be off and running.

Cobalt, send me the screws and I'll get them to the kamis. I'll need them in a couple of weeks. I want the kamis to see them before they start any drilling.

Look for the finished product in 3 to 6 months.

I've had the kamis make knives other than khukuris before and they have done a decent job but let's all remember that the khukuri is their specialty and they may take some artistic license with our design, especially the handle. My confidence level is about 90% that we will get a knife that makes us happy but there's a 10% chance the kamis may surprise us. So, keep that in the back of your mind when dreaming about this Ang Khola Bowie.

Tom and Brian you are logged in and thanks for your interest in the experiment.

Uncle Bill

[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 02 April 1999).]
 
Bill, I think that as long as we are in the Ball park, we should be ok. The blade is not that much of a take-off for them since it is Ang Khola style. They have done Pana Butta(yuk) handles before. The only question I have is as to the strength of the screws or rivets as opposed to epoxying the handles on. Can any one who has experience with this have some input. My worry is about the handles cracking if they are not epoxied on. This is a possibility. I guess not having ever seen horne like this, I don't really know. I do know that epoxy would solve the problem, but it would have been nice to have removeable handles.

I think the handle is were we need to get set straight. The basic design is there. If it changes slightly in look, that's no big deal. If they want to add the brass ring near the blade for the more typical look, that's fine to.
 
Cobalt, when you are shopping for the screws get them with a good sized flat head and I don't think we will have many problems. But, the beauty of using screws is it's easy off and easy on. Even I could make a slab that would work as a replacement.

Uncle Bill
 
I knew that Cobalt was perverted enough to do this... he probably had it planned for weeks to float something seriously on April Fools day. As for the flying pig ( as in "when pigs can fly" ) I figured if the knife was a joke, Cobalt had to ring you in on it Uncle Bill, thus making you fair game. Thus -C(sow)SSNA-/i.e.-CESSNA- as the name. Tweaking intended, offense not intended. And if by chance this is still all a continued April Fool joke, I will be unsurprised. If not, I still say go with a solid steel one piece knife, with the grip wrapped with paracord if desired. Rusty
 
Rusty, Cobalt is dead serious on this one. In fact, when I told him it would take six to do the run he said he would buy four himself so all we needed was two more takers.

Now that's serious.

Uncle Bill
 
Rusty I'm as serious as a Heart Attack. I really thought that your one piece idea was an April Fools joke. The reason I say this is because, you can try to imagine the weight of that knife. It would be wasted weight. I think that the great part about this is that you can easily repair the handles if need be, or even replace them with whatever material you want, G-10, Micarta wood, Buffalo chips.

Rusty, if we had a mill to hollow out the handle, ala Chriss reeves, then that would be ok, but your idea is to weight prohibitive.
 
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