One Arm Bandit

[David Kramp]

Is there a dedicated appreciation thread for the glorious One Arm Bandit? If not I’d like to add one to get this thread started.

Completed this knife today. Gotta say I really loved making this one.

One-arm Bandit Barlow. Closed length is 3-5/8”

-Cpm-154 steel cryo treated to 61.5 Hrc. Blade as ground on a 24” radius rotary platen
-Antique Sambar Stag
-416 SS front bolster threaded and chamfered, 410 liners
-Blade rides on a bushing with copper washers (no mill relief)
-Seamless gaps and flush in all three. Centered. Pull about a 6. Action is buttery smooth. Mirror polished razor sharp edge

-Not for sale

Thanks for looking and I hope to see y’all’s Bandits.

 

[.577NE]

Stunning in every which way

 

[mitch13]

They sure are Nice
I don't have 1 but maybe 1 day.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[abcdef]

That's a one arm I could use. Nice.

 

[K-Lastima]

I like the bark.

 

[JonMcD]

Is there a dedicated appreciation thread for the glorious One Arm Bandit? If not I’d like to add one to get this thread started.

Completed this knife today. Gotta say I really loved making this one.

One-arm Bandit Barlow. Closed length is 3-5/8”

-Cpm-154 steel cryo treated to 61.5 Hrc. Blade as ground on a 24” radius rotary platen
-Antique Sambar Stag
-416 SS front bolster threaded and chamfered, 410 liners
-Blade rides on a bushing with copper washers (no mill relief)
-Seamless gaps and flush in all three. Centered. Pull about a 6. Action is buttery smooth. Mirror polished razor sharp edge

-Not for sale

Thanks for looking and I hope to see y’all’s Bandits.

Stunning knife sir! You’ve been rolling out some beauties lately .

 

[RoyalHolic]

It's a beauty!

 

[David Kramp]

Stunning knife sir! You’ve been rolling out some beauties lately .

Much appreciated.

 

[Will Power]

Choice Stag and once again a very fine execution of an unusual yet important pattern. Blade opens out straight with no cant (droop) and the longpull is excellently sited. Proportions & aesthetics are spot on, just not my cup of tea this pattern but this is an impressive example.

Looking forward to your next piece of work

Thanks, Will

 

[Old Engineer]

Is there a dedicated appreciation thread for the glorious One Arm Bandit? If not I’d like to add one to get this thread started.

Completed this knife today. Gotta say I really loved making this one.

One-arm Bandit Barlow. Closed length is 3-5/8”

-Cpm-154 steel cryo treated to 61.5 Hrc. Blade as ground on a 24” radius rotary platen
-Antique Sambar Stag
-416 SS front bolster threaded and chamfered, 410 liners
-Blade rides on a bushing with copper washers (no mill relief)
-Seamless gaps and flush in all three. Centered. Pull about a 6. Action is buttery smooth. Mirror polished razor sharp edge

-Not for sale

Thanks for looking and I hope to see y’all’s Bandits.

That is an outstanding example of a pattern that is part of knife history that thankfully is not in demand or need now as it once was . I do have one because I had always wanted one in my meager collection . I do not pretend that it is as nice as your fine example , but I like it .

Harry

 

[David Kramp]

Choice Stag and once again a very fine execution of an unusual yet important pattern. Blade opens out straight with no cant (droop) and the longpull is excellently sited. Proportions & aesthetics are spot on, just not my cup of tea this pattern but this is an impressive example.

Looking forward to your next piece of work

Thanks, Will

Thanks again for noticing the finer details Will. I do try hard to get the aesthetics right. I’ve been failing less and less at it

Thought I’d add one more cool factor picture. The idea was to get a perfect S-curve and get maximum blade length with the tip just shy of the blade well.

 

[David Kramp]

That is an outstanding example of a pattern that is part of knife history that thankfully is not in demand or need now as it once was . I do have one because I had always wanted one in my meager collection . I do not pretend that it is as nice as your fine example , but I like it .

Harry

I love it!!!! I’ve always been a huge fan of the vintage Bulldog knives. My father Ed Kramp has a substantial collection of Bulldog knives so they hold a special place in my heart!!

 

[euroken]

Pieced together from parts by none other than glennbad !

 

[jdswitters]

I'm a fan. My RRR brow burlap is a favorite carry for d-luth jeans but all of them see some use.

 

[Blades of Glory]

From Vincenzo Balistreri

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[Blades of Glory]

More traditional one arm Case in Appaloosa Bone

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[Frank Morris]

Is there a dedicated appreciation thread for the glorious One Arm Bandit? If not I’d like to add one to get this thread started.

Completed this knife today. Gotta say I really loved making this one.

One-arm Bandit Barlow. Closed length is 3-5/8”

-Cpm-154 steel cryo treated to 61.5 Hrc. Blade as ground on a 24” radius rotary platen
-Antique Sambar Stag
-416 SS front bolster threaded and chamfered, 410 liners
-Blade rides on a bushing with copper washers (no mill relief)
-Seamless gaps and flush in all three. Centered. Pull about a 6. Action is buttery smooth. Mirror polished razor sharp edge

-Not for sale

Thanks for looking and I hope to see y’all’s Bandits.

Very nice!

 

[Will Power]

More traditional one arm Case in Appaloosa Bone

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Some excellent Appaloosa Bone on view, such an attractive scale wish more of it were on offer.

Thanks, Will

 

[Blades of Glory]

Some excellent Appaloosa Bone on view, such an attractive scale wish more of it were on offer.

Thanks, Will

Indeed and thank you. In order to get this one I had to purchase three one arm Case knives together. The others are nice (stag and jigged bone) but this was the one I was after.

 

[David Kramp]

All excellent examples thanks for posting. I didn’t realize how shallow the pocket catch well is on some of the ones pictured. I thought it would be more challenging to hook onto your pocket. Guess it doesn’t take much to catch.