Persian Camp/Combat

Bill Siegle

Bill Siegle

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Finished this one up today :) Went for something with a little Persian style flair this time. Still a very usable knife and quite frankly it would make a heck of a camp knife. The long false edge is not sharpened so the affect is similar to the Becker/Fisk BK5 Camp Knife. I tapered the tang and drilled it out with 6 half inch holes. This along with the flat grinds bring total weight down to 13oz!!!! Overall this one is 12 1/2in with a 7 1/2in blade tip to handle. I used 1/4in thick 5160 for this piece. I even added a simple jimping pattern to the blade spine.
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I'm digging the design too! Just a great feel in the hand! It wasn't easy to pull off the false edge grinds but everything just came together this morning :)
 
Too much sunlight outside to get good pictures so these indoor ones will have to do - plus, I couldn't wait for the sun to go hide anyway, this knife is just awesome.

I've become a big fan of Bill's knives and am slowly, but steadily growing my collection of his work. Not only are they just plain good looking, but he makes these things to work and take care of whatever you put them to. Becker's BK-5 is one of my go-to knives in the kitchen (at home and in camp) so when I saw this Persian, I knew I was going to have to give it a go.

A stout knife with beautiful, clean lines. The relieved spine, tapered tang, and file work really dress this beauty up and make it rather lively by reducing some weight.

Thanks, Bill. Another winner in my book.

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