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While designing the Pioneer Bowie I wanted to create a knife that looked like it was made 150+ years ago but had been kept in very good condition. The idea was to capture something an old pioneer would have pounded out in a makeshift shop and then ground an edge onto with a foot powered stone wheel grinder. I’ve hand forged (I don’t have a power hammer) the Pioneer Bowie from 5160, a steel well known for toughness and edge holding. I've left hammer marks and forging scales in the blade to give this knife a unique and rich character all of its own. The blade is differentially heat treated (although I did not etch the blade to bring out a temper line) to produce a nice hardedge so it’ll do a lot of cutting between sharpening while having a soft spine for great toughness. Then a brass guard and pommel was fitted with an exotic Shedua (Mozambique) hardwood handle. I've taken extra care in the fit and finish of the handle and guard to give this Bowie a very high quality crafted look and it is a winner. The Pioneer Bowie comes with a brown leather sheath.
Specs:
3/10 inch thick 5160 high carbon steel differentially heat treated.
Overall Length is 14.2 inches
Blade Length is 8.8 inches long from guard to tip.
Blade width is 1.5 inches wide.
Handle is Shedua (Mozambique) wood with brass guard and pommel. This hidden tang design runs all they though the handle and threaded to the end cap pommel.
Tooled brown leather sheath (shown).
SOLD (Price is $195 plus $8 shipping in US)
I take PayPay (my account is kelley_ward2@agilent.com), major credit cards over the phone (707-479-2530), money orders and checks.
Thanks,
Kelley Ward
Hard Edge Knives
Specs:
3/10 inch thick 5160 high carbon steel differentially heat treated.
Overall Length is 14.2 inches
Blade Length is 8.8 inches long from guard to tip.
Blade width is 1.5 inches wide.
Handle is Shedua (Mozambique) wood with brass guard and pommel. This hidden tang design runs all they though the handle and threaded to the end cap pommel.
Tooled brown leather sheath (shown).
SOLD (Price is $195 plus $8 shipping in US)
I take PayPay (my account is kelley_ward2@agilent.com), major credit cards over the phone (707-479-2530), money orders and checks.
Thanks,
Kelley Ward
Hard Edge Knives
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