Daado
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This knife is forged from turret rim ball bearing of M18 "Hellcat".
It's covered in this thread:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1312508-Hellcats
This blade is third from the left on the last picture (wip picture of three forged blades on the anvil)
Blade is treated as 52100.
Flats are left raw, just soaked overnight in vinegar and wire brushed after forging. After heat treatment, flats are brushed with scotch brite.
Bevels are made in satin finish with scotch brite.
For handle material i used Textolite, vintage phenolic micarta over 30 years old, brass pins and lanyard tube.
It comes with handmade 3mm thick (0,118") vegetable leather sheath.
Details:
Blade length - 80mm (3,15")
Blade width - 32mm (1,26")
Thickness at the back of the spine 3,7mm - (0,157") (It's little bit smaller than 0,157, but Google calculator doesn't recognize decimals in millimeters)
Tang is tapered to 1,8mm (0,078) at the end. (Little bit smaller than 0,078, but Google calculator doesn't recognize decimals in millimeters, again)
Overall length - 171mm (6,73")
Blue liners on the handle.
Asking SOLD, shipping with tracking number included
You can PM/email me: seckardalibor@gmail.com
Paypal accepted.
Thanks for looking.
Dalibor.
It's covered in this thread:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1312508-Hellcats
This blade is third from the left on the last picture (wip picture of three forged blades on the anvil)
Blade is treated as 52100.
Flats are left raw, just soaked overnight in vinegar and wire brushed after forging. After heat treatment, flats are brushed with scotch brite.
Bevels are made in satin finish with scotch brite.
For handle material i used Textolite, vintage phenolic micarta over 30 years old, brass pins and lanyard tube.
It comes with handmade 3mm thick (0,118") vegetable leather sheath.
Details:
Blade length - 80mm (3,15")
Blade width - 32mm (1,26")
Thickness at the back of the spine 3,7mm - (0,157") (It's little bit smaller than 0,157, but Google calculator doesn't recognize decimals in millimeters)
Tang is tapered to 1,8mm (0,078) at the end. (Little bit smaller than 0,078, but Google calculator doesn't recognize decimals in millimeters, again)
Overall length - 171mm (6,73")
Blue liners on the handle.
Asking SOLD, shipping with tracking number included
You can PM/email me: seckardalibor@gmail.com
Paypal accepted.
Thanks for looking.
Dalibor.
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