Sub-Hilt Trench Knife

[irbailey]

Finally finished my first custom order in over 12 years!

Loosely based on a WW1/2 German trench knife pattern I've used in the past, this has been kind of modernised and altered a bit.

I wasn't too sure about the single guard to start with, but this has very much grown on me since I started it.

The blade is 5mm/3/16" stock 12C27 (HT handled by Mr Guy Stainthorp) and was hollow ground on a 3" contact wheel.

Handle is black linen Micarta with yellow G10 liners and 304 stainless fittings.

6 1/4" blade, 10 3/4" overall.

As always, thanks for taking the time to look.

Ian.

 

[JTR357]

Wow, that is a work of art!

 

[Bobthebrewer]

Looks very lethal, nice work!

 

[1911bphil]

That's awesome!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Steven65]

Very nice! Howard Hitchmough would have called that a spear point sub-hilt.
I really like your sheath work as well.........

 

[jfk1110]

Awesome job on that rib tickler and leather pants!!

 

[LittleAugieMo]

Great looking knife and sheath!

 

[Shotgun37]

Great lines and finish on the knife, as well as a great looking sheath, nice job!

 

[HJK]

I love that. Beauty.

 

[irbailey]

Thanks for all your comments.

They're very much appreciated.

Ian.

 

[Joakim Lööv]

I’m generally not a fan of the sub-hilt type design, but this one is excellent - sub-hilt and trench makes a great combo.

 

[irbailey]

Thank you very much.

It was loosely based on this one which I made a few years back. The whole thing was streamlined a bit and if you look closely you can see the blade has a very slight drop in it to make the lines a bit more graceful.

 

[Man with no name]

One of the most elegant trench knives I've ever seen. Lean and mean without a lot of fluff. Fully capable of "taking care of business" while possessing the qualities of a museum piece.

 

[Peter James]

Holy smokes!!
Very impressive