Tactical? Tactical?.. I got your WALRUS IVORY Tactical!

[John White]

Don't gimmie that black handled, Kydex sheath business! Here's a back alley tactical.

There's 11 1/4 inches of clay-hardened W-2, forged from 2" round bar, with 416 stainless guard and butt-cap. The guard has a forward lanyard hole and a curl to the bottom lug for your finger.

The collar, finial, and the top to the take-down tool are rust-browned Damascus, with 24 K gold wire inlay accents by Joe Mason.

The handle is an ancient Walrus Ivory taper. No animal was killed in the last thousand years or so for this knife.

This is a take-down, and the polished tang is cast into the handle with structural epoxy. It's tested by chopping hard dry lumber; ready for any hard use, and can be dis-assembled for cleaning.

Paul Long made that tough, beautiful sheath, and the TD tool "Papoose."

Now tell me this ain't no TACTICAL!









Anyway, even if you don't think this fits the hottest new wave, I like it, and besides, it's the best I can do, old fogy that I am,

John

 

[Kohai999]

Finial needs to be a skullcrusher, than you can call it tactical.

I like the direction you are moving in with your choil/ricasso transition.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[sheathmaker]

There's tactical and then there's tactical.......and that's TACTICAL!.......and if you want a second opinion, it's BIG.

Paul

 

[erik markman]

LOL! Good job!

 

[AVigil]

That's what I was talking about!

 

[SharpByCoop]

^^^ WOW!

Antagonist whips out his overbuilt 4" folder.... Protagonist withdraws this 11" blade confidently.

Negotiations begin in earnest.

Coop

 

[Chefget]

Just a beautiful knife!


-Michael

 

[JParanee]

Very nice indeed

Beautiful knife John

 

[Burton Harruff]

Awesome piece! How wide is the blade? I really like the shape of it. -Burton

 

[ron_m80]

The Walrus thought they were tactical tusks too.

 

[Will York]

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHH. Yeah.

 

[John White]

Burton,
The blade's 2 1/8 wide, 11 1/4 long and .247 at the ricasso, with full distal taper. Forged from Don's 2 inch round bar.

STeven,
We're looking at depressed fractures ...


BTW, this is for delivery in Little Rock. Come look at it there..


John

 

[Kevin Jones]

BIG/BAD and a touch of elegance!
Not an easy combo to pull off. Nice! :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[MWALEX3012]

Beautiful build.

 

[Lorien]

looks a little more 'strategic' to me...

 

[Don Hanson III]

Works for me!

Killer Hamon!

Very nice, John!

 

[Bladeplay74]

Yowza.

Seth

 

[Jon Brand]

But the blade isn't 1 inch thick!!! :yawn:

Very nice.

 

[RogerP]

That's a fantastic knife. Congrats to the new owner.

 

[canineforge]

A blade over 2-inches wide never ceases to get my attention. When it is a tactical, it really does!! John, that is one superb piece. I look forward to glad-handing that one in L.R. It has so much going right for it, I can't wait! That hamon rocks, by the way. :thumbup:

- Joe