The newest Breeden pattern - Breeden DeWeese!

[Rotte]

I like it. Nice belly, looks easy to carry and comfortable to handle. No nonsense, proto-knife. You got a winner there Bryan.

 

[Codger_64]

This is a dandy looking knife and Brian does great work. However I don't see any big advantage or disadvantage of this particular pattern over other hunting knives. Maybe I am missing something. Every person is drawn to different features in a hunting knife.

My own proof of it's utility was in the using. But I will not tell anyone that this knife is the "be-all-end-all" for them and everyone else. While I might use it to split small kindling, and it certainly will make tender and fuzz sticks, I would not want to baton with it. Mostly because that isn't a use I normally have for a knife, though for some here it is very important. My primary use is for field dressing, skinning and butchering large wild game (and occasional small game and ducks).

I was drawn to this antique design as a comparison to other such designs such as the Nessmuk, sportsman, outers and other early Marbles patterns ( I own a custom Fiddleback Nessie and some originals of the others, but was unable to afford an original DeWeese). I find that for my own uses, it is superior to most of those in many ways. It is also less obtrusive in both weight and length until needed for a task, one of DeWeese's design criteria, at least according to the Marbles lore.

I do like the thumb notches on the spine, very handy in a guardless sheath knife. Several of the knives I have used for many years had adopted this feature to improve fine control. It is one feature I insisted on including on this custom rendition (some of the original production knives of this pattern did not retain this feature). Thus when my maker told me that he was not equipped at that time to do the neccesary filework, I had the blank sent to Muskratman for the preoceedure, then returned to Bryan for finishing and assembly.

Michael

 

[sicily02]

Hi all,

Codger64, Yea I agree with ya that Dall knew what he wanted for his woods knife. I have made up fuzzsticks, battoned with mine and then skinning up that steer,it has skined 2 deer and did the deboning of them to, cut bacon spread butter and jam, sliced up my fry bread stuff like that.

I will say that when cutting around the legs and then cutting down the inner part of the legs. Holding the knife tip donw it just glided down the leg. I have not had that happen with other knives like this one did. The drop point with that belly shape just made it different when making them cuts. I did make my blade lenght longer than what you wanted for yours. I am going to make one like yours to compare.

Also what you said about being amazed that there were not more sportsman interested. I think there is not as many hunters. I will say that when I first made yours up from that pattern you sent me I was like it has marrit with that belly but until I made up mine and then used it I was like yea Dall Deweese was onto something here. I know for me and well now my Nephew
( since he wants one now lol) we are going to be using this design for our skinning knives.

Great if you can resend that Dall Deweese info that would be so cool :thumbup:

thanks for the kind comments Jim and rotte

Bryan

 

[DeerJohn]

Just a note for Deweese knife lovers. I had an original Deweese that I found in a garage sale back in the 1980's. Compact, lightweight, beautiful with the stag handles, and a great blade. I carried it afield as a deer/camp knife for 20 years or so, then found it was collectible. I sold it to a collector, then bought a wood handled replica. Not the same, but still a handy little knife. The sheath was cheap, however, and the knife cut the stitches out the first time I inserted it. Not good! I do like Brian's new design, but as I don't hunt much anymore, will refrain from ordering one. I hope the Deweese design stays around. Any plans to make one with a stag handle?

 

[sicily02]

Deerjohn, too bad you sold it to a collector. As to making any in stag that is always a thought.

Bryan