Tiger Hide

[Midwest Firecraft]

Purchased a cultellus with Tiger Hide. I like it even more than snakeskin, but don't see much of it. Is it the same story as the snakeskin, that it can't be recreated, or is it just rare?

 

[zombieassassin]

Pics? Micarta is so groovy. Congrats too!

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

Indoor lighting just doesn't do it justice

 

[Murman]

I think the micarta species of tiger bcame endangered due to too many tglb ganza specials so Busse can no longer harvest it.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

As long as it is not extinct, then there is still hope. I bought 2 g-10 and 2 micarta versions of the Park ranger. Would have love to have a Tiger Hide model.

 

[hydeinmind]

This thread needs some pics lol I don’t own any TH or SS or I would post some

 

[Shark01]

Here you go. From my unused SARGE 7


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[Busto]

I thought that Tiger Hide was one of the Failed attempts to replicate the soon to be extinct Snakeskin?

 

[JohnTheTexican]

I thought that Tiger Hide was one of the Failed attempts to replicate the soon to be extinct Snakeskin?

I assumed that was the case too.

 

[Murman]

Tiger hide is prettier than snakeskin imho

 

[hydeinmind]

Here you go. From my unused SARGE 7


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Wow that is good looking stuff. Beautiful knife shark! So basically the tiger hide and snake skin are both multi colored linen micarta not unlike the snow hole? And they cannot be replicated?

 

[hydeinmind]

Tiger hide is prettier than snakeskin imho

It is pretty! A Little more subtle than the snakeskin maybe?

 

[Murman]

I had a tiger hide culti user like the one that is posted for sale it was beautiful. I cleaned two white tail with it, did the job but was a little small.

 

[Dr. Lecter]

I keep wanting to buy a LE NMSFNO just to steal the grips off it for my NMSFNO. Only thing that could possibly make me replace my black canvas. Tigerhide is just gorgeous.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

I love it, if it can be replicated I sure wish they would offer it as a standard choice.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

This isn't mine, but shows the beauty of Tiger Hide perfectly

 

[JohnTheTexican]

Wow that is good looking stuff. Beautiful knife shark! So basically the tiger hide and snake skin are both multi colored linen micarta not unlike the snow hole? And they cannot be replicated?

Canvas micata. They're both canvas, not linen. Busse used to say on the website that all attempts to replicate Snakekin had failed. I haven't heard them say that about Tigerhide. (It may indeed be the case, but I've never heard it fom Busse.)

 

[hydeinmind]

Canvas micata. They're both canvas, not linen. Busse used to say on the website that all attempts to replicate Snakekin had failed. I haven't heard them say that about Tigerhide. (It may indeed be the case, but I've never heard it fom Busse.)

Thanks for the info John! Good to know and I think interesting stuff.

 

[Shark01]

According to Jerry's Sarge 7 announcement, the scales were actually linen.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/introducing-the-sarge-series-yowza-nice-job-garth.923849/

 

[JohnTheTexican]

According to Jerry's Sarge 7 announcement, the scales were actually linen.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/introducing-the-sarge-series-yowza-nice-job-garth.923849/

Huh.

A long time ago, the Busse website said:

The Stripe of the Tiger

Our Tiger Stripe canvas micarta is now only available on Limited Edition models and features an unusual combination of Black and Tan coloring. At first this handle color was offered on a few, non-limited edition standard models but our supply was quickly depleted and this forced us to limit its availability as well due to extensive waiting periods between re-supply.

I guess I just assumed Tiger Hide was the same thing. But you know what they say about when you assume....

Still, the Tiger Hide I've handled lately looked and felt like canvas to me.