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Ordered (and shipped) on Thursday, delivery attempted on Monday, picked up on Tuesday - it's good to see that things are getting back to normal for the USPS.
Meet the Tez Darr:
Tez Darr
Or, if you prefer, sans scabbard:
Tez Darr Nudie Pic
I'm honestly not sure what to make of this.
It's like a skinning knife...kind of. It has a guard that's more substantial (and ornate) than such a knife would need. The blade shape is unusual to say the least. One thing my coworkers and I agreed on was that it's certainly pleasing to look at; between the blade's angles and the antler handle, it's quite striking. It wasn't particularly sharp as shipped but that's since been remedied. I get the impression that it was intended more as an exercise in creativity than as a tool - my guess is that Sher was showing off.
The antler handle threw me off a bit until I played around with it some. The fork of the antler serves almost like the ring on a kerambit, allowing the pinky finger to wrap around it and anchor it to the hand:
Grip
One can also choke up on it, allowing the curve of the "pommel" to rest against the side of the pinky. The wicked-looking serrations on the top serve as jimping.
Edit: you can also see the superglue repair on the tip of my index finger in this pic. Long story short, the Bowie bit me for being stupid and it was a bleeder. What finally stopped the edge - the nail or the bone - is unknown at this time. Superglue saved the day.
Another Grip
We're still not sure just what those serrations are for, if they're in fact intended for anything more than decoration. They do give the thumb a good degree of purchase.
My single complaint is that there was a bit of rust on it when it arrived. It cleaned up easily enough but there's a touch of the dreaded "black specks" left on the left side of the tip and both sides of the ricasso; they're just about visible if you look very closely:
Dreaded Black Specks
Hardly an issue, as they won't affect function or integrity and my knives usually wind up with these after their first day in the field anyway. Had the blade been blued, they would've been invisible.
One interesting aspect of this knife is that it's a real sleeper...it's fairly small in size and, in the scabbard, wouldn't raise an eyebrow. The moment it comes out it gets quite a bit of attention.
Speaking of size, here's a size comparison featuring an AK Bowie, 16.5" AK, and the Tez Darr:
Cute Little Guy, Ain't It?
Although I'm pretty sick right now, the lady next door is supplying me with some high octane medicinal tea and Jack Daniels is taking care of the rest; with any luck I'll be up and about in the next day or two and up to some more cutting. The Tez Darr tells me that it craves beer cans. We shall see.
Meet the Tez Darr:
Tez Darr
Or, if you prefer, sans scabbard:
Tez Darr Nudie Pic
I'm honestly not sure what to make of this.
It's like a skinning knife...kind of. It has a guard that's more substantial (and ornate) than such a knife would need. The blade shape is unusual to say the least. One thing my coworkers and I agreed on was that it's certainly pleasing to look at; between the blade's angles and the antler handle, it's quite striking. It wasn't particularly sharp as shipped but that's since been remedied. I get the impression that it was intended more as an exercise in creativity than as a tool - my guess is that Sher was showing off.
The antler handle threw me off a bit until I played around with it some. The fork of the antler serves almost like the ring on a kerambit, allowing the pinky finger to wrap around it and anchor it to the hand:
Grip
One can also choke up on it, allowing the curve of the "pommel" to rest against the side of the pinky. The wicked-looking serrations on the top serve as jimping.
Edit: you can also see the superglue repair on the tip of my index finger in this pic. Long story short, the Bowie bit me for being stupid and it was a bleeder. What finally stopped the edge - the nail or the bone - is unknown at this time. Superglue saved the day.
Another Grip
We're still not sure just what those serrations are for, if they're in fact intended for anything more than decoration. They do give the thumb a good degree of purchase.
My single complaint is that there was a bit of rust on it when it arrived. It cleaned up easily enough but there's a touch of the dreaded "black specks" left on the left side of the tip and both sides of the ricasso; they're just about visible if you look very closely:
Dreaded Black Specks
Hardly an issue, as they won't affect function or integrity and my knives usually wind up with these after their first day in the field anyway. Had the blade been blued, they would've been invisible.
One interesting aspect of this knife is that it's a real sleeper...it's fairly small in size and, in the scabbard, wouldn't raise an eyebrow. The moment it comes out it gets quite a bit of attention.
Speaking of size, here's a size comparison featuring an AK Bowie, 16.5" AK, and the Tez Darr:
Cute Little Guy, Ain't It?
Although I'm pretty sick right now, the lady next door is supplying me with some high octane medicinal tea and Jack Daniels is taking care of the rest; with any luck I'll be up and about in the next day or two and up to some more cutting. The Tez Darr tells me that it craves beer cans. We shall see.
Nice pictures 