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Tracker's Forge Bright Finish Long Hunter
12 inches overall, 7 inch blade.
I Hand-Forged this knife from a File. It has a Bright or Polished Finish. The Tapered Tang is File Worked. I gave it a Fleur de Lis Rasp Bolster secured w/ peened over Brass Pins and matched it with a Hand Poured Pewter Fleur de Lis ButtCap. The Walnut Scales feature Brass Etching Plates all of which are secured with Copper Pins.
$375 w/o sheath. Sheath available upon request.
Tracker's Forge Small Hunter / Neck Knife
This knife is 6 3/4 inches overall, the blade is 3 1/2 inches long.
I Hand forged this knife out of 1/8th inch stock 1095 with a tapered tang, elongated iron bolsters secured with copper pins, and purple heart wood scales.
SOLD
Tracker's Forge Elres Hunter.
Elres Hunter
The knife is 9 inches overall, with a 4 1/4 inches blade, it is 3/16 inch 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade.
The handle is Presentation Grade Walnut secured with copper pins. It has a Tapered Tang with a Heavy Brass Bolster secured with a copper pin. It includes a Nickel Silver Etching Plate. The Thumb Rest is File Worked. The knife also includes a Forged Finger guard.
$350 w/ sheath.
Tracker's Forge Modern Drop Point Hunter.
The knife is 9 inches overall, with a 4 1/4 inch blade, and the Blade is Hollow Ground out of 3/16 inch 1095 High Carbon Steel.
It has Jigged bone handles, mosaic pins, brass bolsters, a file worked spine, and birdshead style handle.
I will sell this knife for $200, as I have not made a sheath for it, but it would be $250 with a sheath,
Tracker's Forge Clip Point City Bowie
This knife is 11 1/2 inches overall, with a 6 1/4 inch blade.
This knife is Fire Etched 3/16ths inch 1095 High Carbon Steel.
The handle supports Synthetic Wood secured with multiple Brass Pins, and I forged Curved Final as a Lanyard Hole.
This knife is File Worked from Clip Point to Choil, even throughout the Handle.
$300 w/o sheath, sheath available upon request, no re-order, once this one is sold, this one will not be made again.
Tracker's Forge Extra Heavy Skinner
The knife is 9 inches overall, with a 4 1/4 inch blade.
It has a 1/4 inch 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade w/ Acid Etched Finish.
The Handle features Stabilized Burl Scales over Brass Liners w/ Brass Pins, Extra Heavy Brass Bolsters Dovetailed to the Burl Scales, and Entire Spine is Fully File Worked.
SOLD and that includes a sheath. This is a one off, and will not be made again.
Tracker's Forge Clip Point Throwing Knife
It would make a fine Camp Knife, as well.
The knife is 14 inches overall, with a 9 inch blade.
This knife has plenty of mass to stick into the target, and is built very durably.
This knife will also do double duty as a camp knife.
The blade is Hand-Forged from 3/16 inch 5160 High Carbon Steel and possesses a Blue Gray Finish.
The handle is Full Grain Xtra Heavy Oak Tanned Leather Handles Bonded to Tang and Secured with Copper Harness Rivets. Leather has been Stained, Sealed w/ Drying Oil like a Gunstock Finish, and finished with multiple coats of wax.
$100 without a sheath.
Tracker's Forge Virginia Long Knife.
It is an exact copy of a historical pattern, the very knife shown in Madison Grant's book "Knives of Homespun America".
The knife is 14 inches overall, with a 9 inch blade.
The Blade is Hand Forged from a file of 3/16 inch stock,
It has a Forged Guard with Curved Finals and Filework Decoration, the Hickory handle is secured with a steel pin and has a wrapped and soldered bolster of copper secured with a brass pin.
I have images of the description, from the book at my PhotoBucket....
http://s573.photobucket.com/albums/ss176/trackersforge/
It won Best Early American at the 1997 Montana Knifemaker's Association Show
SOLD
Tracker's Forge Glorified Long Hunter
And a shot of the spine, which as been extensively file worked.
The Glorified Long Hunter is 13 inches overall, with a blade that is 8 1/4 inches long.
The Glorified Long Hunter is 3/16th inch stock 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade, which has been Fully Flat Ground Blade and which I finished with a Darkened Patina Finish.
The Tapered Tang is complimented by Fiddleback Maple, Handmade High Dome Washers secured with Copper Pins, a Rasp Bolster secured with Copper Pins and a Hand-Forged Finger Guard.
As you can see, there is a great deal of hand work in a knife like this.
SOLD
Tracker's Forge Bright Finish Long Hunter

12 inches overall, 7 inch blade.
I Hand-Forged this knife from a File. It has a Bright or Polished Finish. The Tapered Tang is File Worked. I gave it a Fleur de Lis Rasp Bolster secured w/ peened over Brass Pins and matched it with a Hand Poured Pewter Fleur de Lis ButtCap. The Walnut Scales feature Brass Etching Plates all of which are secured with Copper Pins.
$375 w/o sheath. Sheath available upon request.
Tracker's Forge Small Hunter / Neck Knife

This knife is 6 3/4 inches overall, the blade is 3 1/2 inches long.
I Hand forged this knife out of 1/8th inch stock 1095 with a tapered tang, elongated iron bolsters secured with copper pins, and purple heart wood scales.
SOLD
Tracker's Forge Elres Hunter.

Elres Hunter
The knife is 9 inches overall, with a 4 1/4 inches blade, it is 3/16 inch 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade.
The handle is Presentation Grade Walnut secured with copper pins. It has a Tapered Tang with a Heavy Brass Bolster secured with a copper pin. It includes a Nickel Silver Etching Plate. The Thumb Rest is File Worked. The knife also includes a Forged Finger guard.
$350 w/ sheath.
Tracker's Forge Modern Drop Point Hunter.
The knife is 9 inches overall, with a 4 1/4 inch blade, and the Blade is Hollow Ground out of 3/16 inch 1095 High Carbon Steel.
It has Jigged bone handles, mosaic pins, brass bolsters, a file worked spine, and birdshead style handle.

I will sell this knife for $200, as I have not made a sheath for it, but it would be $250 with a sheath,
Tracker's Forge Clip Point City Bowie

This knife is 11 1/2 inches overall, with a 6 1/4 inch blade.
This knife is Fire Etched 3/16ths inch 1095 High Carbon Steel.
The handle supports Synthetic Wood secured with multiple Brass Pins, and I forged Curved Final as a Lanyard Hole.
This knife is File Worked from Clip Point to Choil, even throughout the Handle.
$300 w/o sheath, sheath available upon request, no re-order, once this one is sold, this one will not be made again.
Tracker's Forge Extra Heavy Skinner

The knife is 9 inches overall, with a 4 1/4 inch blade.
It has a 1/4 inch 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade w/ Acid Etched Finish.
The Handle features Stabilized Burl Scales over Brass Liners w/ Brass Pins, Extra Heavy Brass Bolsters Dovetailed to the Burl Scales, and Entire Spine is Fully File Worked.
SOLD and that includes a sheath. This is a one off, and will not be made again.
Tracker's Forge Clip Point Throwing Knife

It would make a fine Camp Knife, as well.
The knife is 14 inches overall, with a 9 inch blade.
This knife has plenty of mass to stick into the target, and is built very durably.
This knife will also do double duty as a camp knife.
The blade is Hand-Forged from 3/16 inch 5160 High Carbon Steel and possesses a Blue Gray Finish.
The handle is Full Grain Xtra Heavy Oak Tanned Leather Handles Bonded to Tang and Secured with Copper Harness Rivets. Leather has been Stained, Sealed w/ Drying Oil like a Gunstock Finish, and finished with multiple coats of wax.
$100 without a sheath.
Tracker's Forge Virginia Long Knife.

It is an exact copy of a historical pattern, the very knife shown in Madison Grant's book "Knives of Homespun America".
The knife is 14 inches overall, with a 9 inch blade.
The Blade is Hand Forged from a file of 3/16 inch stock,
It has a Forged Guard with Curved Finals and Filework Decoration, the Hickory handle is secured with a steel pin and has a wrapped and soldered bolster of copper secured with a brass pin.
I have images of the description, from the book at my PhotoBucket....
http://s573.photobucket.com/albums/ss176/trackersforge/
It won Best Early American at the 1997 Montana Knifemaker's Association Show
SOLD
Tracker's Forge Glorified Long Hunter

And a shot of the spine, which as been extensively file worked.

The Glorified Long Hunter is 13 inches overall, with a blade that is 8 1/4 inches long.
The Glorified Long Hunter is 3/16th inch stock 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade, which has been Fully Flat Ground Blade and which I finished with a Darkened Patina Finish.
The Tapered Tang is complimented by Fiddleback Maple, Handmade High Dome Washers secured with Copper Pins, a Rasp Bolster secured with Copper Pins and a Hand-Forged Finger Guard.
As you can see, there is a great deal of hand work in a knife like this.
SOLD
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