Here are two, great, Burt Foster Knives
Combat Utility #2, O-1 nearly 1/4" thick, differentially tempered for incredible strength and toughness. Crusty scale left on blade.Satin finished green micarta handle. 5 3/8" blade OAL 10", leather sheath with tie downs. See below for Burt's original description. These are unused and have original edge. I can send more pics if desired.
Integral Sanbar Skinner, elegant slim integral in W-2 shows clean hamon, 6.5" blade, OAL 11" leather sheath. See below for Burt's original description. These are unused and have original edge. I can send more pics if desired. Interesting trades always welcome, in the market for a DSLR or mirrorless camera with an external mic input if you have one laying around
Combat Utility #2
The search for a practical, unique, functional and affordable knife for our armed forces, has lead me to this knife. It is terribly rugged and durable and would serve honorably any man or woman who carried it.
The blade is forged O-1, left nearly 1/4" thick at the spine, and the blade is differentially tempered for incredible strength and toughness. The blade flats have an hand-rubbed finish, while the ricasso and spine area are left with a hammer-textured finish. Not only does the forge scale left on the blade give it an unmistakably forged look, but that area is essentially maintenance free. Here's a close-up of the guard and crusty blade scale.
The guard, pin and lanyard hole are 416 stainless with a satin finish. The handle is satin finished green canvas micarta. The sheath has three tie-down areas in addition to a belt loop for versatile mounting options, and a retaining strap that moves out of the way of the cutting edge for "blind" drawing.
The blade is 5-3/8" long with an overall length of 10".
Old-World Sambar Hunter
Here's an elegant, slim hunter that really looks more the part of the hunting knives of a few centuries ago. Many old hunters were very slim and pointy, and for good reason, had a little look of a kitchen knife in them. True to the essence of an integral knife, this blade has only what is needed and nothing else.
The blade is forged from 5/8" diameter round bar, leaving nearly the full thickness of the parent bar at the "bolster" area. The steel is W-2 that has been clay hardened, and shows a clean hamon with a lot of subtle detail below the surface. This knife is the first to have a new hand polish on the blade flats that I have developed that is very fine, and shows far more detail in the steel than before. If you look closely, you can see that the hamon runs across the spine too. Other than the flats, the rest of the steel is mirror polished.
The scales are great Sambar stag with domed nickel silver pins. The knife has a blade that is 6.5" long with an overall length of 11".
The sheath is tooled leather that also makes use of a new oil treatment I got from Kenny Rowe that almost totally eliminates the problems that can arise from leaving a knife stored in a sheath.
Combat Utility #2, O-1 nearly 1/4" thick, differentially tempered for incredible strength and toughness. Crusty scale left on blade.Satin finished green micarta handle. 5 3/8" blade OAL 10", leather sheath with tie downs. See below for Burt's original description. These are unused and have original edge. I can send more pics if desired.
Integral Sanbar Skinner, elegant slim integral in W-2 shows clean hamon, 6.5" blade, OAL 11" leather sheath. See below for Burt's original description. These are unused and have original edge. I can send more pics if desired. Interesting trades always welcome, in the market for a DSLR or mirrorless camera with an external mic input if you have one laying around
Combat Utility #2
The search for a practical, unique, functional and affordable knife for our armed forces, has lead me to this knife. It is terribly rugged and durable and would serve honorably any man or woman who carried it.
The blade is forged O-1, left nearly 1/4" thick at the spine, and the blade is differentially tempered for incredible strength and toughness. The blade flats have an hand-rubbed finish, while the ricasso and spine area are left with a hammer-textured finish. Not only does the forge scale left on the blade give it an unmistakably forged look, but that area is essentially maintenance free. Here's a close-up of the guard and crusty blade scale.
The guard, pin and lanyard hole are 416 stainless with a satin finish. The handle is satin finished green canvas micarta. The sheath has three tie-down areas in addition to a belt loop for versatile mounting options, and a retaining strap that moves out of the way of the cutting edge for "blind" drawing.
The blade is 5-3/8" long with an overall length of 10".
Old-World Sambar Hunter
Here's an elegant, slim hunter that really looks more the part of the hunting knives of a few centuries ago. Many old hunters were very slim and pointy, and for good reason, had a little look of a kitchen knife in them. True to the essence of an integral knife, this blade has only what is needed and nothing else.
The blade is forged from 5/8" diameter round bar, leaving nearly the full thickness of the parent bar at the "bolster" area. The steel is W-2 that has been clay hardened, and shows a clean hamon with a lot of subtle detail below the surface. This knife is the first to have a new hand polish on the blade flats that I have developed that is very fine, and shows far more detail in the steel than before. If you look closely, you can see that the hamon runs across the spine too. Other than the flats, the rest of the steel is mirror polished.
The scales are great Sambar stag with domed nickel silver pins. The knife has a blade that is 6.5" long with an overall length of 11".
The sheath is tooled leather that also makes use of a new oil treatment I got from Kenny Rowe that almost totally eliminates the problems that can arise from leaving a knife stored in a sheath.
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