UK ripoff

[hoskinmage]

Thank you sir I didn't know that I'm not a very serious collector I just buy what appeals to me at the time

 

[hoskinmage]

H hoskinmage you may not get a reply. Fort Henry Custom Knives was last seen Apr 1, 2021

Is there any signs of a fake that I could look for? Now I have four and all of them are damaskis steal I know we that their probably fakes but is there any tell tell signs to look fo? All of them has is name etched deep on both the blade and the scabbard. I like the weight and the with(?) of the blade and general look and feel of them. Two had a base relief of two elephants carved on the (camel) bone on both sides,of two of the knives there is a chopper( bigger belly) and more weight on the first part of one then a straight blade too but IS a hair thicker. Could someone give me some information about these

 

[Frontiertom1353]

Well I did manage to slightly re profile and sharpen one Paki damascus??? blade he sold me for an unusually low price. I used an edgepro apex.

It's very sharp now but I haven't tested the retention of that edge yet. He sold it to me very dull

Without any use whatsoever a piece of the scale (one of the thin red ones) and it's two adjacent brass separators just came off they appeared to be only glued. The other larger scales are pinned. I wonder if the other three unpinned ones are going to follow.

In the wilderness they probably won't last. So much for the so called ancient Noble family blade smith tradition. I'll remember to bring some paracord if I ever do take this thing camping.

This knife was only sitting in the sheath when the scales came unglued. They just fell out when I unsheathed it about a week or two ago. By the way that sheath was delivered unfinished (I had to soak it with water to expand it and let it dry over the blade. Before that it would not fit now it's perfect.)

On top of that the scales are very poorly fitted on the top right before the blade (big gaps between them and the tang.)

Despite all of the above this thing still looks very pretty but I can see this is more of a do it yourself project than a properly constructed handmade knife.

Giving him the benefit of the doubt thinking he may have been a new knife maker who needed time to hone his skills (this is before the scales came unglued) I left good feedback but also noted the defects (at that time, the dull edge, a sheath that would not fit, and sloppy front scales) in the private section that is seen only by moderators and the seller.

This guy was given every benefit of the doubt and despite that from what I later read he was mostly around to screw custom knife makers out of their designs and lie to his customers about his outsourced cheap labor knives being his own handmade custom designs.

Live and learn.

What should I use to complete this unfinished project would epoxy be good to re glue the scales ?

That’s what I would recommend! And if it was me John, if you haven’t already, I’d be putting a post on the hand made knives Thread to warn people about this guy! And you should contact eBay and the people that run knife frums! Hell I would be warning everyone that deals with knives, and put a real hurt on this guys ass! Good luck buddy!

 

[Steven65]

That’s what I would recommend! And if it was me John, if you haven’t already, I’d be putting a post on the hand made knives Thread to warn people about this guy! And you should contact eBay and the people that run knife frums! Hell I would be warning everyone that deals with knives, and put a real hurt on this guys ass! Good luck buddy!

Considering 14 years have passed since his post one would assume he managed to glue the scales on.

 

[greater]

Yeas I did glue them and I have the knife collecting dust somewhere