Verde Ranch Hunter (Price Drop)

[Stuart Davenport Knives]

Hello everyone! I have another popular Verde Ranch Hunter to offer, and again in my favorite carbon steel, Crucible's Cru Forge V. If you're not familiar, it is an exceptional carbon steel with vanadium carbide to give added wear resistance over a standard 1% carbon steel. It has the wear resistance of steels like Hitachi Super Blue or the old F2 that is no longer produced. The heat treatment, as always, got all the bells and whistles, including normalizing/cycling/DET anneal, fast oil quench, "cryo", and triple tempers for a final Rockwell C hardness of 64! I etched the blade to give it a dark look, and upon close inspection you can make out the alloy banding. The handle is jade g10 with white liners, and I think the dark blade/tang and Ghost Busters Slimer colored handle make an awesome looking knife. The grind is full flat, down to a thin edge for very nice cutting and slicing. I sharpened on a 1000 ceramic, 3000 ceramic, 6000 ceramic, and then stropped on 0.3 micron lapping film. You can literally take off a single fingerprint ridge of your choosing. But don't stare at the edge, she don't like it, and will cut you just by looking too much! Bandaid included with purchase! I am down to my last few knives with CFV, and it will be a sad day in this shop when that last knife is made. This is an all around user. Game processing, kitchen work, EDC, this one has you covered. Comes with a custom made kydex sheath as well! (Photos do not do this knife justic at all. Looks so much better in hand. The green is, well, greenier? Greenyer? More green?) (The third photo I took as soon as I pulled the knife from the ferric chloride. You can clearly see the carbide banding and looks really cool. I wish there was a way to keep that look, but the oxides can be wiped off with your finger. The final finish was the result of FeC soaking and polishing with 1500 grit SiC powder. Cycled 3 times.)

OAL: 8 3/4"
Blade: 4 1/8"
Handle: 4 5/8" Jade G10 white liners
Thickness: 0.110"
Steel: Crucible Cru Forge V with "cryo" 64HRC!!
Edge: 15° per side, 0.3 micron
Price: SPF (includes kydex sheath) (priced very competitively to move!)



Paypall preferred (samuraistuart@yahoo.com). All knives come with free shipping in the USA as well as a lifetime unconditional warranty. Something goes wrong, the knife gets repaired or replaced. I ask that the buyer be aware that most all of my knives are cutting tools and are made only for their intended use. I like to make thin, hard knives that excel at cutting and not necessarily able to take abuse. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me here or contact me by email (samuraistuart@yahoo.com). Thanks for taking a look, and follow me on Instagram at stuartalandavenport.

 

[jfk1110]

Great lines!!

 

[AJ]

Sweet looking. Very slicey!

 

[Stuart Davenport Knives]

Thank you thank you! You can tell how slicey and thin the grind is by the edge bevel. That's 15° per side, and it is quite small, super easy to keep sharp.

Last night I'm watching "The Highwaymen" (great movie, BTW), and I was fidgeting with it and literally lopping off fingerprint ridges! Stoooooopid sharp.

 

[carnifex knifeworks]

I can attest to the razor sharp edges Stuart's knives have. It's unreal.

You're getting a bargain on any of his blades you buy. I have 2 and I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a 3rd and 4th!

 

[Cwilliams563]

I will take this one Stuart. Will send PM to confirm.