Whose ready for the SFNO LE??

[VoxHog]

Aw come on, guys! You know I HATE posting pics of this thing.

Fine, one more time.

The one on the left and the one on the right look like they are NOT the same size? 360joules, are my eyes deceiving me?!?

 

[Troy H]

I took a close look and I think it's probably just the camera angle. Unless by "size" you mean "girth".

 

[XMP]

Do you mean like this one?

 

[RoyalM]

Having looked at the pic of the SFNO next to the ASH (360joules post) I was wandering has anyone tried to SFNOise an ASH?

It looks like there would be enough material in the ASH handle to allow for that to be altered to match the SFNO, you may however loose the lanyard holes at the butt. A little bit of grinding and a thumb 'dip' could be put onto the spine.

I know it would be some sort of half breed but I would be interested to see if someone had done it already?

 

[dante]

Aw come on, guys! You know I HATE posting pics of this thing.

Fine, one more time.

What happened to that first SFNO? Did it shrink on the dryer? or sharpened to extinction!

 

[I'mGatMan!]

Having looked at the pic of the SFNO next to the ASH (360joules post) I was wandering has anyone tried to SFNOise an ASH?

It looks like there would be enough material in the ASH handle to allow for that to be altered to match the SFNO, you may however loose the lanyard holes at the butt. A little bit of grinding and a thumb 'dip' could be put onto the spine.

I know it would be some sort of half breed but I would be interested to see if someone had done it already?

That is a very good idea. I'm surprised we haven't seen it already. I personally do not really like the look of the ASH-1, especially the handle, but I'm sure someone who DOES like the handle would be very happy to SFNOize an ASH.

 

[Claehill]

Do you mean like this one?

Pictures won't enlarge, but that sure looks like it. :thumbup:

 

[Claehill]

I'm losing my mind...the one I posted was Peters.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=414100&highlight=peter+sfno

Already lost mine

Never been a big fan of camo, but think it was a cool look on that one. Looks good naked as well though
And it comes with a history

 

[Lil' Foo]

Can someone please post another photo of an AESH along a SFNO!

Here's something I've posted before about these two...

The thread http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=539792&highlight=SFNO

the blade shape and size of the ASH-1 and the SFNO are pretty much the same.
The ASH-1 has more of a drop point which shortens the length a bit from that of the SFNO,
and the SFNO has a longer ricasso, handle and pommel making it longer overall by a
little less than an inch. The grip difference in the two when you grip as far back on the
handle comfortably, only buys you about a half an inch more with the SFNO.

My preference… the ASH-1 (LE the best)… much more comfortable in grip, more compact…
and I like the look of it better. I like the drop point style on the ASH-1s… just cool looking to me.

On with the pics…

In these 3 shot the blades are lined up at the choil…
the first pics shows the difference in the drop points and difference in blade lengths the best…
the other 2 show the similarities in the edges.

In these 2 shots, the angle and distance between the blades exaggerate the differences, but you get the idea.

 

[RoyalM]

Here's a choppy pic of what a SFNOised ASH could look like.

You would loose a hole from the bottom as you grind that bit quite heavily to match the SFNO. There's plenty of handle material to allow for a downward angle to be ground and then grind the slabs back a bit and a thumb dip atop the blade wouldn't be too hard to do either.

Now someone forward this to grinducci so we can see what it would really look like.