Windlass 1850 Bowie v Natchez

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the idea of that Natchez bowie, pending, in SK5... but I have always been intrigued by the Windlass 1850 Coffin hilt bowie. It is a laughable comparison, no doubt the natchez is a higher quality piece.

The 1850 is a little longer, ca 3/4" The natchez is heavier but balances closer to the hilt, so both may handle pretty similarly. The main difference is the shape of the cross section of the blade. Both are basically full flat grind type blades, but the Natchcez is much thicker at the spine, more like a wedge. It is nearly 5/16" at its thickest where as the 1850 is always less than 3/16. Both are effectively

I like the broad thinner blade, it seems like w/ comparable edges/technique, a broader full flat blade w/ a thinner spine would have more cutting performance than the more wedge shaped blade of the natchez, which is up to almost 5/16" at the spine where as the 1850 is never even 3/16" thick. The blade geometry of the 1850, not counting the pattern form, is not dissimilar from a short Barong or other SE Asian Jungle type knife.

What do you think would be the fastest handling and most effective blade for James Keating type fighting technique.

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=401732&name=1850+Coffin+Hilt+Bowie+Knife

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=CS16ABSJ&name=Cold+Steel+Natchez+Bowie+

Gotta love KofA for their good pics and specs
 
I have a Laredo and it is NOT the best it can be.

I just had it mod'ed by BRK&T and now it will literally shave hair with ease.

And that silly guard is GONE too,but as to your quest for that 'knife' fighter/dueling blade.

My vote would be to start with a Laredo and have it done,then if not happy spend all that other money and see if your any happier.

I will forgo the import as it cannot be near the steel or weight [ light ] that the C/S should be.

I do have a Windlass khurkri and its a scary chopper with a propper done bevel edge.
 
Windlass makes a wide range of stuff--some is great, some is good, some is bad. It can be hard to tell without hearing from someone who owns one whether it's one of the "good models" or not. Windlass makes most of Cold Steel's European-styled swords, so they're fully capable of turning out top-notch sharp things.
 
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