Selling my Phil Wilson custom. I think this one is called Bow River trailing point, it is a partial tang knife. The knife is in excellent condition. I used it very little, never sharpened it. The blade is CPM10V at 64 HRC. The blade is full flat grind and also tapers toward the tip making it very thin and light, would make a great backpacking or hunter type blade. The handle is dark desert iron wood. Comes with a kydex sheath also made by Phil. This is definitely a working knife, not much bling on it. Blade finish is brushed horizontal lines, I tried to capture this in the pictures. The handle is very comfortable for me, it tapers down toward the blade making it very secure in the hand.
Below are the specs I got straight from Phil when I bought the knife. Also, included is Phil's answer to my question about construction strength, due to partial tang design.
specs: Blade is 4.1 inch, .125 thick, 1.25 wide, full flat grind, .008 behind the sharpening bevel. Tang goes in about 1.25 inch. 3 pins, (2 are visible) Hardness is RC 64. Very hard dark desert ironwood, Kydex sheath.
Alex, I am sure you will have no problems with the tang. When you get the knife take a careful look. The rear of the tang is butted against the handle stock. For the blade to move it would have to rotate around the pins. It cannot rotate since it is blocked by the rear of the tang. The pins are 308 stainless with about 1000 lb shear strength. The whole assembly is epoxied and there is an inner pin you cannot see. A few reasons for this design.
Nice balance due to less weight toward the butt end of the knife
Makes for a very light knife
It is unique and I like the looks.
Note also that this is a gaurdless design. The back side of the blade is rounded off and acts as a guard. You will see what I mean. This also saves a little weight and allows for a nice compact package.
$525 shipped CONUS. I will cover PayPal fees if any. No trades please.
Below are the specs I got straight from Phil when I bought the knife. Also, included is Phil's answer to my question about construction strength, due to partial tang design.
specs: Blade is 4.1 inch, .125 thick, 1.25 wide, full flat grind, .008 behind the sharpening bevel. Tang goes in about 1.25 inch. 3 pins, (2 are visible) Hardness is RC 64. Very hard dark desert ironwood, Kydex sheath.
Alex, I am sure you will have no problems with the tang. When you get the knife take a careful look. The rear of the tang is butted against the handle stock. For the blade to move it would have to rotate around the pins. It cannot rotate since it is blocked by the rear of the tang. The pins are 308 stainless with about 1000 lb shear strength. The whole assembly is epoxied and there is an inner pin you cannot see. A few reasons for this design.
Nice balance due to less weight toward the butt end of the knife
Makes for a very light knife
It is unique and I like the looks.
Note also that this is a gaurdless design. The back side of the blade is rounded off and acts as a guard. You will see what I mean. This also saves a little weight and allows for a nice compact package.
$525 shipped CONUS. I will cover PayPal fees if any. No trades please.
