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Offline LRB

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Red Handled Scalper
« on: August 02, 2015, 06:11:56 PM »

 This one is a William Parker pattern English scalper. Parker was registered as a cutler in Sheffield England in 1761, and supplied some of the scalper type trade knives to the colonies. I made this one with a 7" blade of 01 steel, tapered in both directions from the junction of the stained boxwood grip. The leather wrap is eastern white tail raw hide, secured by raw hide lacing. This is meant to represent a grip repair, or reinforcement. The round indention on the grip is to assist getting a rifle ball started into the rifles muzzle. There is an original example of this in the Madison Grant book. The scabbard is a common center seam type, dyed with vinegaroon, and also having a field repair of deer raw hide. Both items are aged to represent some amount of hard and long use. Hope you enjoy a look.










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Offline P.W.Berkuta

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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2015, 06:49:54 PM »
Nice job Wick - looks period correct ;) What is the steel thickness and is it a "spring temper" or more into the 58-60 Rockwell-C-range?
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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2015, 08:36:41 PM »
Hi PW. The steel is 3/32" at the grip/blade junction. The blade is distal tapered, and the tang is tapered to a near edge from that junction area. The tempered hardness is around 58/59 Rc. The blade is made as close as I could get to the profile of an original excavated relic blade. There are three 3/32" steel rivet pins securing the grip to the tang.
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Offline skillman

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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2015, 08:44:17 PM »
Very nice. I like the extra details to make it look well loved.

Steve
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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2015, 10:51:45 PM »
Well done sir!

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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2015, 12:28:54 AM »
Nice one Wick, That's something I could live with one my belt  ;)  Sold already?
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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2015, 06:28:24 PM »
Wick,

You've outdone yourself again! 
I want one of those to wear in place of my Boucheron trade knife!!
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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2015, 02:07:39 AM »
Another Beauty!Simple elegance.
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Re: Red Handled Scalper
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2015, 09:51:54 AM »
That is a real work of art! A lot of people probably wouldn't see it, but a lot of people don't realize what goes into something like that. 
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