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Offline Ron53

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Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« on: April 05, 2021, 10:21:14 PM »
Put together an 1840's Bowie a while back.  I had the blade made by J. Adams & Co. in Sheffield to my specifications.  I hand-filed the "dumbbell" guard from mild steel, as well as filing in the sunbursts on the lower mild steel bolsters.  The scales are dyed elk stag.  The sheath is nothing fancy, but it's serviceable!  Hope you enjoy seeing it!
Ron
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2021, 10:48:02 PM »
Nice looking knife
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2021, 11:00:12 PM »
Thanks!  It's going to accompany a "TEXAS" hunting pouch and horn that T.C. Albert is making for me.
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2021, 02:07:58 AM »
Beautiful knife Ron.
TC
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2021, 05:44:25 AM »
Thanks, Tim!
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Offline P.W.Berkuta

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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2021, 10:39:55 PM »
That is a beauty and the blade style and proportions are perfect ;) 8)
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2021, 11:40:53 PM »
P.W., it is 8 1/2" in the blade, which is a full 1/4" thick.   It came with fancy filework along the spine, but this is not authentic to an early Sheffield Bowie.  So I ground in a long false edge, which is historically correct, to replace it.  It borrows design elements from several mid-19th Century Bowies I have seen.  I made it so the balance point is about an inch ahead of the guard...makes it light and quick in the hand!
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Offline P.W.Berkuta

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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2021, 06:04:39 PM »
Ron53 you did a great job on it anyone would be proud to own it --- 8) ;) ;)
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2021, 01:03:55 AM »
Thank you, sir!
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Offline Bull Shannon

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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2021, 01:41:41 PM »
I think you did a good job customizing it and making it your own.
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Re: Greetings from Texas! 1840's Sheffield Bowie
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2021, 06:51:37 PM »
Thanks, Bull!  Been doing just that for years with the knives I have acquired.  If you don't like how they are, fix 'em!
Ron
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