Author Topic: Riflemans Knife  (Read 7353 times)

lonehunter

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Riflemans Knife
« on: March 23, 2014, 01:12:47 AM »
Finished this one up today.
7 1/4" Blade of 0-1 steel
4 3/4" Curly Maple grip
Through tang peened over pommel.
Iron guard, Bolster, and Pommel.
All lightly aged. Thanks for looking and all comments welcome.
James




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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2014, 07:13:25 AM »
Nicely done.  I like it.  Thanks for sharing.

Offline LRB

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2014, 01:49:45 PM »
  Very fine James. You pulled that off very well. Nice grip finish also.

Offline C Wallingford

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2014, 01:52:53 PM »
Very nice indeed, James. Great job  on the guard.

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2014, 03:29:30 PM »
A fella would ALMOST be proud to get his ribs tickled with a beauty like that!  ;D

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2014, 06:09:19 PM »
Real pretty knife. Very graceful lines.

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2014, 06:29:14 PM »
Fine work!

lonehunter

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2014, 08:57:49 PM »
Thanks all for the kind words.

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 09:51:37 PM »
Very nice. Love through tang knives. It's so lightly aged that it looks like it's been used for maybe as much as a couple of months. ;)
"Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly." Mae West

bonron

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2014, 12:10:48 AM »
Very knice knife!!!

lonehunter

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2014, 03:35:52 AM »
Thanks all for the kind words.
Finished the sheath today, Thought I would share.
Sheath and Frog are 6/7oz Veg tan leather
Collar and Frog hook are mild steel.
Hope you enjoy a look.
James




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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2014, 04:16:50 AM »
Excellent, handsome, purposseful.  8)   Tim

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2014, 02:31:31 PM »
Wow...nicely executed sir. Beautiful work.

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2014, 05:31:00 PM »
Very interesting adaptation of a sword throat on the sheath with a sword or bayonet style locket and frog!!

Gus

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Re: Riflemans Knife
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2014, 05:48:44 PM »
Beautiful knife James! wonderful set.
Steve