COFFIN HANDLE BOWIE

A forge finish on this big bowie gives it that old-fashioned look, while the pacca-wood handle adds a touch of color. The 5160 high-carbon steel blade is 10 inches long and 3/16 inches thick. The laminated wood of the coffin-shaped handle is silky-smooth in the hand. The cross guard has a "half-penny" curl on both arms; the lower arm is slightly longer to offer greater protection for the knuckles.

HUNTING BOWIE

This nicely-balanced hunting bowie has a 7-inch blade hammered from 5160 high-carbon steel. The cross guard sports a 19th-century-style "half penny" curl on the lower arm. The handle is a composite of whitetail stag antler (with crown) and African ribbon-stripped mahogany - an extremely rare wood that is no longer exported to America. The rippling-grained mahogany insert will become more lustrous as it is handled and absorbs body oils from the user's hand. The stag crown is ready for scrimshaw or carving

CRUSADER'S MISERICORD

This classic, double-edged blade is a full 12 inches long, and the twisted-wire wrapped handle is 5 inches long. The handle is thick to ensure a good grip, even while wearing leather or steel gauntlets. The heavy cross guard carries 2 "half-penny" curls, and stretches 6 inches end-to-end. Forged from 5160 high-carbon steel, the long, historically accurate thin profile of this blade allowed it to fit easily through most helmet visors, making it a favorite for dispatching armored knights.  

OAK HANDLE BOWIE

A hefty 9 inches long and 3/16 inches thick, the blade of  this massive oak-handled bowie was made to handle the toughest tasks. It has a full-length tang that makes it extra strong for chopping jobs, whether splitting kindling or clearing brush from a campsite. The 5160 high-carbon steel blade is polished, but not to a mirror shine. The cross guard sports a single "half penny" curl on the lower arm.  

STAG HANDLE BOWIE

This long CLIP POINT  BOWIE has a forge-finish blade hammered out of 5160 high-carbon steel. It is 10 inches long and 3/16 inches thick, and the handle is polished antler with a crown pommel. The cross guard has a "half-penny" curl on both arms, slightly angled at the ends. This knife was made for a mountain man reenactor.

 HORSE-HEAD HUNTER

This all-steel CLIP POINT knife is forged from 1035 high-carbon steel. The 8-inch blade is brightly polished, while the handle carries a forge finish. The 2-curl cross guard is riveted in place, with the arms sweeping slightly forward and to the rear. The handle is grooved and twisted for a fine grip, and ends in a hammer-sculpted horse-head pommel. The back edge of the clip point is sharpened, giving the blade excellent penetrating power and enabling a deadly upward cut or thrust.  This unique blade was custom-made for a medieval reenactor.  

A VARIETY OF 5-INCH HUNTERS

The top two blades are WIRE DAMASCUS, forged from EIP cable, and etched in acid to bring out the pattern before being mounted in their antler handles. The top is a SPEAR POINT configuration, and below it is a CLIP POINT configuration.

 The 3rd blade is a SHARP FINGER pattern, forged from 5160 high-carbon steel. Forge finished and handled with  crowned antler.  

At the bottom is a classic SPEAR POINT blade configuration of 5160 high-carbon steel. The blade has an old fashioned forge finish and a full tang for strength. The natural oak handle has finger grooves to provide the user with a better grip. Made as a patch knife for a blackpowder reenactor.

RE-ENACTOR UTILITY KNIVES

RAT TAIL patch knives (upper left) of 1035 high-carbon steel. The curved rat tails are not "knuckle dusters", but are intended for use as a "strike-a-light" for making fire with flint and steel. Rat tails and blade shapes vary. These were made for a group of blackpowder reenactors.

Munitions dagger (far left) of 1035 high-carbon steel. The hammered ball pommel, twisted grip and two-edged blade made this one great for the renaissance re-enactor who ordered it.

RAIL SPIKE patch knives (extreme right and bottom) were forged from high-carbon steel railroad spikes. Each of these has a single-edged blade, a twisted handle, and the original rail spike head as a pommel.

'MONSTER" BOWIE

Truly a MONSTER, this blade was modeled after one depicted in a Civil War photograph. Modified slightly from the historical knife to ensure that this one was completely unique, it's a whopping 18 inches from end to end, the blade is a full 3 inches at its widest, and 3/16 inches thick, and carries a forge finish.. The butt of the handle is capped with steel. This one was sold as a personal security weapon to a long-haul trucker.

VARIETY HUNTERS

Top: A WIRE DAMASCUS blade, 9 inches long, forged from EIP cable and etched in acid to bring out the pattern before being mounted in the antler-tine handle.

Middle: An 8-inch, CLIP POINT HUNTER  with a forge-finished blade of 5160 high-carbon steel. The crowned antler handle is decorated with a scrimshawed petroglyph. Cross guard arms extend equally above and below the blade.

Bottom: A DROP POINT HUNTER with a 5-inch, forge-finish blade of 5160 high-carbon steel, mounted in a curved, crowned antler handle. The polished crown is decorated with a scrimshawed petroglyph.

  SKINNING KNIVES

A wide-blade SKINNER (left) of 5160 high-carbon steel with a narrow brass bolster between the blade and the antler tine handle.  This one was made for a Missouri deer hunter.   

A DROP POINT SKINNER (right) of 5160 high-carbon steel has a 5-inch, forge-finish blade, mounted in a crowned antler handle. The handle piece has been carefully selected to present the most usable curve for actual use as a skinning knife - this is a blade you'll really "choke up" on when using it for skinning.  The polished handle and crown are both decorated with scrimshawed copies of French cave art - hunting figures dated from approximately 25,000 B.C.. 

MOUNTAIN MAN FOLDER

This FOLDING KNIFE has a 3-INCH blade forged of 5160 high-carbon steel. The handle is polished "crown" antler. The ornamental tang rests flat on the back of the handle, and is gripped in place by the user. Knives can be embellished with carvings or scrimshaw for an additional fee. Fee is based on the complexity of the embellishment. This one was made for a medieval reenactor.  

RAILSPIKE SHARPFINGER KNIFE

One of my "standard" knife configurations, these novel blades are hammered from 1035 high-carbon steel railroad spikes. The blades are 5 to 6 inches long (no two are alike), and the handles are twisted and slightly curved to provide an excellent grip. The railroad spike heads are cleaned up but otherwise untouched... so that folks will know what they used to be before becoming knives. Each knife has a single cutting edge, and overlapping partial semi-circular choils under the ricasso. 

EGYPTIAN ZOOMORPHIC ALL-STEEL KNIVES

Four pommel and three blade configurations are shown. I can mix and match pommel and blade configurations to meet your specifications. All four of these knives were forged of 1035 high-carbon steel, with 6-inch blades, twisted handles and hammer-sculpted pommels.  CLIP POINT, SPEAR POINT and DAGGER blade configurations are available.  These were made for historical reenactors.  Pictured from left to right:

Snake Head with Clip Point blade

Vulture Head with Spear Point blade

Anubis Egyptian Jackal Head with Dagger blade

Horse Head with Clip Point blade