Recently completed knife for a fellow Knife Dog

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Emmons

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This knife was build for a fellow forum member. He requested a gaucho style knife. My research on gaucho knives, show that they are typically integrals with hidden tang stag handles. Not having the skill set to attempt an integral knife yet, I design the knife to suit my building practices. I also modeled the knife from a photo of a Boker Gaucho found on the A.G. Russell website.

What would you call this knife?

Here are the specs:

5-1/4" Blade (front of bolster to tip) with a 4-1/2" Cutting edge
9-3/4" Overall
1” Blade height and 1/8” thick at the ricasso
O1 Tool Steel Heat Treated to RC58-59
2500 grit hand rubbed blade finish
Amber deep dyed and jigged Camel bone handle
416 Stainless dovetailed bolsters and pins.
8-9oz Leather hand tooled and stitched sheath

Gaucho_2.jpg


This was my first attempt at creating an image rather then just posting the actual photos.

Comments are welcome as always. Thank you for looking,

James
 
I would have to agree with Mike!

Some would just call it a drop point, some would call it a hunter but, I think we sometimes get to hung up on naming a knife. I would call it well done! A big thumbs up!
 
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