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*I’m assuming that this is handmade and not a production piece, I cannot find a name on knife other than hand etched USMC & WLG on...

That's a short barreled son of a gun. Real purty. I have it's big bro. 30-30

Just picked up this 39A golden Mountie. Haven had a chance to shoot it yet.

Always a good day when all the decisions have posit consequences.

Thanks Daniel. Look how close this matches my gold wedding ring. I absolutely love the color! I had to put fresh carbide cutters in the...

The blade is not done, but hopefully getting supplies in this week to finish it. Jumped ahead to start darkening all the pieces. Not a...

From Alpha Knife Supply This steel is used extensively in the lumber industry for making large circular saw blades. The nickel add...

Tru Oil gums up pretty quickly, even before I could use a 4oz. bottle. The next time I needed more, I bought the bigger bottle, (I think...

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This horizontal carry sheath obviously isn't a beaded one, but still has that southwest look going for it.

Thanks Scalphunter - I'll post it. Thought you might like to see this bead work - from Big Chief Larry Bannock - Star Hunter. 24"X24"...

I usually sketch a picture of the sheath I'm preparing to make. Then I duplicate the lines for the design lightly with a fine tip pen...

Depending on the size of the sheath, one with a lot of beading can take anywhere from 30-60 hours depending on the amount of beadwork...

Here's a couple more I made a while back.