Damascus & Rosewood- small hideout fighter...

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

Dealer - Purveyor
Damascus & Rosewood fighter- New finial pics addedd

This is a small gent's carry bowie or hideout fighter. It's slim and light and relatively short. Easy to carry. It's fairly stout but has sharp distal taper ending in a nice sharp point.

Specs:

Forged from my own 1084 and 15n20 damascus
9 1/2" overall, 4 3/4" blade, .200" thick at the ricasso
Clip is just shy of sharp
Fittings are German Silver
All the edges of the guard have been rounded so there's no sharp edges
Rare and beautiful Camatillo Rosewood handle that is NOT a broom handle ;). It has more contour than I can show with these pics.
German silver finial.

I have mixed feelings about the finial and might make something else for it. I thought if this was a 'fighter' the pointed finial might be a good skull crusher.

Feel free to post all comments and opinions. :)

















Here's a couple quick shots of the new finial. Do you guys like this one better? I think I do. It does seat a little farther in the handle. I don't have it screwed down tight.





 
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I do like that damascus pattern. The finial shape seems good for it's intended purpose, have you considered turning one out of same material as the blade? Your workmanship is impeccable.
 
Thanks Jon.

I often will turn a finial out of damascus with a damascus blade and fittings. Generally speaking, it's always looked more correct to me to have the finial match the guard and fittings rather than the blade. But I know that's just a preference thing.

In this case, I had no more of that damascus to make anything out of. I forged just about every possible bit of steel out for that blade.
 
J. Doyle
Opening your threads is like Christmas morning.

You get excited to open the package and you just never know what you are going to get.

Thank you for not disappointing me. I look forward to the next one.

DeMo
 
Thank you for the kind words guys. I added some pics of a new finial I made this morning. They're in my original post above.
 
I just seen you changed the finial (which I now know what it's called) and I'm still drawn to the first one I like the spike.

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I absolutely LOVE the pattern of the damascus.......homerun

The first finial looks tough , but the second looks classy and that is what this knife is all about.


Dwane
 
I like the second finial. The first did not really match the look. You have these nice radiused undercuts on the bolster, on the handle, and now on the finial. The intended purpose of the finial is now less wicked looking and more understated. Yet I still would not want to be clonked on the noggin with it.....
 
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