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03-27-2009, 05:23 PM
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18th c. militia knife & sheath
Here's an outfit I recently finished. The knife was inspired by an excavated blade near Ft. Ticoneroga. The sheath was inspired by a pic of an original from the 18th c. The knife blade was ground from 01, and is 9 1/2". Steel guard and butt cap, octagonal curly maple grip, through tang peened over butt cap. Weighs in at 7 1/2 oz. The sheath is vege tanned 7 oz leather, and the checkering and borders are cut, rather than creased in. Both are aged to reflect use. Thankyou for looking, and comments are welcome.
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03-27-2009, 07:26 PM
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Three words ............................Nicely Done Sir.
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03-27-2009, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mtnfolk
Three words ............................Nicely Done Sir.
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I second that, excellent work.
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03-28-2009, 09:33 AM
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Looks real good. And it does look old.
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03-28-2009, 11:08 AM
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Beautiful!
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03-28-2009, 12:13 PM
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Both the knife and the sheath look great, congradulations.
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03-28-2009, 03:38 PM
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I second that, excellent work.
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I third, motion passes! 
It's nice to see a GOOD period repro.
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03-29-2009, 04:39 PM
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03-29-2009, 05:00 PM
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Well, they didn't have O-1 in the 18th C., but otherwise it's a fine knife. I love the flow of it, and the handle is beautiful.
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04-04-2009, 11:48 PM
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Dang, that knife looks great. So does the sheath.
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