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Also known as a “Gaucho knife.” Kind of like the bowie equivalent of South America, a knife carried for utility and for fighting historically by the Gaucho “cowboys” of the pampas herdlands. Of course they were never quenched Japanese style… and were often quite long, up to short sword length.
This one features a hamon blade of W2, with a forged integral bolster fit to the handle by the keyhole method, a handle piece of African Blackwood, and a keyhole fit mild steel pommel. The front keyhole is reinforced by a vertical stainless peened pin, and the back keyhole is reinforced by a threaded finial bolt. The bolt is turned from stainless steel, and holds a stainless lanyard bail. A leather tassel/lanyard is tied with bleed knots to the bail.
Specs:
Overall length, tip to finial: 10-5/8”
Blade length, tip to heel: 6-1/8”
Spine thickness at bolster: .190”
Blade width at heel: 1-1/4”
Handle max thickness: +/- 9/16”
Total knife weight: 6-3/4 oz.
Balance point: ¼” behind blade heel.
The handle is hand rubbed to 1000 grit all over and the blackwood is teak oil finished.
A RH black sheath with tri-weave tooling is included.
Here's a ton of pics, with a video tour of the hamon and knife at the end.
Look carfefully at the area above the hamon. The grain of the steel is visible...
[video=youtube;Z17QBY_7JxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z17QBY_7JxM[/video]
This one features a hamon blade of W2, with a forged integral bolster fit to the handle by the keyhole method, a handle piece of African Blackwood, and a keyhole fit mild steel pommel. The front keyhole is reinforced by a vertical stainless peened pin, and the back keyhole is reinforced by a threaded finial bolt. The bolt is turned from stainless steel, and holds a stainless lanyard bail. A leather tassel/lanyard is tied with bleed knots to the bail.
Specs:
Overall length, tip to finial: 10-5/8”
Blade length, tip to heel: 6-1/8”
Spine thickness at bolster: .190”
Blade width at heel: 1-1/4”
Handle max thickness: +/- 9/16”
Total knife weight: 6-3/4 oz.
Balance point: ¼” behind blade heel.
The handle is hand rubbed to 1000 grit all over and the blackwood is teak oil finished.
A RH black sheath with tri-weave tooling is included.
Here's a ton of pics, with a video tour of the hamon and knife at the end.
Look carfefully at the area above the hamon. The grain of the steel is visible...
[video=youtube;Z17QBY_7JxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z17QBY_7JxM[/video]
