Persian Fighter

[Dale Baxter]

Hello all.
It's been a while since I last posted and I apologize.

Here is a Persian Fighter I forged using 1095 carbon steel.
She is 14 1/2" OAL and has a 2000+ grit 100% hand finish. Her scales are carved ivory and wrapped with silver roses. The bolsters are cable Damascus with contrasting pins in an arc pattern. I have always preferred making knives with minimum aid of machines and I believe it shows in this piece.
Well, what do you think?

Be safe,

Dale Baxter
www.baxterknives.com

 

[Mr.BadExample]

Wow, that is really gorgeous. I love a big recurve, the blade design flows very nicely. The handle looks very nice and comfortable too.

 

[misque]

WOW!

That is a truly amazing piece of cutlery art.

It's beautiful!

It deserves a better accolade than that, but I cannot think of an appropriate word or sentence that would do it justice.
Outstanding work, Dale!

This knife rings all the right bells to me. A long straight backed recurve blade, carved ivory scales and the thing that puts it over the top are the wrapped silver roses. Wow!

Whoever buys that one is gonna cherish it forever.


All the best,
Mike U.

 

[Dale Baxter]

Thank you for the kind words.
I have a hard time with the pictures looking fuzzy after I upload them?
It looks clear on my computer, but blurred on the web? Do they look OK to you?

The roses were soldered into a cut out in the tang and are flush with the scales. The Cable bolsters have a deep etch and show the pattern well.

Dale

 

[RogerP]

Beautiful work Dale - that's a very elegant big fighter. I like the recurve blade shape.

Roger

 

[Mr.BadExample]

Let me just say this knife feels as good as it looks, if not better.