Sweet! Kudu bone is so cool and that 77 just goes without saying.Two that I have been hunting for a while. Red sawcut 77 which is off to get a blade delete and a kudu bone NW Indian River Jack.
Does the 10 cm indicate the blade is 10cm long?My Fontenille Pataud Capuchadou 10 cm with ram's horn in the classic range arrived today. Some quick first impressions. The fit and finish are as advertised, spot on. The ram's horn is more impressive than I expected, I really enjoy the character. The inclusion on the pile side near the butt is rough enough to have a little catch spot that I will keep an eye on. It is a natural material and this is not unexpected. With the cam tang the action is very smooth, at almost open and closed the tension picks up slightly. The blade takes slightly more effort to break the spring loose to close. It's very well designed. The 14C28N steel has a nice edge on it out of the slip, although I did strop it out of habit before I prepared the vegetables for dinner. It sliced up every thing nicely. I will definitely be exploring more of the Fontenille Pataud knives either the 12cm Capuchadou or some of the Chamois offerings (spear blade). At the end of the pictures I included a GEC 77 for size reference.
You would know, lol
The first "un-red" being that LE in wood?shocking surprise in today's mail call.
My first ALOX SAK. (a Pioneer with fancy fob) was in the (SAK?) leather sheath for a 4" closed (8OT) size stockman a very generous member offered to send me.
The sheath will also work for a standard Trapper pattern, if I can ever talk myself into toting a Trapper. I find the Stockman more versitle. What can I say?
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The Fronteer is also my second un-red SAK.
Is that the Ebony version?
It’s a beaut!Egregious pic reuse, I am very pleased with this one:
Blackwood
Very tasteful.
Glad life took a turn for the positive. A nice start to rebuilding your collection.
Thanks. Truly appreciate it.
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