Help ID"ing a knife in Crocodile Dundee III

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Wehrwolf

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hi
I was wondering if anyone could help me ID a knife please?

I realise it may be a custom made knife for the movie, like the original Crocodile Dundee knife, but thought I would give it a shot,
any help is appreciated, thank you

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The Dundee knife was created by an Australian gunsmith named John Bowring. He was approached by the studio that produced Crocodile Dundee film and asked to make an original knife for the Dundee character. Bowring agreed and produced the famous Dundee knife. The blade on his knife is between 6 and 10 in inches long and it is at least 2 inches wideThe Crocodile Dundee knife has some minor changes to it which gives it a different look from a Bowie knife. The Dundee knife has a half of a brass guard which is facing downward instead of pointing up. The blade of the Dundee knife has a deep groove in it and the handle isn’t wooden. The materials for the handle are made out of twine or leather strands.
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Heres a close one
https://www.amazon.com/Down-Under-Knives-The-Outback/dp/B003VAAY02?tag=usk-20
 
ah yep,
thats the original, this knife Mick calls his "pocket knife" in Dundee III

its a huge folding knife, from the pics, it looks like the blade might be 8-10 inches?
 
If possible contact the props department/prop master of that film. I'm 99.9% that it will be a custom prop. I've never seen a maker referenced for it, and it's got too many custom features (double fullered blade, slanted, and stepped bolsters, etc....) to be a factory knife.

Edit - It's an interesting knife, you can see influences from the old Remington #1253, Buck 110, Old Empire and Northfield lockbacks, and some of the knives of Spain in it.
 
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Ducksandcuse said:
The Crocodile Dundee knife has some minor changes to it which gives it a different look from a Bowie knife
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That knife would today be considered to be of a Bowie knife type.

That it looks vastly different from the simple butcher knife from the Sandbar fight doesnt matter.

What is considered Bowie knives is a nebulous area - several very different knives are considered Bowie knives. Some without clip, some with. Some without guard, some with.

BTW A company called Down Under Knives makes knives similar in looks to the fixed Crocodile Dundee knife. Its a company based in Asia where the knives are made and the knives are considered POS by many here on the forum.
 
BladeScout said:
That knife would today be considered to be of a Bowie knife type.

That it looks vastly different from the simple butcher knife from the Sandbar fight doesnt matter.

What is considered Bowie knives is a nebulous area - several very different knives are considered Bowie knives. Some without clip, some with. Some without guard, some with.

BTW A company called Down Under Knives makes knives similar in looks to the fixed Crocodile Dundee knife. Its a company based in Asia where the knives are made and the knives are considered POS by many here on the forum.
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Quality is next to none
 
Ducksandcuse said:
Quality is next to none
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can you elaborate on this?

I have been thinking of buying an outback knife and I have looked at a lot of online review, no one has said this

Do you own one yourself?

Would just like to know further what you are saying?

thanks
 
Wehrwolf, I notice you are in Australia - just so you know, DUK are not made in Australia (see post #14).

Further more DUK has been banned from this forum due to questionable business practices and spamming.
 
jaguar jumbo filding knife / case 7 3/4 blade , item#wx2-24337 mfg- number- c- 8081xl upc- 805319003472
i think from australia ,
 
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