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The Drop Forged Bowie was inspired by a knife in Lynn Thompsons privare collection (made by an Arkansas based knife maker). Any idea who this Arkansas based knife maker might be? Isn't Jerry Fisk from Arkansas?
Down with the paint!
The drop forged knives are excellent designs. The one thing that would vastly improve them is to upgrade the finish to DLC.
i think the indent section of the handle is the same thickness (or very close) to the ricasso
Any of you guys try all the drop forged line? Which one do you recommend? It would not be a user so design purpose is not a big deal. I just want to try one for the cool factor. For this reason I am leaning towards the boot knife. Recommendations?
Any of you guys try all the drop forged line? Which one do you recommend? It would not be a user so design purpose is not a big deal. I just want to try one for the cool factor. For this reason I am leaning towards the boot knife. Recommendations?
depends how you will use it.Thanks. That may be all I needed to sway me to the Bowie. I was first drawn to the Bowie but I read someone say that the curved handle was not comfortable. I have small hands so probably not a problem.
Thanks! Kinda confirms my conclusions from just research with no hands on . I figure I'll wrap the handle of the Bowie with self-fusing silicon tape . Works pretty good on my all metal throwing knives .depends how you will use it.
i have all three. the boot knife is double edged. awkward for normal cutting tasks. so as a weapon great, as a daily cutter awkward at best.
survival knife.....big and cluncky. good for what it is, but as a carry use daily knife odd. the one piece setup is great but goldish coating is slippery and hardly a knife id grab for outdoor use first over many others i habe that work better.
the bowie. great weapon, okay for cutting tasks. not great but best of the three due to size and setup and such.
all three are knives and can be used to cut obviously. none of them i find to be great for daily cutters. great for what they are. being one pieced forged 52100 steel knives. while i like and enjoy mine i dont find the one piece forged to be really useful compared to more.traditonal designs with scales that provide far better grip. that said grip tape type products solves that complaint.