A Riverboat Gambler's Knife

[Gary Mulkey 1,345]

With this one I decided to give it the feel of a Samuel Bell type Bowie with a few modern features of my own. Samuel Bell was best known for his "long & pointy" type Bowies. The blade profile & handle of this one are based on his knives of the 1840's. The experimental can mosaic pattern blade as well as a few other features are my own. Since this one has such a "busy" Damascus pattern, I gave it a plain white ivory handle (fittings are 416).

 

 

 

 

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

 

Thanks,

Gary

 

[grpaavola 30]

I really love this one!

I keep seeing mustaches that were in vogue at the time.

Very, very nice.

-Gabriel

[Dennis Mitchell 6]

Very nice knife!

But...now I keep seeing Kenny Rogers!

The recent commercials dont help.

But a very nice job!!

[Tyler Miller 0]

Very elegant.

[Kip Kaiser 2]

That's beautiful Gary!!!! Can you explain the construction? Is that a framed handle?

 

Kip

Edited August 20, 2014 by Kip Kaiser

[Gary Mulkey 1,345]

That's beautiful Gary!!!! Can you explain the construction?

 

Kip

 

 

I don't know that I understand what you would like to know but let me know & I'll try.

 

Gary

Edited August 20, 2014 by Gary Mulkey

[Miles Hebbard 2]

Great looking knife!

[jdsmith02115 36]

Very cool steel! Nice slim-line profile too!

[Alan Longmire 2,717]

Cool! Sam would be pleased.

[Gary Mulkey 1,345]

Thanks, guys. While I was forging the blade it felt a little strange making something so long & narrow. Quite different from your typical Bowie blade.

 

If nothing else, making the occasional historic type knife has forced me to broaden my skills both in bladesmithing & hilt work.

 

Glad that you liked it.

 

Gary

[Sam Salvati 76]

while they ohh and agh over that damascus slip that ace from your cuff!