A Couple Of Hand Forged Camp Knives

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countryboy

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Thought I'd post some pictures of these big boys. These are custom Hudson Bay Camp knives forged by Matt from http://www.ml-knives.com/ . I posted some pictures of mine when I received it at the first of the year. I liked it so much I decided to order two more for my two sons as Christmas gifts. I had Matt do a ball end style handle like mine and also had there initials stamped on the tang.

My sons haven't seen them yet and hopefully won't until Christmas. I had to work on the sheaths a little at a time when ever both my boys were gone so they wouldn't see them.


These knives are a little over 13" OAL with 8" blades. The blades are right at 2" wide and 3/16" thick. I had Matt do his pattern aged and patina blade with aged tiger maple handles because I wanted them to look old school. I couldn't be more pleased with the way they turned out and I think my sons are going to love them.


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I put their initials and a border stamp on the sheath. One is light brown and the other mahogany. I used a Pull The DOT snap for the loop closure.
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Here is a picture of mine in hand to give you an idea of size.
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stevemb

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I'm guessing you just got your grandkids a gift too. They should last a couple of lifetimes. They look just right for camp/field knives, fit for skinning,scalping,butchering, and such.
 
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Those look very like the common frontier sheath knives used by ordinary people who were more interested in butchering than mayhem. Formidable tools.

What a GREAT gift!
 
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