A whole passel of knew knives that will set you wish list to overflow.
Eyes always peeled, we’re on the look out for the latest and the greatest. We think we’ve found a bevvy of them this February. So, with out further adieu, here’s our latest round of new knives.
Cowboy Szymanski M4 bayonet
Blade length: 6.75”
Blade material: Battleship blister-plated 15N20 nickel alloy steel
Blade grind: Flat double edge
Scales: Turned deck wood (long leaf pine) from the USS Texas BB-35 World War I dreadnought class battleship
Bolster: Same material as blade
Overall length: 11.75”
Sheath: Standard leather
Knife to know: Cowboy Szymanski donated the knife to the Battleship Texas Foundation through the Battleship Texas Artisans project to raise funds to refurbish the USS Texas.
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $1,997
Maker: Cowboy Szymanski (SharpByCoop image)
Robert Appleby Tillotson-Inspired Sheffield Bowie
Blade length: 10”
Blade steel: CPM 154 stainless
Blade grind: Hollow (36” radius)
Blade finish: 2,000-grit satin
Blade pattern: Clip point
Scales: Mother-of-pearl
Handle frame, guard & front bolster: 410 stainless
Overall length: 14.5”
Sheath (not shown): Wet-molded leather w/410 stainless throat and tip
Knife to know: The half-horse/half-alligator rear bolster cast in white bronze is in a style made famous on classic 19th-century bowies; Robert Appleby is no longer accepting custom orders
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $3,200
Maker: Robert Appleby, applebyknives.com (SharpByCoop image)
Randy Caston Bowie No. 1
Blade length: 13.5”
Blade material: 1075 carbon steel
Scales: Walnut burl
Furniture: Sterling silver
Overall length: 19”
Knife to know: Randy Caston’s Bowie No. 1 is a reproduction of a 19th-century bowie some believe was made by James Black; Randy is a past Forged in Fire champ (season six, episode 16)
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $1,750
Maker: Randy Caston (SharpByCoop image)
Jordan Danz Nessmuk
Blade length: 4.5”
Blade steel: AEB-L stainless
Blade grind: Scandi Scales: Butterscotch Micarta® w/Maple Valley Richlite
Spacers: G-10
Lanyard: Leather w/bead of butterscotch maple and G-10 spacer
Overall length: 9.75”
Sheath: Leather w/belt loop
Maker’s price for a similar knife and sheath: $400
Maker: Jordan Danz, jdcustomknives.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Lee Parsons Texas Republic Bowie
Blade length: 12”
Blade material: 1095 carbon steel w/hamon made via the clay method
Blade grind: Flat
Blade finish: Hand sanded to mirror polish
Blade pattern: Clip point
Scales: Bog oak w/blue and yellow Micarta®
Fittings: Brass
Overall length: 17.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $2,500
Knife to know: The knife was made for a collector who is a huge fan of Texas; lettering is hand engraved and the hand-inlaid Republic star is 24k gold; March 2, 1836, is the date Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico; Lee Parsons is an ABS apprentice smith
Maker: Lee Parsons, skmoknives.com (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Larry Chew/TiKnives Covert Dual Action
Blade length: 3.5”
Blade steel: CPM MagnaCut stainless
Blade grind: Hollow on first run
Blade finish: Satin or bead blasted
Scales: Laser-engraved titanium & carbon fiber
Handle frame: Titanium
Pocket clip: Laser-engraved titanium & carbon fiber
Closed length: 4.5”
Makers’ price for a similar knife: $975 and up
Knife to know: Features the Covert Lockout mechanism in which the upper left-hand gimping slides forward to release the spring-loaded release button; dual thumb studs; options include Chad Nichols damascus blade steel and titanium, Timascus™ and ironwood scales, and a 3D-machined damascus clip (check w/makers for pricing on options); a collaboration between Larry Chew and Scott Self of TiKnives
Makers: Larry Chew/TiKnives, tinivesoriginal.com (SharpByCoop image)
Levi Graham Ancient Woolly Frontier Field Knife
Pattern: Camp knife
Blade length: 6”
Blade material: 1084 carbon steel w/copper cladding forged by Adam Deville
Blade grind: High flat
Scales: Mammoth ivory
Construction: Full-tapered tang
Bolster: Copper textured wrap and rawhide
Overall length: 11.25”
Sheath: Deer rawhide w/braintan fringe, mammoth bark center dangler w/copper tacks, cones, beads, rattlesnake vertebrae and horsehair
Maker: Levi Graham, levigrahamknives.com (SharpByCoop image)
Tanner Couch Saddlehorn Trapper
Blade length: 2 7/8”
Blade material: Vegas Forge stainless steel Virus damascus
Blade grind: Hollow
Scales: Stag
Bolster: Chad Nichols Wasp Nest damascus
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $3,000
Knife to know: The saddlehorn trapper was one of the favorite patterns of BLADE Magazine Cutlery Hall-of-Fame® member Tony Bose, iconic American custom knifemaker
Maker: Tanner Couch, Tilden, (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Marc Josef Knives Pizza Cutter
Blade diameter: 2.76”
Blade material: 52100 carbon and 410 stainless nickel alloy steels forged in a san-mai construction by Brook Turner
Scales: Ebony
Overall length: 9.1”
Maker’s price for a similar piece: $750 at press-time exchange rate
Maker: Marc Josef Knives, marcjosefknives.com.au (Rod Hoare image)
Nicholas Orr Coffin-Handle Bowie
Blade length: 8.5”
Blade material: Feather-pattern mosaic damascus
Blade grind: Full flat w/a double clip
Blade pattern: Clip point
Scales: African blackwood
Handle frame & spacer: Twisted & blued mosaic damascus
Guard & pommel: Mosaic damascus
Construction: Full tang
Overall length: 13.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $4,000
Knife to know: Nicholas Orr is an ABS journeyman smith
Maker: Nicholas Orr, (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Sam Roddy Bowie
Blade length: 10”
Blade material: Mosaic damascus of 1084 carbon and 15N20 nickel-alloy steels
Blade grind: Flat
Blade pattern: Clip point
Scales: Ironwood w/nickel silver and brass spacers
Guard: Stainless steel
Overall length: 15.5”
Maker’s price for a similar knife: $2,400
Knife to know: Sam Roddy is an ABS apprentice smith
Maker: Sam Roddy (Jocelyn Frasier image)
Jacco VandeBruinhorst San Francisco Gentleman’s Knife
Knife type: 19th-century dress bowie
Blade length: 5.5”
Blade material: Mosaic damascus
Blade grind: Flat
Scales: Mother-of-pearl
Handle frame: Mosaic damascus
Overall length: 12”
Knife to know: Full takedown construction; engraving by Wolfgang Loerchner
Maker: Jacco VandeBruinhorst, jvbknives.ca (SharpByCoop image)
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