Great Stuff to show ......

santee · December 02, 2009, 04:45:06 AM

Great finds!

Arizona Cattleman · December 02, 2009, 07:06:13 PM

Here are some pics of the Bowie Knife. Got the stuff I shipped from Denver. I would like to change the handle to a stag handle so if anyone can do that PM Me.

AZ Cattleman

Arizona Cattleman · December 02, 2009, 07:07:10 PM

One More Pic.....

AZ Cattleman

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · December 02, 2009, 07:43:48 PM

AC, your Dads knife cleaned up great, that is an awesome bowie, your Dad would proud to know you are taking care of it the way it should be, your a lucky pard.

tEN wOLVES

Gun Butcher · December 02, 2009, 09:01:58 PM

AC, thats a great looking knife and very unusal. I don't think I would change a thing. It looks like it already has either antler or some kind of bone handle and being so different makes it more valuable. I have looked at a lot of knives over the years and never saw one like that. Treasure it for where it came from and its uniqueness. Its a beauty.

Ten Wolves Fiveshooter · December 02, 2009, 09:49:23 PM

AC, I took a closer look, and GB is right, it does look like bone, maybe a femur, but either way it would be a shame to change it out, that handle is very unique the way it is, and the knife might be just might be very valuable, messing with the handle could lesson the value quit a bit, just my .02 cents worth.

tEN wOLVES

GunClick Rick · December 02, 2009, 11:03:59 PM

Boy what a knife and original,man i would have to put that in a shadow box with a pic of your dad,that is way way cool.

Would i be too far off thinkin that may be a guacho knife? Post that over at the cutting edge,just don't let Delmonico see it

That's a keeper just like it is...

Skeeter Lewis · December 03, 2009, 02:51:40 AM

AC the pards are right. Please leave it alone!

Arizona Cattleman · December 03, 2009, 05:42:43 AM

I have to agree, thanks, will keep like it is.

AZ Cattleman

Gun Butcher · December 03, 2009, 08:32:59 PM

Quote from: GunClick Rick on December 02, 2009, 11:03:59 PM
Boy what a knife and original,man i would have to put that in a shadow box with a pic of your dad,that is way way cool.

Would i be too far off thinkin that may be a guacho knife? Post that over at the cutting edge,just don't let Delmonico see it

That's a keeper just like it is...

I hate to agree with you know who but he might be right about that knife being of South American origin. Like he said post it over onthe Cutting Edge an let one of the experts take a gander at it.

GunClick Rick · December 03, 2009, 10:28:28 PM

I can feel the love

WaddWatsonEllis · December 03, 2009, 10:53:58 PM

When I was doing research about Beluques, I found this excellent treatise on South American Knives .... nevermind what the link says:

http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/facon/criollo.html

The authour placed his email on the page, so I figered 'what the heck?' and wrote him ..... and he actually returned the email ... he was kind, courteous and was very interested in SASS.

So it might be worth sending him a pic and see what he thinks

FWIW ...

Arizona Cattleman · December 04, 2009, 06:21:37 PM

Thanks Wadd, great article, very informative and love the pics.

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AZ Cattleman

WaddWatsonEllis · December 04, 2009, 07:18:49 PM

Az,

You're very welcome; it is nice to be able to add sonmething back insteasd of just drooling over all your stuff ...

Just a thought here ... was your father old enough for the Spanish American War or the Phillipine Insurrection?

Arizona Cattleman · December 04, 2009, 07:59:20 PM

No, If he was, I would be in my 90"s. Not ready for that yet, I'm 62, He was born in 1914.

AZ Cattleman

WaddWatsonEllis · December 04, 2009, 10:56:57 PM

Az,

I kinda had figured, but I had this thory about the knife ....