Musso Bowie

[James-G]

This is my version . The blades is made out of buggy axle steel.The guard and the butt cap is wrought iron.Handle is figured mesquite wood . I cold blue the blade.For the guard i forged the wagon wheel wrought iron the slotted the guard marked where i wanted my bends then hot forged them in for i can have the wrought iron flow better.

[Dave Cole]

Nice looking work.Dave

[santee]

Gorgeous. Like the hand-hammered look on the end piece.

[Messerist]

Nice knife!  I have always like the Musso Bowie.  Your rendition is tops.

[James-G]

Thanks all the metal end is thread all rod , i weld it to the tang and use a nut tighten the handle down and let the glue setup. then i take the nut off and cut the rod then peen it over.

[JimBob]

I've got a buggy axle I been saving for some project.Any problems encountered while you were making the knife using the buggy axle?

[James-G]

No but i would test it to see if it well harded first do not want to waist the much time.This is some of the nicer steel i worked with .
I made some other knifes from it and edge quanch the blade and you can see the some kinda pattern in the steel .

[Cliff Fendley]

Just seen this, nice Musso bowie.