Anybody know anything about this style of Knife...

Arizona Cattleman · December 03, 2009, 07:47:53 PM

This knife belonged to my Dad, so it is at least 60 years + old. I am not very experienced if the field of the blade, so any info would be helpfull.

AZ Cattleman

GunClick Rick · December 03, 2009, 08:09:19 PM

I'm officially old,thought i was at the leather forum...

bueatifull knife..Tha darn thing is huge ain't it!

Arizona Cattleman · December 03, 2009, 08:15:37 PM

Ya it's a biggin.......

AZ Cattleman

St. George · December 04, 2009, 03:50:17 AM

It's a Mexican-made 'Bowie' knife - sold for the tourist trade - 'very' common at that time frame if bought that long ago.

That spawned several varieties of knife - most with some form of decoration by way of crude engraving and/etching and all of them 'impressive' in look - the bigger, the better...

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

Arizona Cattleman · December 04, 2009, 05:34:41 AM

That makes sense, my Dad used to purchase a lot of Mexican/Indian Rugs (Chimaio)SP which probably puts the age of the knife at maybe 30 to 35 years old when he was trading in thoes goods. Thanks

AZ Cattleman

Forty Rod · December 04, 2009, 10:42:18 AM

Exotic looking sunnuvagun, isn't it? Very nice, but at that size I wouldn't want to carry it very far. I can't keep my britches up as it is.

GunClick Rick · December 05, 2009, 05:40:37 PM

Is it a thin blade?Or thicker and heavier...

WaddWatsonEllis · December 05, 2009, 06:24:15 PM

That is more of a sword than a knife .... *S*

The only problem I could see with it is that doing a a salute with a weak wrist or without paying attention might cut your nose off .....*S

How long is the blade on that thing?

Delmonico · December 06, 2009, 03:59:18 PM

Quote from: WaddWatsonEllis on December 05, 2009, 06:24:15 PM

How long is the blade on that thing?

"Bout as long as the #14 on that measurin' tape beside it.

Would guess it's a tape for inches.

Dr. Bob · December 08, 2009, 12:23:17 AM

A Sam Brown belt would be just the thing to carry it on!!

WaddWatsonEllis · December 08, 2009, 02:48:10 AM

I apologize, Delonico.

It IS hard to tell a rhetorical question when all the vocal changes are removed and only print is shown.

Mea Culpa

Arizona Cattleman · December 08, 2009, 06:15:39 PM

Gun Click, to answer your question, it is a little over 1/8" at he hilt and tapers down to a little under 1/8" at the tip. It is very stiff.

AZ Cattleman