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Post by Rain on Dec 9, 2011 0:21:54 GMT
I like bowie knives and this is one of my favorits. I like the way it cuts. It's a reproduction of one held by a museum. Takes and holds a great edge, carbon steel. Redfordfilms has them for a little less than Kult of Athena plus free shipping. The spanish notch is decoration, probable made by a spanish blacksmith in the western USA. In spain a lot of knives have this notch.
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Post by Sébastien on Dec 9, 2011 3:56:10 GMT
Thanks for the info and the comment, Rain. You're right, this baby can cut very well. I did some backyard cutting with it and it can give very nice cuts.
Hello Bill !
It's a carbon steel blade, gotta watch out, it can rust !
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Post by pgandy on Jul 28, 2012 19:14:09 GMT
It’s an old post but I thought that I’d add my 2¢. I received my bowie that I ordered from KOA Nov/Dec 2010 earlier this month and love it. No reflection on KOA intended, only to show how long it can take at times for things to catch up with me. I am not a bowie fan but this one caught my eye. I bought it as a working knife and in the month that I’ve put it through its paces from pruning trees to kitchen work, and points in between, it has preformed well. It didn’t take long for the “Made in India” and Windlass’ logo decals to come off and the blade has stained from the various contacts. I did have trouble with the quillons hanging on the scabbards strap on draw and return. I nearly cut the strap off but decided on a less drastic means by taping it down with 100 mph tape. Can't figure out how to make that work, so the address is: ... e=youtu.be
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Post by bleachsword on Jul 28, 2012 23:50:43 GMT
Darn good cuts but I think you could have gotten more than one out of each.
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Post by Sébastien on Jul 29, 2012 3:24:41 GMT
You ordered the knife in late 2010 and it jsut reached your doorstep ? Damn, I knew UPS had sempriniesque service but I didn't expect them to loose a box for nearly two years
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Post by pgandy on Jul 29, 2012 7:29:12 GMT
The problem was with customs, red tape, and import fees.
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Post by Sébastien on Jul 29, 2012 16:22:08 GMT
Oh, I see ...
Speaking of that knife ... Do you like it ? How well does ti perform has a working tool ?
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Post by pgandy on Jul 31, 2012 3:19:02 GMT
I like the knife, no regrets. It has done everything I’ve asked from pruning trees to general household tasks, such as prepare dog food, opening bottles, kitchen chores, cutting cords, etc. There are specific tasks that other knives do better, but than can be said of all knives, I am speaking overall. It holds an edge well. The blade stains easily. It approaches a short sword and carry is not the most convenient.
I find more issues with the scabbard than the knife. It is well made and of good leather. Due to the overall length with the knife cased, about 19”, the designed belt carry of the scabbard makes it awkward and I have no answer, only ideas. It hangs to my knee making setting uncomfortable and drags the scabbard. A swivel would help. Another solution would be shoulder carry. The simplest might be a stud like CS uses with their bowies. And I would feel better with rivets. I would still draw it like a kukri, or any other knife, with my fingers away from the side of scabbard that the cutting edge faces. I think the scabbard safe with the second piece of leather sandwiched between the outer wrap, but at the same time am concerned about the cutting edge rubbing against it, dulling the blade. The other issue is the securing strap interferes with the quillons on draw and return. I was tempted to cut it off but decided on a less drastic measure by taping it out of the way with 100 mph tape.
I like the rig, but it isn’t my first choice to carry in the field, not that it wouldn’t be functional but the weight and size for a long carry would become bothersome, to me. I would lean towards something like CS 12” Barong Machete, that they saw fit to discontinue. I haven’t matched them side by side but I suspect the Bowie will out cut it due to the blade’s cross section. The Barong is less fatiguing and carries better. I’ve cut my grass with the Barong and wouldn’t consider the Bowie for doing so.
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Post by Sébastien on Jul 31, 2012 3:36:37 GMT
I have a 12'' CS Barong machete and it is one hell of a blade, I love it. I don't know why they discontinued it, it was a great product ... Probably something wrong with their factory or the product was getting too pricey to make ...
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