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Post by howler on Sept 15, 2020 22:36:16 GMT
It will be hard to pick a fave. After extensive handling you will have to render a verdict and say. The coffin handled duelist looks interesting.
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Post by szabla on Sept 15, 2020 23:55:08 GMT
Bracie Natanielu these are nice bowies. I like Duelist blade lines. Very nice bowie.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2020 0:11:39 GMT
It will be hard to pick a fave. After extensive handling you will have to render a verdict and say. The coffin handled duelist looks interesting. Word, I been struggling to pic a fav from them as well. It's between the duellist and wendigo, but at the same time I still find the wanderer to be really nice looking. I would be proud to wear it on my belt
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Sept 16, 2020 0:54:34 GMT
my favorite is the duelist, just looks right and can imagine Bowie himself selecting this one.
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Post by harrybeck on Sept 16, 2020 1:32:26 GMT
Love all three, the wedding is the one for me.
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Post by harrybeck on Sept 16, 2020 4:21:43 GMT
I'm a minister, I always know about weddings.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Sept 16, 2020 6:11:32 GMT
Awesome trio! I think the Wendigo is my favorite spec wise. That POB should make it interesting. Hard to pick a favorite based on looks. They all look pretty baddass.
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Post by markus313 on Sept 16, 2020 11:01:52 GMT
Wow, just... wow! These are all super, super nice. Oh, I love that blade shape of the Duelist – a work of art by design and execution. Don’t think I could pick a favorite from stats and pictures. Though that Wendigo surely looks a lot nicer than the Fitzen one. Man, these are some nice knives, very nice.
Since I just ordered my ninth knife from Ursa I have no doubt the fit and finish, heat treatment and overall execution is right on spot with your pieces. I test any knife I bought in one way or another, some rather gently and some harder. With Ursa, the quality is all there. Never surprised by disappointment, I was yet always blown away by his superb craftsmanship. Amazing what he does, just amazing what can be had at the price point. Folks, if you want a nice bowie knife you have in your mind, Ursa can surely make it for you.
Thank you for this great, detailed yet entertaining review, Brother, thank you for the time and effort it takes to share your experiences. Or, in this case, results, I should say. ...That shape on the Duelist, that shape, tho... They said you should watch the adversary's blade in a duel. But how should one defend if gotten hypnotized?
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Post by paulmuaddib on Sept 16, 2020 11:14:05 GMT
Like everyone else has said, all three are great, but I have to go with the Wendigo. Just speaks to me. Very nice Brother.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Sept 16, 2020 12:38:26 GMT
My favorite is the blade of the Duelist, with the guard of the Wanderer, and the handle and pommel of the Wendigo.
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Post by pgandy on Sept 16, 2020 14:02:04 GMT
I admire your bowies and talent. Usually when someone designs a new knife/sword I am unimpressed, actually turned off is better put. They have a sculptured appearance and were probably designed to be manufactured using modern machinery. I like all of those bowies, the dimensions appear good and the lines flow. It looks like the Duelist has the most interest, it certainly has mine. I like coffin handles and especially pot bellied edges. That is why I chose the bowie that’s my everyday utility knife. Not a day goes by without me using it at least, I say at least, once. Congratulations on a job well done.
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Post by seth on Sept 16, 2020 14:44:17 GMT
Very cool knives--I think I like the wanderer best.
The title of the post "The Wendigo, the Duelist, and the Wanderer" sounds like the title of a kick-ass old-west story.
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Post by Ouroboros on Sept 16, 2020 15:09:13 GMT
Im gonna throw my opinion in the ring and say that im a big fan of all three.
The Duelist looks just as id expect for it to be pulled during a game of knifey-spoony (or a nefarious poker game of high stakes between pirate lords) with the exclamation "thats not a knoife, this is a knoife!" Just before its thrown through some fleeing henchmans spine...
The more I look at The Wanderer the more i see the grogeous profile of a workhorse blade even though it is smaller in length than the duelist or wendigo, i can see it at home in the camp, the trail, fighting a grizzly or prepping salmon for the airdry racks. I like the lack of rivets on the wanderers sheath, makes me think the wearer capable of some stealth while flitting through the bogs and lowlands following the trail of the man with the wendigo knife...who, in his own turn, hunts the duelist with craven but insatiable hunger.
My fav of the triumvirate of Bowie steel? The Wendigo -- instant fav. The blade lines are bold yet yielding to the eye, the grip and pommel speak (for me at least)to an interconnectedness to the animal, technological, spiritual but grounded and constrained nature of mans passions plus it looks like it could savage the soul of a hunted man...from the frozen wastes beyond the treeline and down into the Great Lakes, came it...
Very very nice designs.
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Post by howler on Sept 16, 2020 19:48:40 GMT
Im gonna throw my opinion in the ring and say that im a big fan of all three. The Duelist looks just as id expect for it to be pulled during a game of knifey-spoony (or a nefarious poker game of high stakes between pirate lords) with the exclamation "thats not a knoife, this is a knoife!" Just before its thrown through some fleeing henchmans spine... The more I look at The Wanderer the more i see the grogeous profile of a workhorse blade even though it is smaller in length than the duelist or wendigo, i can see it at home in the camp, the trail, fighting a grizzly or prepping salmon for the airdry racks. I like the lack of rivets on the wanderers sheath, makes me think the wearer capable of some stealth while flitting through the bogs and lowlands following the trail of the man with the wendigo knife...who, in his own turn, hunts the duelist with craven but insatiable hunger. My fav of the triumvirate of Bowie steel? The Wendigo -- instant fav. The blade lines are bold yet yielding to the eye, the grip and pommel speak (for me at least)to an interconnectedness to the animal, technological, spiritual but grounded and constrained nature of mans passions plus it looks like it could savage the soul of a hunted man...from the frozen wastes beyond the treeline and down into the Great Lakes, came it... Very very nice designs. I agree with your assessment of the Wanderer being great for varied utilitarian tasks due to that smaller size. Heavy knives (short swords actually) with foot long plus blades can make for sweet chopper/wood processors but lose dexterity common in usage with smaller (say light 8"-10") bladed knives.
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Post by markus313 on Sept 17, 2020 19:22:56 GMT
Coming from another Bowie-King, I can appreciate this post! I am glad that you like them and I can't wait to see the other stuff you just got and what you having coming! Lol, no, but thank you for the nice words Here's what I got..https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/53201/bowie-knives?page=18
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Post by howler on Sept 17, 2020 21:51:11 GMT
I agree with your assessment of the Wanderer being great for varied utilitarian tasks due to that smaller size. Heavy knives (short swords actually) with foot long plus blades can make for sweet chopper/wood processors but lose dexterity common in usage with smaller (say light 8"-10") bladed knives. Absolutely, It is useful for anything a Wanderer would want it for lol. Post apocalypse I'd go with the 12" bladed beasts because personal protection is at a premium and you also need axe like capability. Present day wanderings make the Wanderer appealing. The mind wanders.
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Post by longstride on Oct 7, 2021 17:18:16 GMT
I love all three of these, I have had Gulzar make a couple of knives for me also.....he does great work!
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Post by longstride on Oct 11, 2021 23:53:28 GMT
I have been in contact with him through Facebook Messenger. I will be getting him to start on another commission for me in about a month, I am very attracted to the 'Wendigo' that you had made......it's a beauty!
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Post by longstride on Oct 12, 2021 21:37:09 GMT
Thank you, much appreciated.
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Post by Andy54Hawken on Oct 16, 2021 15:19:55 GMT
I really do like "The Wanderer"...nice leather work with the sheath as well. Thanks for sharing the pictures and poems. Andy
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