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Comment by Ron Cooper on November 30, 2012 at 1:10

nice work, J.J. -- I'll bet that would feel real good in your hand.

kudos, mate!

Comment by J.J. Smith III on November 30, 2012 at 0:09

Took an old Excel #7 Wood Carving knife and mounted it into an antler tine.
Bucked the usual shape and carve with the tip up. Shape of this tine is super comfortable.  Handle is 5 1/8 " long.

Comment by Ron Cooper on November 19, 2012 at 6:06

Those knives that Donnie cleaned up look much happier now that got themselves a little love.

But, once again, there's that White Hunter staring me in the face. I swear, it seems like some magical force in the Universe is intentionally torturing me with all these Puma White Hunters that are popping up everywhere I turn lately.

And, once again, they all serve to remind me of how badly I miss mine. There has to be some evil force behind this -- I'm convinced of it! lol

Anyhoo, kudos to Donnie for breathing new life into these old knives!

Cheers to you, also, Miss Jan!

Comment by Jan Carter on November 18, 2012 at 19:18

Donnie did some clean up on a couple of knives a friend found in an old garage this weekend 

Comment by Joe Velazquez on July 29, 2012 at 23:24

I always get the question of why do I carry a knife on me and my answer is plain and simple: It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

Comment by Daniel Howland on July 27, 2012 at 5:07

Terry,

Knife and sheath look  great! Interesting curve on the blade. I can really appreciate the work that goes into making a sheath. I just finished resturation on a German throwing knife and case .  ( sorry no pictures ) Blade made with solingen steel, it was rusted and pitted, Pits are there to stay, it adds character I just buffed them to shine.

Comment by Terry Waldele on July 26, 2012 at 23:33

Jan,

Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a "before" photo of it.  My bad!  Thanks for the kind words.  It was really a labor of love and respect for Wingen's craftsmanship.  I didn't try to replicate the sheath that was originally provided with the knife, which is shown in the photo below, because I didn't care for its design that much.

The lower half of the sheath is apparently some kind of animal hide, but I have no idea what kind.  (Horse hide, maybe?)  To me, this sheath is really ugly, not to mention a mystery as to how it was put together.  For those reasons, I chose to design and make my own.  I had a hard time deciding what kind of hide or fur to use, but finally settled on simulated bobcat fur (made from rabbit skin), which I coated with a leather preservative to make the fur lie down flat and shine.

Comment by Jan Carter on July 26, 2012 at 19:16

Terry,

I think you may be correct.  I would hate to try to skin an animal with it.  You did some real fine work in bringing it back to its beauty.  Do you have any pics before you started?  Would love to see how it was

Comment by Terry Waldele on July 26, 2012 at 17:20

Just finished restoring an old, really beat up "hunting knife" called a Siberian Skinner and made by Anton Wingen, Jr. of Germany.

I found one for sale on-line and the seller was kind enough to provide some information about the knife and its maker, and I quote:

    "Anton Wingen Jr. ceased operations and closed their doors in the early 1990's.  However, for nearly 120 years they were one of Solingen's finest makers and produced some knives of incredible quality.  In addition to their own high-quality knives, Wingen also made knives under contract for other top makers including Kershaw.  I've collected and researched Wingen knives extensively for many years and I've never seen another example of this knife.  I could also not find any examples in any old Wingen catalogs, so I really don't know how old it is other than to say that it likely pre-dates 1960 by quite a bit."

The seller must not have looked very hard for other examples of this knife, because I found a number of them on-line.  Also, they are being reproduced today by Linder, but not in the same exact configuration.  For example, the repros have only a half guard, and it's made of nickel silver, while the repros' pommel is made of brass instead of the original aluminum.

I found this knife in a local antique store, and it was in pretty bad shape cosmetically, but very sound structurally.  The blade was badly pitted with rust, and was heat treated so hard that I couldn't remove all the pitting even after about 6 hours of electric and hand sanding.  That's OK though, because I preserved most of the stamped labels on the blade, especially the knife's name prominently displayed on one side of the blade.  I love the lines of this knife, but can't help but wonder if calling it a "skinner" was an attempt at "political correctness", considering the length and shape of its blade, which is just under 8 inches long and too long for skinning.  I suspect this knife was actually intended to be a fighting knife, and not a skinning knife.  What do you folks think?

Comment by Joe Miller on July 20, 2012 at 16:12

I prchase this 1850-1870 Pre Civil War  Knights Head Malitia NCO Sword from an antique dealer this week.  Should I restore this piece or leave it as is?  Looking for suggestions & comments.

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