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Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on February 11, 2012 at 10:07

Why not check out Scagel Knives themselves--of course not old Will himslf and at Scagel Forums.

Knives Ship Free has has hundreds of the above's models.

There's also:

Bark River Knife and Tool is making a few

Northwoods Knives, (The Custom Shoppe, LLC) of Gladstone Michigan, O/O by David Shirley is also making models.

Treeman Knives = Jim “Treeman” Behring

Tomes Knives is making some great reproductions

2G Knives from Spain is making some lovely, quite inexpensive blades

 

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on February 11, 2012 at 7:50

I love Scagel knives, check out Treeman knives, they make some fine ones. I like the one you have, will it be a user or a collector for you?

Comment by Smiling-Knife on February 11, 2012 at 7:44

Thanks for the comments Jerry. :)

Comment by Jerry Moores on February 11, 2012 at 7:04

YO Smiling-Knife - that scagel style is spectacular!!!!!!!!! I am intrigued by William Scagel's history, story and his profound influence on the custom knife world....That is a beautiful piece!

Comment by Smiling-Knife on February 11, 2012 at 6:59

Justed added this one to my small collection of fixed blade knives.

 

Comment by Clint Thompson on October 29, 2011 at 20:44

John...

To date the one and only true "combat knife" is contracted and carries a GSA catalog number.  As I said it is Ontario Knife Company in New York state.  The military does not require our boys and girls to buy a combat knife....only if they want one then they have to buy it themselves.  As best as I can tell, this situation with combat knives being not issued goes back before WWII.

In the PX our soldiers can buy a KA-BAR, Gerber, SOG and maybe Ontario combat knives or combat type knives.  I believe the Ka-Bar knives were about $50.  I believe the knife companies sell the knives to the PX, private company, at near cost and this company sells them for about double that.  Sad for sure.  The German's sell their soldiers such things at below factory cost.

Comment by John Lovell on October 29, 2011 at 20:27

I can add some validation to Clint Thompson's info.  I was the Supply Officer of a Marine Corps infantry unit in Vietnam.   I had a safe full of Marine Corps K-Bars (they were in a safe because they would otherwise quickly disappear ).  No one was "authorized" by the Table of Equipment to be issued one.  So why did we have them?  The better question is,"Who needed one ?".  Every man who was issued a rifle was also issued a bayonet.  The bayonet would serve its purpose on the end of a rifle or in your grasp.   In all my years in the Marine Corps I never saw anyone carry or use a K-Bar Marine Corps "fighting knife".  I have one that I bought thru a commercial source.   Have I ever used it?  No;  it is simply memorabilia.   I think so much of the concept of "fighting men" carrying "fighting knives" is fantasy ---- Rambo-itis.    As Clint divulged, no US military service routinely issues knives to its troops.  Must be a reason;  or, rather,  no reason to do so.

Comment by Terry Waldele on October 29, 2011 at 20:21

Clint, you're spot on about our government requiring combat soldiers to buy their own knives.  Where are the government's priorities, anyway?  Maybe the solution would be for the government/military to contract with knifemakers to submit bids to make knives for combat soldiers.  The knives would be available at no charge to combat soldiers and they could select from a variety of them.  Also, there could be a limit on the contract price the military pays for those combat knives, say $100.00.  Since the government/military just LOVES contracting for military goods and services, they should really go for this idea.  There would also be an added benefit if only knives made in the U.S.A. would be eligible for bidding, thus keeping Americans employed making them.

Comment by Jeremi Lett on October 29, 2011 at 16:20

Amazing work Stefan!Thnx Jan the JuJu is one of my "WoW"factor knives I own.

Comment by Clint Thompson on October 29, 2011 at 8:31

Don...

Yes I like to call it management through crisis.  Our military is the finest in the World on destroying, killing and taking ground but let peace break out and they are clueless.  I learned this when working with them in Iraq.  I have hear this said before by much smarter people than me.  One army for war and one for peace.  I would think with all the billions we pump into the military we could afford a $50 knife for each combat soldier.  Ok I have to get down off the soapbox  now be for I fall and break hip. LOL!  Thanks Don.

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