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Avalon Bowie by Ash Blades
This is the Avalon Bowie by Ash Blades.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Blade Style: Modern Drop Point Bowie; Spanish notch
Blade Type: 440C Stainless Steel
Blade Length: 9.5"
Blade Gauge: 4.97 mm
Handle: 5.0" / Black Walnut; brass guard and pommel
Tang: Rat tail
Overall length: 14.5"
Weight: 400 g
MARKINGS:
Obverse Markings: "Ash"; "440C Steel"
Reverse Markings: None
Guard / Pommel: None
Custom File Work: None
Albums: Knives by Ash Blades
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Comment by Lars on March 18, 2015 at 9:14
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Thank you for the comment Michael - trade ya for that dirk of yours! (yea...I'm still suffering form Dirk envy)
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Comment by Michael Squier on March 18, 2015 at 7:13
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nice bowie Lars.
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Post Script: I have it on good authority from Mark Zalesky that the little doohickey at the choil has come to be called a "Spanish notch" by collectors and is traditional to antique Bowie knives, mostly of the 1830's and early 1840's, and also one of its ancestors the Mediterranean dirk.
Mark goes on to tell me that functionally speaking, it is believed to be more for decoration or appearances than anything else, although the notch on mine looks like it could be used to open a bottle of beer!
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Featured Comment by Charles Sample on March 14, 2015 at 1:04 -
That is a knife!
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