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Rapier Bowie by Ash Blades

This is the Rapier Bowie by Ash Blades. Stretching the design boundaries of a functional Bowie, I would have loved to see this knife offered with bone, horn, or olive wood scales.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Blade Style: Needle point Bowie with full swedge / false edge
Blade Type: 440C Stainless Steel
Blade Length: 7.0"
Blade Gauge: 4.73 mm
Handle: 5.0" ; Green dyed densified wood scales w/ brass guard & pins
Tang: Full tang
Overall length: 12.0"
Weight: 315 g

MARKINGS:
Obverse Markings: "Ash"; "440c steel"
Reverse Markings: None
Guard / Pommel: None
Custom File Work: None

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Tags: Ash, Bowie, Collections, Custom, Knife, More…Knives, Lars, Rapiere, Ray
Albums: Knives by Ash Blades

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Comment by Ron Cooper on April 15, 2015 at 20:34: Lars,

Is the swedge, that false edge up top, sharpened by any chance? If it is you could administer a very nasty back slash! Regardless, that pointed tip would devastate anything that got in its way, coming or going, I'm sure!

Cheers, my friend!

Comment by Lars Ray on April 15, 2015 at 20:11: Thanks all for your comments on this piece - it affirms my own initial views on the piece. For me, it sort of has one foot in the Fantasy category with the other in the Fine Art group. Regardless, I think I'll hang on to this one for awhile - not seen one like it.

And as Ron implies, gotta keep the pointy end outward!

Comment by tim payne on April 14, 2015 at 19:12: i like green scales

Comment by Ron Cooper on April 14, 2015 at 19:01: Lars,

Your description of this knife is perfect. Definitely unique! And, also, definitely stretching the boundaries of any conventional sense of what a Bowie knife "should" look like.

Maybe it's just those green scales that are throwing me? Perhaps a more conventional material for the grips would tone it down a taste?

But, what the hey! Why tone it down at all!? This Bad Boy is what it is and I doubt that any apologies are needed.

I can only add that I would hate to find myself on the business end of this guy under any circumstance! Ouch! If ya know what I mean?

Comment by Jan Carter on April 14, 2015 at 18:45: I agree the green sets off the art aspect of it. I am almost willing to bet it is actually a good feel in the hand