Panzerschwein
member
Hello all!
A couple months ago, I posted on this section of our fine message board about how I was in the market for a Confederate D-guard Bowie knife. I've always wanted a Bowie of some kind, and being a history buff focusing on the 19th century, the traditional Civil War era Confederate Bowies always fascinated me. Usually, the Confederate soldier about to go to war would have his town blacksmith forge him a big 'ol Bowie knife.
So, I decided I wanted one to!
After searching around, I didn't find what I was looking for in any production knives. This lead me to create a thread asking for some help, and someone mentioned Plowshare Forge.
The man who runs the forge is blacksmith Dan Brock, and through a number of emails he and I figured out what knife he would make me. This man uses traditional methods to craft his blades, and that was very appealing to me. The opportunity to have my own, one of a kind custom knife was just awesome, and is just like what Johnny Reb would have gotten back in the 1860s!
Well, he began work on the knife around October 20, and today (December 7) the knife arrived in the mail! I took it out, and to say I was pleased is an understatement:
It is just like I wanted! It's got a rugged, very businesslike appearance. A very traditional design for the type, double-edged with D-guard and plain wood scales. Feels fantastic in the hand, balances well, and came pretty sharp though I'll sharpen it to a razor's edge. The D-guard protects the hand against other blades and can be used as a striking implement as well. The knife also came with a handmade leather sheath that is extremely stout and well constructed.
Here it is in the hand:
It's got a 14" blade, construction is of 5160 steel which I hear is very good for this type of knife. The handle fits my hand very nicely.
Here is the knife next to my Harpers Ferry percussion conversion horse pistol, a gun that a Southern trooper might have been armed with at the start of the Civil War:
It sure makes a great companion to my pistol, and will look great next to my '51 Navy revolver once I get it back from forum member and gunsmith 45 Dragoon.
All in all, this knife is just flat out awesome. The fact that it is my knife is just so cool. Made in America by a real American blacksmith the old fashioned way, for a very modest sum of money. I cannot recommend this man's work enough. I plan to use this knife for light camp chores, such as cutting woods for fires and also for emergency personal defense in the field from either man or beast. I look forward to using this knife for many years to come, and passing it down to my children some day.
Thanks for reading guys!
A couple months ago, I posted on this section of our fine message board about how I was in the market for a Confederate D-guard Bowie knife. I've always wanted a Bowie of some kind, and being a history buff focusing on the 19th century, the traditional Civil War era Confederate Bowies always fascinated me. Usually, the Confederate soldier about to go to war would have his town blacksmith forge him a big 'ol Bowie knife.
So, I decided I wanted one to!
After searching around, I didn't find what I was looking for in any production knives. This lead me to create a thread asking for some help, and someone mentioned Plowshare Forge.
The man who runs the forge is blacksmith Dan Brock, and through a number of emails he and I figured out what knife he would make me. This man uses traditional methods to craft his blades, and that was very appealing to me. The opportunity to have my own, one of a kind custom knife was just awesome, and is just like what Johnny Reb would have gotten back in the 1860s!
Well, he began work on the knife around October 20, and today (December 7) the knife arrived in the mail! I took it out, and to say I was pleased is an understatement:
It is just like I wanted! It's got a rugged, very businesslike appearance. A very traditional design for the type, double-edged with D-guard and plain wood scales. Feels fantastic in the hand, balances well, and came pretty sharp though I'll sharpen it to a razor's edge. The D-guard protects the hand against other blades and can be used as a striking implement as well. The knife also came with a handmade leather sheath that is extremely stout and well constructed.
Here it is in the hand:
It's got a 14" blade, construction is of 5160 steel which I hear is very good for this type of knife. The handle fits my hand very nicely.
Here is the knife next to my Harpers Ferry percussion conversion horse pistol, a gun that a Southern trooper might have been armed with at the start of the Civil War:
It sure makes a great companion to my pistol, and will look great next to my '51 Navy revolver once I get it back from forum member and gunsmith 45 Dragoon.
All in all, this knife is just flat out awesome. The fact that it is my knife is just so cool. Made in America by a real American blacksmith the old fashioned way, for a very modest sum of money. I cannot recommend this man's work enough. I plan to use this knife for light camp chores, such as cutting woods for fires and also for emergency personal defense in the field from either man or beast. I look forward to using this knife for many years to come, and passing it down to my children some day.
Thanks for reading guys!
