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Title: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on April 17, 2014, 08:25:00 AM

I finished this knife up last night and it has quickly become my new favorite. I like the style of the old western knives so that was the look I was going for but I added in some of my own style to the design. The overall length of the knife is 7 1/2" with the blade being 3 3/4". The handle is stag and I added the red spacers to dress it up a bit then put blood wood and maple spacers to separate the stag from the finger guard. I plan on taking this on my Fall bear hunt coming up and since I sold my turkey knife for this season, I think this knife will come along for the rest of turkey season. Thanks.

 (http://i.imgur.com/LIP5mVj.jpg)
 (http://i.imgur.com/VvdihMT.jpg)

Title: Re: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: ron w on April 17, 2014, 10:58:00 AM

Very clean lines.......well done.

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Post by: D.Ellis on April 17, 2014, 01:18:00 PM

Nice work, looks great.
Darcy   :campfire:

Title: Re: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: Bodork on April 17, 2014, 11:25:00 PM

Great looking knife!

Title: Re: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on April 18, 2014, 01:56:00 PM

Got to use it this morning.

 (http://i.imgur.com/cG2VvXQ.jpg)

Title: Re: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: GWV on April 18, 2014, 03:09:00 PM

That is nice!

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Post by: just_a_hunter on April 18, 2014, 10:52:00 PM

Awesome! Beautiful bird and blade!

Todd

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Post by: Roughcountry on April 19, 2014, 09:38:00 AM

Nice job on that one. Super picture with the turkey, congrats.

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Post by: 2Tim215 on April 19, 2014, 10:32:00 AM

Very nice!

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Post by: bculberson on April 20, 2014, 09:35:00 PM

Congrats on the gobbler and blade!

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Post by: Doug Campbell on April 21, 2014, 10:36:00 AM

Nice knife & congrats!

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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on April 21, 2014, 09:34:00 PM

Great looking knife! An a beautiful bird,looks to be about a 10+" beard.

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Post by: KSCATTRAPR on April 21, 2014, 10:34:00 PM

Thanks guys, beard was 9 1/2". Spurs were 1". By far my nicest bird with my recurve.

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Post by: cacciatore on April 23, 2014, 03:18:00 PM

Congrats for the knife and for the bird!

Title: Re: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: Steve Nuckels on April 23, 2014, 09:24:00 PM

Very nice knife and bird!

Shotgun or Archery?

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Museum & Foundation
ABS AP

Title: Re: Stag and 1095 Bear Knife
Post by: KSCATTRAPR on April 23, 2014, 11:10:00 PM

Thanks Steve, I shot him with my Wild Horse Creek Mariah recurve. I've gotten lucky and had a really good season this year and been able to take 2 birds with my bow. I was pleased with how the knife performed on the turkey. It's not really a huge task to cut the breast off a turkey though. I have a group turkey hunt this weekend with a bunch of friends so it should get a workout. Hopefully it gets tested on a bear and several deer in the fall as well.

  (http://i.imgur.com/9krNcj7.jpg)