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Offline Ron LaClair

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Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« on: September 21, 2011, 10:22:00 AM »
Seth kinman was a mountainman in the mid 1800's. He was a Trapper, Indian fighter and Wagon Train guide. Ole Seth carried an unusual knife, a big blade that was inscribed, "Seth Kinman..Grizzly Disector"

Here's our knife inspired by Seths personal knife. It has a combination bone and stag handle, the 10" hand forged blade is appropriately aged. The overall length is 15". Is is in a beautiful Walnut Burl Presentation case that was made especially for this knife.

   

   

   

   

   
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2011, 02:06:00 PM »
Woww

Nice historic blade...

Love it!

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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2011, 07:09:00 PM »
nice package ,  looks great   :thumbsup:
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2011, 08:14:00 PM »
Ron, very cool knife!  I like everything about!

Neat you included photo's of Seth.

Ron, check this one out, maybe too small for your liking.

 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=110;t=003616

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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2011, 11:30:00 PM »
Oh man, I'm glad you sold it before I saw it...I'm knife poor enough already..   :eek:
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Offline Ron LaClair

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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2011, 12:50:00 PM »
Same case, different knife. This one has nickle silver guard, spacer, and butt. They were brass on first knife. This knife also has a "Spanish notch" filed into the blade which really dresses it up in my opinion. The "notch" is historically a decorative touch. There are speculations for other uses of the notch but I think it was mostly an artistic addition to certain blades of that time period.

I've also added another photograph of Seth Kinman with his special knife that this knife was styled after, and the pictures are glued onto the cover of the case. There is an outlined cutout in the bottom of the case so that the knife fits snugly and won't shift around.

   
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2011, 04:54:00 PM »
In the hand for size comparison

   
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2011, 07:44:00 PM »
Ron, those are very cool!  Is that a full tang, and what is the thickness of the spine?  I would like to make a similar piece.

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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2011, 10:19:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
In the hand for size comparison

   
BEAR in mind that Ron's hand is not small!!

great looking knife Ron,
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2011, 09:31:00 AM »
Steve, it has a full tang. On the first knife the spine of the blade was 1/4" The 2nd one was thinned down some and I like that blade better.
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2011, 09:54:00 AM »
I'm liking that knife the more I see it.
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2011, 09:59:00 AM »
I agree Lin, I keep coming back to see it. I like that dished out spine. I bet it has nice balance.

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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2011, 09:12:00 PM »
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  I agree Lin, I keep coming back to see it. I like that dished out spine. I bet it has nice balance.  Chuck  
It does have a good balance Chuck. When I saw the first one it I told CL that it looked like a knife that some fancy River boat Gambler would carry and I didn't think any self respecting Mountman would be caught dead with a knife like that on his belt.    :rolleyes:  

After handling it I've changed my mind, I'm really liking this knife, it has a distinctive look and feel..    :saywhat:
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2011, 01:00:00 PM »
Ron you must have one of the best knife collections around you should post a photo of a bunch of youe best. Thanks for posting and sharing. Ron Roehrick.
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Re: Seth Kinmans knife...another'n
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2011, 06:37:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Ron Roehrick:
Ron you must have one of the best knife collections around you should post a photo of a bunch of youe best. Thanks for posting and sharing. Ron Roehrick.
This thread could get REAL LONG if Ron does that.

I can't wait for him to start,he has some collection
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