• This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.



    Sign up here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/account/upgrades
  • Friends, our 2nd Amendment rights are always under attack and the NRA has been a constant for decades in helping fight that fight.

    We have partnered with the NRA to offer you a discount on membership and Muzzleloading Forum gets a small percentage too of each membership, so you are supporting both the NRA and us.

    Use this link to sign up please; https://membership.nra.org/recruiters/join/XR045103

Sheffield style belt knives

muzzle loading side side shotguns
Shop deals on ebay
shop deals on amazon
Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
codymobley

codymobley

36 Cal.
Joined
Dec 17, 2011
Messages
59
Reaction score
0
These are my first attempt at knife making, I made them in the 'Sheffield' style based off of Gold Rush era bowies. They are made of A-2 tool steel with jigged bone handles and German silver pins and guards.

340700_625353450052_54103972_32713788_328584838_o.jpg


They are still a little rough to be true Sheffield's, but I'm happy with how they turned out. I learned from my mistakes on these two and hopefully by the 4th or 5th one I make I'll have all the kinks worked out!
 
They look pretty good. Especially for a beginner. Are you familiar with the late D.E. Henry's work? If not, see what you find on his Bowies. He specialized in English Bowies with meticulous fit and finish.
 
Thank you for your kind words. No, I'm not familiar with Mr. Henry's work, but have looked him up...very nice knives! Metallurgy is still somewhat out of my comfort zone (I usually work with leather, wood, and cloth) but with the limited success I have had with these and my forays into 1840's underhammers I think I'll get the hang of it.
 
Thanks! The sheet under them is part of a needle package for some artifact props for work. I reproduce artifacts for display and use for interpretive programs by the Texas Historical Commission.
 

Similar threads

H
  • Locked
SOLD Bear 12inch Damascus Bowie w/ Handmade Sheath
Replies
6
Views
635
snakebit
S
hiker45acp
SOLD Local Sale....Michael Price / Will & Finck Style, 1850s style- San Francisco Dirk - Knife, by Al Longworth custom knife maker
Replies
5
Views
1K
hiker45acp
hiker45acp
Shadowalker164
Crocodile belt, flint wallet and ball bag.
Replies
12
Views
536
FishDFly
F
JRBCo.
More blades
Replies
1
Views
644
Jaeger
J
Two Feathers
  • Locked
SOLD Beaver Tail Skinner.
Replies
4
Views
798
Two Feathers
Two Feathers

Latest posts

Back
Top