Ugliest knife and sheath

[tg]

I think this might take the prize, it's kind of what if one had an old knife and a chunk of Elk rawhide and no sinew or thread, it is laced with a rawhide strip from the same heavy material as the sheath, the knife is an old kitchen knife with linen wraped around the handle and then varnished for a larger handle and better grip...not intended to be based on anything from the past 'cept maybe is the had it they woulda...

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[Stumpkiller]

Not so fast, there.

My 'Ol Ugly rifleman's knife is a "reforged" Ford leafspring blade pinned (with snipped & peened iron nails) to a small antler crown wrapped with 1/8" asphalt/turpentine/linseed oil tarred jute marline for a better grip. Sheath ain't bad, and it does earn its keep as a camp knife, ground-blind trimmer, wood splitter and skull klonker for struggling small game. (I got the recipe from a replacement they tried when the preferred Stockholm Tar used for ship rigging was embargoed during the Revolution).

 

[tg]

Cool, I have used the asphault turp stuff to darken gunstocks then wool it back to shade desired, it works good for that also.

 

[LRB]

TG wins.

 

[Macon Due]

TG
You win but I LIKE it a lot! I would carry it for sure.
Stump,I like yours as well but it's just not in the same [lack] of class..........LOL
Macon

 

[tg]

The farther back in time I went with my interest the less and less I found myself attracted to fancy pretty accessories, not to say the people in the past did not have nice stuff but I do not think everyone did I like a more utilitarian concept with some things, I do not think it more or less correct just a different slice of history perhaps.and thanks Wick, that means a lot comming from one of the best knife makers around :idunno:

 

[gmarc]

Cool....looks like a mummy-wrap

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Not sure it's ugly but that little hump in the blade sure gives it character. :wink: GW

 

[LRB]

I hope you know I mean't that in a good way. I like it. It has that honest working knife look, with a sheath that is perfectly mated to it. I once owned one very similar that came out of West Virginia. Never could figure out what the grip was made from, but it was wrapped in some kind of material. Lost it the river. Never could find it.

 

[chance]

I like them both. They got Character!!

 

[RC]

well guys..I like them both... :thumbsup: but the true test of ugly..is if you can make another one..just like it...WITHOUT [strike]improving[/strike]..changing it's appearance.. it in any way...

it's a question of conscience,,an will power! :wink:

 

TG, your knife looks more PC/HC than many of the fancy, precision made, highly polished knives we see on here. It actually looks like someone would have (and did) use that knife. Great job. :thumbsup:

 

[tg]

I hope you know I mean't that in a good way."

oh yeah, I was just funnin' with everyone, this knife has been in a box of junk for ten years so I thought I would use an old chunk of Elk hide I found buried in the shop and make someythimng out of it all.It was more of a joke at first but the more I see it the more I like it, i will probably use it for a blanket prize or give it to a youngster, I try to have extra stuff onhand so if there are any kids building up their gear I can contribute to their outfit, it does not take a lot to light up their eyes when you give them something and knives are always a favorite, I do ask their parents first though

 

[salkehatchie]

I really like it. The pretty stuff is great, but I often try to think what would someone at Ft. Fincastle or eatern TN circa 1791 do if they needed a knife in the day? I know that top notch items were there, but not everyone had access nor the funds to obtain them.

 

[Jeffrey Hecht]

I like them both.