This is a thing of beauty

[Ron LaClair]

This knife and sheath was a long time coming but well worth the wait

The 9" Riflemans knife was made by Mike Mann of Idaho Knife Works and the Sheath by Chuck Burrows of Wild Rose.

Here's what Chuck had to say about the sheath and knife.

"The sheath liner is double thickness elk rawhide with a braintan buckskin piece sewn into place at the inside top. The cover is braintan buckskin dyed with walnut hull dye. The sash flap is a piece of buffalo rawhide. All sewing was done with linen or hemp thread or real elk sinew. The beads are antique 8/0 pound beads. The style and porcupine quillwork decoration is based on a couple of existing original 18th sheaths. The quills were dyed with natural dyes: the black/brown quills were dyed with a mix of walnut hulls and ground charcoal, the red with red ocher, and the yellow with rabbit brush, a local southwest member of the sunflower family. The cone tinklers are handmade brass with buffalo hair tufts, They are attached with linen cord through copper and antique glass pound beads."
BTW - the blade is based on the one excavated at Ft. Ticonderoga."



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[wetpowder]

Some people get all the nice stuff.
Very fine indeed :hatsoff:

 

[Blizzard of '93]

the sheath is beautiful. knife is icing on the cake with this rig :bow:

 

[renovato]

I agree. The knife is gorgeous, but that sheath is just breathtaking. What a great combo!

 

[shmrck1]

Longhunter,
Outstanding combination!!!!!
snake-eyes :hatsoff:

 

[hawkeye1755]

Very nice stuff. :bow: :bow:
I love this style of knives.
:thumbsup:

 

[tom hargrove]

that is a work of art ,it always amazes me ,how beautiful leather steel and antler and quills can be :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

[Ron LaClair]

It's going to deer camp with me this weekend. I probably will miss seeing that big buck walk by while I'm admiring my knife and sheath. :haha:

 

[tom hargrove]

or--------------- the buck will see the knive and just roll over and holler skin me with that please!!! :rotf: :rotf:

 

[wetpowder]

You made me laugh out loud :rotf: :rotf:

 

[Ron LaClair]

or--------------- the buck will see the knive and just roll over and holler skin me with that please!!!

That's a good en two-b's :hatsoff:

 

[Goldhunter]

My god that's gorgeous! :bow:

 

[biliff]

Yeah, I've seen some of Mike's work at some CAS shoots (Believe he goes by the alias Padre). Really nice damascus blades. You've got a real keeper there.

 

[PaulN/KS]

WOW!That knife is a beaut!!seems like I seen it somewhere else today on the "net" tho... :hmm:
Nice of ya to share it with the Gang here too.
:grin:

 

[Marc Adamchek]

WOW......Simply gorgeous! Perfect lines, just perfect. Truly, a thing of beauty. Keep that one forever

 

[wetpowder]

:rotf: The knife or a woman :rotf:

 

[spitfire]

A simple but noble work of art :thumbsup: !

 

[PitchyPine]

UF-DA, that is a thing of beauty. :thumbsup:

 

[Bullmoose]

Thing of WHAT???
MAN OH MAN!!!! That piece belongs in a museum.
That ain't just pretty it is top notch quality looking too. That looks like true art work instead of just a ole' knife

I LIKE IT

 

Glad ya'll enjoyed the look see - Ron took it to deer camp this week and we're all waiting to hear back from him - hopefully he'll blood it and not get too carried away just lookin!