ugly Puma Bowie...

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ugly Puma Bowie...

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Received an ugly PUMA Solingen Bowie knife....boring white bone handle, not well fitted and with 2 cracks around pins....so I got my tools out and done a bit work on it,,,,some file work, stag handles, red fiber spacers and some playing around with the brass guard design....hope ya all like it!!
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Super cool job! ::tu:: J.O'.
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Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:41 pm Super cool job! ::tu:: J.O'.
Agree
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Looks like alot of work, I like it. I have one and it is a rather boring Bowie. :D
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I do like it, especially the stag!
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Great job 883!!! I like it!
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Oledadsknives wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:21 pm Great job 883!!! I like it!
Thank you much!!!
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:D
Dan In MI wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:18 pm I do like it, especially the stag!
Thank you sir!!
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Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:41 pm Super cool job! ::tu:: J.O'.
Thank you very much...got onother one done too...might have to show it here too!
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Oledadsknives wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 5:21 pm Great job 883!!! I like it!
Tnx much!!😀
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Grove 68 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:57 pm Looks like alot of work, I like it. I have one and it is a rather boring Bowie. :D
I couldn't stand these ugly white bone scales...so it had to be stag!! I love stag!!!
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Alien883 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 7:28 pm
Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:41 pm Super cool job! ::tu:: J.O'.
Thank you very much...got onother one done too...might have to show it here too!
The " other" one...lol
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Two home runs, very custom. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Vast improvement! Very nice! ::tu::
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1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:37 am Two home runs, very custom. ::tu:: ::tu::
Thanks!!
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:D. Thank you!!!
orvet wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:29 am Vast improvement! Very nice! ::tu::
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