Show off your fixed blades!

[steve99f]

Thanks for showing those fine knives kingknight and Steve!

[Steve Warden]

Thanks guys. Probably aircraft aluminium for the sheath, not positive.

[edge213]

Randall Trailbazer
Morseth Michigan Sportsman
Case 578-31/2

This Morseth is beautiful!

[TripleF]

Scored a couple today, thinking I might become very friendly with this one over the next few years!!!

WESTERN BOULDER COLO
Pat. No.

[philco]

Scott that's a fine looking old Western you posted. I can see why you'd want to hang on to that one.

[doglegg]

Paid my folks a nickel for this one. Mom thinks my grandfather made it. He was a machinist back in WWII and made a few things he brought home. No markings at all.
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Steve always like family history made in the knife. A cool knife even better as your grandfather had a hand in it.

[TripleF]

Scott that's a fine looking old Western you posted. I can see why you'd want to hang on to that one.

And, she's sharper than any knife I've sharpened before. She actually cut me, resting on my leg....not like cut, but touched the skin
and caused a tiny irritation, just by resting against my skin. SCARY SHARP!!!

[doglegg]

No break in time necessary on that one Scott. A great looking knife and well suited to your ventures into the wild. I bet the boys will like it. And nothing beats a sharp knife.

[Wally Taylor]

I bought two more Tim Withers knives this weekend. This one is a Fighter. I also bought a Big Bear, but I won't get that one until next weekend. [mattachment=0]image.jpeg[/attachment]

[tongueriver]

Scott that's a fine looking old Western you posted. I can see why you'd want to hang on to that one.

And, she's sharper than any knife I've sharpened before. She actually cut me, resting on my leg....not like cut, but touched the skin
and caused a tiny irritation, just by resting against my skin. SCARY SHARP!!!

You better watch the boys; you'll be turning them into knife folk if you show that around.

[Sasquach]

Scott that's a fine looking old Western you posted. I can see why you'd want to hang on to that one.

And, she's sharper than any knife I've sharpened before. She actually cut me, resting on my leg....not like cut, but touched the skin
and caused a tiny irritation, just by resting against my skin. SCARY SHARP!!!

Great old knife Scott!!!

Years ago a Samurai nut friend of mine told me the true test of sharpness for a knife is to hold it cutting edge up and drop a silk scarf on it from 2 feet above. If it cuts the scarf, it passes. I've had only a few that sharp over the years but the wife still got a little bent about her scarves.

[Sasquach]

I bought two more Tim Withers knives this weekend. This one is a Fighter. I also bought a Big Bear, but I won't get that one until next weekend. [mattachment=0]image.jpeg[/attachment]image.jpegimage.jpeg

That's a beauty, Wally. Sleek lines.

[ken98k]

I bought two more Tim Withers knives this weekend. This one is a Fighter. I also bought a Big Bear, but I won't get that one until next weekend. [mattachment=0]image.jpeg[/attachment]image.jpegimage.jpeg

That's a beauty!

[Wally Taylor]

Thanks guys. This one is a really early one. It's Tim's version of a Loveless Dixon Fighter. I just closed a deal on one of Tim's Big Bears, and it's a beauty. I get it Saturday. I was on the Loveless site, and Loveless Big Bear made today long after Bob is gone, go for $18,000. Tim's is really a great pattern, and seriously less money than the Loveless. The ones that Bob made are $35,000 now.
I'm really glad that Tim is a friend. He just keeps getting better and better even though he's only making knives part time. Some time this year he is going to'make me a folder. It will be very cool to get one of the first folders that he makes.

[zzyzzogeton]

Scored a couple today, thinking I might become very friendly with this one over the next few years!!!

WESTERN BOULDER COLO
Pat. No.

That would be a WW2 vintage L71 Seabees knife. One of the earlier versions since it has a red stripe spacer.

Some folks have called it a USN MK1, a G46-5 or a G46-6, but Western, to my knowledge, never had an actual MK1 contract with knives having a USN or USN-MK1 stamped on them. The true WW2 G46-5s and G46-6s had bird beak pommels.

The L71 officially has a 5" blade, but I have some with 5-1/4", 5-1/2" and nearly 6" blades, so it "seems" Western was a little loose with their specs on the model. As Western was VERY cooperative with the west coast units of the Navy and Marines and had a lots of "unit level orders", it wouldn't surprise me if Western ran a few runs of "custom" versions of the 71.

[TripleF]

Scored a couple today, thinking I might become very friendly with this one over the next few years!!!

WESTERN BOULDER COLO
Pat. No.

That would be a WW2 vintage L71 Seabees knife. One of the earlier versions since it has a red stripe spacer.

Some folks have called it a USN MK1, a G46-5 or a G46-6, but Western, to my knowledge, never had an actual MK1 contract with knives having a USN or USN-MK1 stamped on them. The true WW2 G46-5s and G46-6s had bird beak pommels.

The L71 officially has a 5" blade, but I have some with 5-1/4", 5-1/2" and nearly 6" blades, so it "seems" Western was a little loose with their specs on the model. As Western was VERY cooperative with the west coast units of the Navy and Marines and had a lots of "unit level orders", it wouldn't surprise me if Western ran a few runs of "custom" versions of the 71.

Well, thank you very, very much sir for the info!! I will carry it proudly and use it!!

[Wally Taylor]

Well, I took posession Of my Tim Withers Big Bear Sub Hilt this morning. I like it almost as much as my Mammoth Ivory Chute that Tim made. This is one of his early knives, possibly his first Big Bear. I think that the majority of his new orders are for Big Bears. Anyway, here's what a plumber can make in his home shop. He is a pretty amazing.

[jerryd6818]

Very nice. I've had the hots for a sub-hilt for years but............................

[jmh58]

Very nice Wally!!!
John

[Wally Taylor]

Thanks guys. I was thinking about talking to Tim about trading out Mammoth Ivory for the Micarta, but Tim built this knife to his own taste, and I wouldn't ask any artist to change his painting. Plus, I think it looks pretty amazing for being non-natural scale material. I like having one of his early Sub Hilts, an I'm sure that h put in some time on these scales. So, this is Withers #3. There is a Dixon Fighter that matches this knife, but I'm running out of money for sharp things.
This would be one bad weapon to pull out on a crook!

[knife7knut]

Seeing that beautiful Tim Withers sub hilt that was posted reminded me of this little knife I bought many years ago.Marked only Made in Germany it has an unusual ring guard and an acorn nut holding it all together.Actually quite comfortable to hold despite it's small size.

[Wally Taylor]

That is a really cool knife. One of those that You would just buy it the aecond that You laid eyes on it. Really nice! Looking at it, it' either made by a very handy handyman, or it's a specific purpose built knife, like for shucking Oysters or something. It's really cool, an looks pretty old.

[knife7knut]

Thought I would post this one up:a Fred James bowie made in the 1960's with the original paste board sheath.
For those not familiar with the name Fred was employed with George Wostenholm for many years and somehow acquired many of the old I*XL stamps and brass blade etch templates. He would make these huge bowies sometimes marked with the I*XL stamp or his own.Many of them were unmarked. The one I own is an unmarked version but has all of the 1850's era blade etches.
When I bought it I knew it wasn't a 19th century knife but thought it might be a Fred James knife. I took it to one of the NCCA shows and showed it to Jim Taylor(Cindy's husband)and he verified it was indeed one of Fred's knives. Jim knew him personally and had done several articles on Fred for various knife publications when he lived in England.
I thought I may have paid too much for it($300)but Jim said it was a fair amount considering it had the sheath.

[Wally Taylor]

That's a real beauty. Love the engraving, handle, pommel, blade.... Great Knife TR!

[Rock54]

Any information would be appreciated.