Rehandled a USA Colonial Lockback

[wildcat]

I have been out of the game for a few years. Had alot of stuff going on in life but things have smoothed out the last few months so I got back to one of my favorite hobbies. I picked up this old US made Colonial knife at a flea market for $10 3 years ago. I love these old blades cuz they are made with carbon steel. I new it would be rehandled cuz the yellow plastic is horrific. A few days later i busted it apart and then it sat on my bench all this time. This morning i had an urge to work on a knife so i got this one out and finished it. Materials used are NS pins and sheet and natural micarta. I cut the washers out of NS sheet, drill the holes and made them round. That is a lot of work!

What do yall think?


Image borrowed from eBay. /\ /\ /\

[313 Mike]

Great job, I like it alot! Looks nice and slim too...those big chunky plastic handles weren't too pocket friendly...

[wildcat]

yea it was way to fat and ugly. much better now. this one has lit a fire under my beehind. i already pulled a few more out of the drawer and gonna get on them this week.

[IMBand]

Very nice job on that! Makes a good old knife into a fantastic new knife, AWESOME!!

IM

[garddogg56]

nice

[FRJ]

Nice job, wildcat. Now you have a special knife.

Who is the distinguished old gent in your avatar?

[wildcat]

Who is the distinguished old gent in your avatar?

Thanks for the kind words. The old gent in my avatar is "Nessmuk".

http://robroy.dyndns.info/books/gws/N.HTM

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34607/34 ... 4607-h.htm

[TripleF]

Suhhhhhhhweeet!!!

[FRJ]

Thank you, wildcat. I have heard of Nessmuk.

[orvet]

Nice work Neil!

[Chief RID]

Very cool!!

[glennbad]

I like it alot. Great job!