Drop Point Knives

Here are a variety of drop point blades, some in classic designs and some right out of my
imagination. Like the Bowie knife, drop points are a timeless style and a lot of fun to make. 
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"The Alberta" Drop-point Hunter

I did a lot of work on this one doing demos at the Alberta Hammer-in, hence the "Alberta" Hunter. This piece
has a 3 3/4" blade forged from W1 high carbon steel with a hand-rubbed finish and visible hamon line
and is quite suitable for skinning chores as well. The contoured guard and fully threaded pommel are
Silica Bronze and the pommel is filed to match the handle grooves. Then handle is Elk antler with
a throat of stabilized California Buckeye Burl wood. The overall length of this knife is 8 1/4"
and comes with tooled leather pouch sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $450.00

"B.U.K./Cross-over-style" Drop-point Knife

This Drop-point knife is a variation of my popular B.U.K (basic utility knife). This knife is slightly larger with a wider
blade profile. The knife is 6 5/8" overall length with a 3" cutting edge. The knife is forged from 52100 high
carbon steel with a hand-rubbed finish and file worked thumb rest. The handle scales are White Bone
with a stainless steel pin and lanyard liner. The knife comes with a tooled leather pouch sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $425.00

"The 52100 Moose" Drop-point Hunter

This full-tang Drop-point Hunter was forged from edge-quenched 52100 high carbon steel and treated with my antiqued/
boiled mustard finish. The handle scales are Moose antler and secured with "worked" stainless steel handle bolts. The
handle has an exposed lanyard hole and the "antiqued" finish shows there as well as the entire spine. The knife is  
8 " overall length with a 3 5/8" cutting edge and comes with a tooled leather pouch sheath with belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $450.00

"Ball-Bearing" Damascus Drop-point Hunter

This Drop-point Hunter was forged from 1/4" diameter 52100 high carbon ball-bearings with 1084 powder done in
"canister" damascus style with a 4 3/4" blade. The blade is edge-quenched with a visible hamon line. The guard is
contoured stainless steel. The handle is stabilized African Blackwood with a red spacer and a stainless steel
set pin. The knife has an overall length of 10" and comes with a tooled leather sheath with belt loop
by Paul Long.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $550.00

Basic Drop-point Hunter

This full-tang Drop-point Hunter has an edge-quenched blade of 1084 high carbon steel with a hand-rubbed
finish and a tapered tang. The cutting edge of this knife is 3 5/8" with an overall length of 8" and a spine
thickness of 3/16" at it's widest point. The handle scales for this knife are stabilized & dyed green
Box Elder Burl wood and are shaped in the "palm swell" style. This knife comes with a
tooled leather pouch sheath with matching belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $350.00

"Coffin-handle" Drop-point

This full-tang hunter has a 4 5/16" blade forged from 52100 high carbon steel, edge-quenched with a hand-rubbed
finish. The handle scales are top grade Desert Ironwood anchored with three stainless steel handle bolts.
The overall length on this knife is 8 3/8" and comes come with a new sheath collaboration by Paul Long
and myself consisting of a Kydex liner and top grain leather overlay and belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $400.00

Fancy Drop Point "Pocket Knife"

This slender handled drop point has all the cutting potential of a hunter but, sits comfortably in your pocket for
EDC carry. The 3 1/2" wide bellied blade is forged from high carbon W-damascus steel. The fullered
black spacer is sandwiched between silica bronze with a handle pin to match. The handle is
stabilized African Blackwood. This knife is 7 3/4" total length and comes with a tooled
leather pouch sheath with no attachment to sit in the pocket.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $650.00

Drop-point Hunter in Raindrop & Ebony

This drop-point hunter has a 4 1/2" blade of 495 layer "raindrop" pattern damascus steel with a matching
contoured guard. The handle is stabilized Flame Ebony wood with spacers of black synthetic and
.999 fine silver. The knife is finished off with a stainless steel pin, an overall length of 9" and
comes with a tooled leather pouch sheath with matching belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $850.00

"Field Drop-point" in Ball-bearing Damascus

This Drop-point knife is forged from 52100 high carbon ball-bearings with 1084 powder done in "canister" style. The
knife is approx. 11 3/4" overall length with a 6" cutting edge and filed "thumb rises" on the spine. The handle scales
are done in Olive-green G-10, in a "palm swell" style, with black tang liners, stainless steel handle bolts and
lanyard liner. This knife comes with a tooled leather pouch sheath with belt loop.
Price, with leather sheath: $650.00

 "Badger" Drop Point in Ironwood Burl

"Iron & Stag" Drop Point

This drop point knife has a sharper profile close to a spear point design with a top bevel that cuts down
 the face of the blade but, not far into the thickness allowing for an easier cut without loosing strength.
The blade itself is 4 3/8" of 400+ layer high carbon/wrought iron damascus steel. The guard and
butt-cap are nickle-silver with a handle of Sambar stag and a throat of grade-A Desert Ironwood
 Burl with nickle-silver spacer. The knife has an overall length of  9" and comes with a tooled
leather blade sheath with an Alligator inlay and belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $650.00

"Mountain Primitive" Drop Point