Frontier-Period Style

This page is dedicated to more frontier/period style edged pieces. I've always been a fan of Winkler/Shook sets and with the
help of Frontier-style Sheath-maker John Cohea you'll be seeing some fun and fully functional stuff here. 
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"Big Old" Bowie Knife

This Coffin Bowie knife has a multi-quenched blade of W2 high carbon steel with a hand-rubbed finish, forge marked flats and
etched to reveal multiple quench lines. The handle has etched wrought iron bolsters with etched stainless steel pins. The
handle scales are "weathered" Barn Oak with copper liners, framed with copper pins and secured with "worked"
and etched stainless steel handle bolts. The Oak scales and wrought iron bolsters have "scalloped" corners.
The tang is fully etched as well. The overall length of this piece is 13 1/4" with a 7 1/2"" cutting edge. The John
Cohea sheath matches the knife handle material, with horse-hair and beads in addition to
the Barn Oak, wrought iron, copper, etc.
Price, with period sheath: $1,200.00

"The Tilly Drop-point" Hunter/Utility Knife ~New Pic~

This drop-point hunter has a 4 5/8" edge-quenched blade forged from W1 high carbon steel with an "antiqued"
finish and visible hamon. The fullered oval guard is "wagon wheel" wrought iron and the throat of the handle is
canister damascus. The handle is Sambar Stag with black spacers and is finished off with a matching beveled
wrought iron pommel. The overall length of this piece is 9 1/2" and comes with a John Cohea rawhide
sheath done with copper overlay, trade beads, concho, horse hair, etc.
Price for a similar piece, with period sheath: $900.00

"Old Bones" Belt Knife ~New Pic~

This is my "Old Bones" full-tang belt knife. The knife is approx. 7" overall with a 3 1/4" cutting edge of  M4 steel
with an "antiqued" finis on the blade and tang. The handle scales are lightly aged Cow bone with a brass pin
and lanyard liner. The handle also has copper liners and decorative copper pins. The rawhide/period
sheath by John Cohea matches the knife in bone and copper as well as the additional
accents of beads, horse-hair, etc.
Price for a similar piece, with period sheath: $600.00

"Period Baby Bowie" with San-mai Blade

Here is one of my "Baby Bowies" with a frontier kick to it. This hidden tang knife has a 4 1/8" blade forged from mild 1018
steel with a 1095 high carbon core in a san mai style. The blade has an acid soaked, forge-marked finish and has been
etched to bring out the core contrast. The guard is "wagon wheel" wrought iron. The handle is "Weathered" Barn Oak
with a throat of stabilized Buffalo horn with a copper spacer and copper accents on the pommel-end of the
handle. Overall length of this knife is 8 3/4".  The handle is completed with an etched carbon steel pin.
The rawhide sheath by John Cohea is a treat itself with matching copper/Barn Oak accents,
horse hair/trade beads & a copper accented belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with period sheath: $650.00

"Primitive Spear-point" Hunter/Knife

This Spear-point Hunter has a 6 1/2" edge-quenched blade forged from W1 high carbon steel with acid-washed,
forge-marked flats and an "aged" finish. The guard is "jail-bar" wrought iron. The contoured handle is
A-grade Desert Ironwood with a black spacer, etched/high carbon steel set pins and decorative
brass pins. The overall length of this piece is 11 3/4" and comes with a simple raw-hide pouch
sheath with brass tacks and a belt loop by John Cohea.
Price for a similar piece, with period sheath: $650.00 

"Primitive Clip-point" Hunter/Knife

This Clip-point Hunter has a 5 1/2" edge-quenched blade forged from W1 high carbon steel with acid-washed,
forge-marked flats and an etched hamon. The guard and spacer are "wagon wheel" wrought iron. The
coffin-style handle is A-grade Curly Maple with a fullered Bone spacer, etched/high carbon steel set
pins and decorative copper pins. This knife has an overall length of 10 1/2" and comes with a
fancy raw-hide "cross-draw" sheath with copper accents, trade beads, horse hair cones
and a snake skin belt loop by John Cohea.
Price for a similar piece, with period sheath: $800.00 

"Coyote Scraper" Belt Knife

This knife has a spear-point blade of "random-cut" 5 1/8" long damascus with forge-marked and etched flats. The
guard is etched wrought iron. The handle is a Coyote jaw-bone with a throat spacer or stabilized/worked
California Buckeye Burl wood and black spacers. The handle is finished off with hammered stainless
steel pins and a damascus tooth to take the space of a missing one in the jaw. The overall length
of this knife is 10 3/16" and it comes with a raw-hide period sheath with Horse-hair, trade
beads and Bear & Coyote claws done by John Cohea.
Price for a similar piece, with period sheath: $1,200.00

"Period Integral" Hunter/Skinner Knife

This full-tang integral knife is forged from 5/8" 1095 high carbon steel round bar. The blade is edge-quenched
and all exposed steel has my "antiqued" finish. The handle scales are stabilized Curly Maple done in a
"palm swell" style with thin black liners and stainless steel handle bolts. The knife is 9 3/16" overall
length with a 4" cutting edge. The knife comes with a basic raw-hide pouch sheath with
brass nails and a belt loop by John Cohea.
Price for a similar piece, with raw-hide sheath: $500.00

"Mule-skinner" Railroad Spike Knife

This sweeping skinner is forged from a high carbon steel Railroad Spike. The handle is twisted and acid soaked,
leaving a nice forge finish to contrast the highly polished rises and spike head. The blade itself has a satin
finish. The knife is 8 1/4" overall length with a 4 1/4" cutting edge. The knife comes with a Rawhide-
period sheath by John Cohea with fringe, beads & cones, copper spots and a belt loop.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $300.00 

"Saw-bone" Belt/Neck Knife

This small Belt/Neck Knife has a 3 3/8" blade forged from "Chainsaw" canister damascus with rough forged flats.
The guard is "wagon wheel" wrought iron with file work accents and a black spacer behind. The handle
itself is stabilized Deer leg-bone with a raw-hide grip-wrap in the center. The overall length of this knife
is 7 1/4".  The sheath is made from vegetable-tanned leather, covered in rawhide on the back, and
smoked brain-tanned buckskin for the front panels and fringe. The front flap is hair on deer leg
rawhide with the dew claws attached, and the belt loop is also hair on deer leg rawhide. The
sheath is further accented with horse-hair & trade beads. The removable neck lanyard is
also brain-tanned buckskin.
Price for a similar piece, with neck/belt sheath: $400.00

"Spear-point/Leg-bone" Hunter

This primitive Spear-point knife has a 5 1/2" damascus blade forged from 52100 ball-bearing steel, done in a canister style,
with etched/forge marked flats and a visible hamon line. The fullered oval guard is forged from "wagon wheel"
wrought iron. The handle is dyed deer leg bone with a Maple wood spacer, raw hide wrap and antiqued
brass studs. The overall length of this knife is 10 7/8" and it comes with a "center stitched"
raw-hide period sheath with Horse-hair, trade beads, Stag crown, Rattlesnake skin &
vertebra matching studs and trade mark Coyote claw by John Cohea.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $800.00