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Commissioned a new blade

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It's been a tradition of mine to make a new knife when I get a new hunting Sharps. Hope it looks ok. I forged it out of O-1 tool steel, 8" blade, Sambar handle. The Shiloh is a Hartford in 50-70, 28" polished #1 bbl, 1-36 twist. Since I hunt on horse back, all my hunting Sharps get a saddle ring to tie them down. It also has the patch box. Pack hardened finish, fire blued, straight grain wood, no finish. This will be my dedicated bear gun.
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Nice...........now, to find a bear.
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Here's a picture of the whole knife when I finished the edge.
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Very nice indeed. Wish I had the skill to turn out knives like that....
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Dennis,

If you don't kill the bear with the Sharps, you should be able to kill him with that knife. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Very nice job making that blade, and a great looking Shiloh. :D
Good luck on your hunt.

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Thanks' for the kind remarks. I don't skin or dress game with such a big blade (I would cut off one of my own fingers) This is just a good ol' camp knife. The real star is the Shiloh. I ordered it through Goodman last October and received it in August. I've taken it on 3 hunts so far and it is a bone collector. Packs good on the horse and shoulders fast.

The round that I wound up using is the RCBS 50-515. Drops from the mould at 546 gr. Loaded with 60 gr. of 2fg. I initially intended on using the Lyman 515141 at 450 gr. but it drops from my mould at .513" and with Shiloh's tight chamber, I was having to thumb my rounds in which was a problem for me, I like to have them just fall in when I'm hunting. Might have to set my 45-70 aside for Lion and try this one out.
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Dang nice on both counts
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It is impressive.

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Very nice rifle and excellent job on the knife.
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Finally, someone who knows how to make a proper looking knife blade. That is a working blade. Great job Dennis and good looking rifle also. Congrats. Dave
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DAG4570 wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:19 pm Finally, someone who knows how to make a proper looking knife blade. That is a working blade. Great job Dennis and good looking rifle also. Congrats. Dave
Thanks Dave, I appreciate that.
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Don McDowell wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:00 pm Dang nice on both counts
Thanks Don.
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Coltwcf44 wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:53 pm Very nice rifle and excellent job on the knife.
Thanks a lot.
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Kenny Wasserburger wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:06 pm It is impressive.

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Thanks Kenny.
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Perfection on both the rifle and knife. Thanks for sharing. My uncle used to make knives from stone they where works of art also. Wish I had purchased one from him while he was alive. He was interested in how the various Indian tribes made bows, arrowheads and tools. Was a Colorado state trapper and spend many a lonely winter banging rocks together.. CWO
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