Lockdown knife itch

Hello
No work,I'm not important enough.
So what do I do?
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I don't have 6mm, but this sawblade might do...
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5 minutes with a disc grinder later
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Ally handle,so this may resemble a Nowill and Son pattern
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Because knurling is overrated
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I had to build up the end of the shaft with weld so I could thread it for the securing nut
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Balance is off,but it may move back after grinding
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Got brass? Kind of...
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Screw it together.
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Tomorrow,the difficult bit.
Grinding the bevels........

Impressive work.

I like it.

nice work. can somebody tell me why you can make a double bladed knife but you can't import one? and please explain the govs logic behind knives and bayonets (i can shoot you but i can't use the knife attached to my gun to stab you) WTF?

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Originally Posted by nowool

nice work. can somebody tell me why you can make a double bladed knife but you can't import one? and please explain the govs logic behind knives and bayonets (i can shoot you but i can't use the knife attached to my gun to stab you) WTF?

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That’s easy. The first rule of rule making taught to politicians is that every second rule must be dumb. Clearly the rule about bayonets is an even numbered rule in the rule register.

Here's a reference pic for you of the real thing....

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This is the rare first version of the fighting knife , with the bent finger guard , issued to my grandad in WW2 .
I believe only a few of this version were made .

Instead of using a saw blade, a meteorite makes a great dagger https://www.livescience.com/61214-ki...ter-space.html

Round 2
Shaped the guard
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Lets get busy with the grinder
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The bevel forms itself
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Its like a bevel.My bevel...
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The new balance.En guarde!
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Getting there.
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Was your saw blade soft enough to file?

No.

Polish,polish,polish.
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I need some sheets of 250 and 500 grit wet n dry.
I'll go to Mitre-oh...
I'll use what I've got,Autosol,grinding paste and 1 sheet each of 800 and 1000 grit.
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Closer.Needs more wet n dry...
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the balance is good.
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I like the way it sits in my fingers.
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That has turned out primo.

You are probably a bit finner in the process but the green scotchbright pads can work well for polishing

Blood nice !

Thats a pretty good effort at a SF Commando knife. Anyone got the real thing to sell?

Very cool project, you have some real skill.

Heres a great video on the use of the knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDGHKyB3T_U

"Push it through, punch it forward."
Thats one hard core grandad, he hasn't lost anything over the years.

Very creditable job @marky123. I have done a few of these so know the chalenges.

Nice work, looks great :)

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Originally Posted by Von Gruff Knives

Very creditable job @marky123. I have done a few of these so know the chalenges.

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If you are the Von Gruff that's does work on rifles like 303's, seen your work googling around other forums.
Praise from you is not faint praise

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Originally Posted by csmiffy

If you are the Von Gruff that's does work on rifles like 303's, seen your work googling around other forums.
Praise from you is not faint praise

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You have got nice staright center ridge and even grind lines so that deserves real credit in itself and your handle is excellent. The only thing I can see that I could critique at all is what apears to be a gap (may be optical illusion) round the tang at the front of the guard.

Yes I have done a bit of work on the odd rifle or two and the guys on my home forum asked me to put them all tod=gether on the one thred so this is a link if you want to have a look.
https://www.africahunting.com/thread...4/#post-598536