spsurfer 891 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) In 1904 the Kruger National Park ranger Harry Wolhuter had been attacked by two lions, one chasing after his horse, the other grabbed him at his shoulder, draggin him into the bush. Harry stabbed the lion to death with his sheath knife, a butcher type knife by Williams & Smithfield - London". I tried to recreate a knife, similar to the original, but with slabs from kudu horn and a thicker blade stock. Here the original. Regards Nicolas Edited December 8, 2018 by spsurfer 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,158 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Nice that, I read online a lot of the American mountain men/frontiers peoples knives were large kitchen knives 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Nice Job! Also a great piece of history and story. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy b 724 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Interesting And a lovely knife 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 The original one looks like it would be more at home in the kitchen draw than in and out of a lion that’s trying to eat you ! Great job again S .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,296 Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, sussex said: The original one looks like it would be more at home in the kitchen draw than in and out of a lion that’s trying to eat you ! Great job again S .. i reckon harry walhuter would challenge that statement 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Welsh_red said: i reckon harry walhuter would challenge that statement Looks were obviously deceiving Red , it did the job for sure ..saying that if I found myself needing to stab a lion I think I’d run with the new one even if it is untested .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,470 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 lovely bit of history there,and lovely knife 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,382 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Aye but will the history help it sell or are you keeping it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spsurfer 891 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, The one said: Aye but will the history help it sell or are you keeping it Allready gone to the client who ordered it, he goes on hunting safaris in Africa and last time saw the original in the museum.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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