Seth kinman was a mountainman in the mid 1800's. He was a Trapper, Indian fighter and Wagon Train guide. Ole Seth carried an unusual knife, a big blade that was inscribed, "Seth Kinman..Grizzly Disector"

Here's our knife inspired by Seths personal knife. It has a combination bone and stag handle, the 10" hand forged blade is appropriately aged. The overall length is 15". Is is in a beautiful Walnut Burl Presentation case that was made especially for this knife.

   

   

   

   

   

Woww

Nice historic blade...

Love it!

F-Manny

nice package ,  looks great  

Ron, very cool knife!  I like everything about!

Neat you included photo's of Seth.

Ron, check this one out, maybe too small for your liking.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=110;t=003616

Steve
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Potomac Forge

Oh man, I'm glad you sold it before I saw it...I'm knife poor enough already..   :eek:

Same case, different knife. This one has nickle silver guard, spacer, and butt. They were brass on first knife. This knife also has a "Spanish notch" filed into the blade which really dresses it up in my opinion. The "notch" is historically a decorative touch. There are speculations for other uses of the notch but I think it was mostly an artistic addition to certain blades of that time period.

I've also added another photograph of Seth Kinman with his special knife that this knife was styled after, and the pictures are glued onto the cover of the case. There is an outlined cutout in the bottom of the case so that the knife fits snugly and won't shift around.

 

In the hand for size comparison

 

Ron, those are very cool!  Is that a full tang, and what is the thickness of the spine?  I would like to make a similar piece.

Steve
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Potomac Forge

QuoteOriginally posted by Ron LaClair:
In the hand for size comparison

   

BEAR in mind that Ron's hand is not small!!

great looking knife Ron,

Steve, it has a full tang. On the first knife the spine of the blade was 1/4" The 2nd one was thinned down some and I like that blade better.

I'm liking that knife the more I see it.

I agree Lin, I keep coming back to see it. I like that dished out spine. I bet it has nice balance.

Chuck

Quote I agree Lin, I keep coming back to see it. I like that dished out spine. I bet it has nice balance.  Chuck  

It does have a good balance Chuck. When I saw the first one it I told CL that it looked like a knife that some fancy River boat Gambler would carry and I didn't think any self respecting Mountman would be caught dead with a knife like that on his belt.    :rolleyes:  

After handling it I've changed my mind, I'm really liking this knife, it has a distinctive look and feel..    

Ron you must have one of the best knife collections around you should post a photo of a bunch of youe best. Thanks for posting and sharing. Ron Roehrick.

QuoteOriginally posted by Ron Roehrick:
Ron you must have one of the best knife collections around you should post a photo of a bunch of youe best. Thanks for posting and sharing. Ron Roehrick.

This thread could get REAL LONG if Ron does that.

I can't wait for him to start,he has some collection