Upscale Pieces

Dogbone Dagger

This dagger was selected Best of Show and Best Fixed Blade at the 2019 Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia.  The blade is ten and one-quarter inches long in a feather pattern and overall length of the dagger is fifteen and one-quarter inches.  The fittings are made from W-patterned damascus.  The dagger features rear bolsters which are not usually seen on this type of knife.  The 24-karat gold inlay is by maker.  The handle is fashioned from fossilized walrus ivory.  A throat and tip scabbard accompanies the knife.  The knife is sole authorship.

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California Dress Bowie

This knife was inspired by a California Bowie I saw in a Greg Martin Auction catalog.  The original knife was made by Will & Finck.  I created this by using my own flare.  It features a 6 7/16” feather patterned Damascus blade made from 1075 and 15N20 steels.  Damascus fittings feature 24K gold inlay.  The handle is fossilized ivory that is complimented by 18K gold studs.  Sole authorship. AKI 2013

 

Francesco Pachi Photography

 

Woodhead Bowie (2017 - 25 year anniversary)

This is a knife that brings old styling together with a bladesmith’s twist.  It is a very special Bowie for me because this is my 25th year to hold the rank of Mastersmith with the American Bladesmith Society and also my 25th year (2017) of being a full-time knifemaker.  To commemorate this my first DEAN name stamp and my MS stamp that I have stamped my blades with for those years was forged into the Damascus for this Bowie.  It features a nine-inch feather patterned blade.  The Damascus fittings feature 24K gold inlay.  The muskox horn handle scales are secured by 14K gold pins and feature 18K gold escutcheons.  This Bowie will be marked DEAN 25YRS.  Sole authorship.

Francescro Pachi Photography

 

Folding Bowies

These folding Bowie knives feature the innovative escutcheon released locking system that locks the blade in both open and closed position, giving the knife the ability to be used either way.

 

Folding Dagger

This folder is a large knife of 10-3/4 inches in the open position.  This locking liner dagger features a hollow ground Damascus blade forged from 1075 and 15N20 in what I call a lightning storm pattern.  The stepped down front bolsters and scalloped rear bolsters are fashioned from W-patterned Damascus and are covered with a generous amount of 24K gold inlay.  All screws in the folder are a brilliant blue color like seen on the screws in the first-generation Colt Peacemakers.  The liners are textured.  Handle scales are ancient mammoth ivory.  This folder brings old and new together for a nice up-scaled package and is sole authorship.

Francesco Pachi Photography

 

Duelist Folding Bowie
The knife features a ladder patterned blade that is twelve inches long in the open position and seven and one-half inches closed.  The handle is made from tear drop Damascus patterned steel that feature 24-karat gold inlay by Terry Theis of Harper, Texas.   The handle is highlighted by mother-of-pearl inlays with 18-karat gold escutcheons. Steve Woods Photo

 

Presentation Warrior
 (A Folding D-Guard)
The ladder patterned Damascus blade is twelve inches long in the open position and seven and one-half inches closed.  The handles are tear drop patterned Damascus that feature 24-karat gold inlay by Terry Theiss of Harper, Texas.  The checkered ebony handle scales are secured by 18-karat gold pins and are complimented by18-karat gold escutcheons. PointSeven Studios Photo

 

Damascus Dogbone

The knife that inspired this bowie is believed to have been made in 1835.  My version has a 10 1/8 inch feather patterned damascus blade.  The twist patterned guard and ferrule feature 24K gold inlay.  The ancient mammoth ivory handle is attached by nine 14K gold studs with two damascus escutcheons with gold inlayed highlights.  A custom sheath can accompany this knife.  Sole authorship.

Francesco Pachi Photography

 

Sword Cane

This sword cane was first featured at the Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair in Atlanta, Georgia in 2010.  It is made out of African black wood, mammoth ivory and 416 stainless steel.  The twenty-four inch double edged dagger blade is forged from 1075 and 15N20 steels in ladder patterned Damascus.  It uses a push button release mechanism.

Eric Eggly, PointSeven Studios Photo

 

D.E. Henry Style Hunter

Henry's Hunters have always been a favorite of mine, but this is my first.  The hunter has a 5 inch trailing point damascus blade forged from 1075 and 15N20 steels in a folder pattern.  The guard is fashioned from 416 stainless steel and features engraving and 24K gold bolts.  A custom sheath can accompany this knife.  Sole authorship.

Francesco Pachi Photography

 

Kennesaw Bowie


This piece was commissioned by one of the actors in the movie "Inglorious Basterds".  The Kennesaw Bowie features an eleven-inch Damascus blade forged by maker from 1075 and 15N20 steels in a West Texas wind pattern.  The overall length of the knife is sixteen and one-eighth inches.  The knife also features 416 stainless steel fittings.  The guard, ferrule and butte cap were engraved and 24-karat gold inlayed by Steve Dunn of Smiths Grove, Kentucky.  The handle was fashioned from fossilized walrus ivory and the inscriptions—“Inglourious Basterds” and Quentin Tarantino—were scrimshawed by Linda Karst Stone of Kerrville, Texas.  A custom made sheath by Paul Long of Kerrville, Texas accompanied this knife.  The sheath features a portion of movie dialogue laser engraved by Jocelyn Lewis of Rockdale, Texas.
  

Steve Woods Photo

 

Kennesaw D-Guard

This knife features an eleven-inch Damascus blade in a West Texas wind pattern forged by maker from 1075 and 15N20 steels.  The knife features a Damascus D-guard, sterling silver ferrule and butte cap.  Both ferrule and butte cap are engraved and gold inlayed by Steve Dunn.  The handle is fashioned from fossilized walrus ivory.  This D-guard was featured at my first AKI Show in 2007.

Eric Eggly, PointSeven Studios Photo

 

Presidio Bowie


The eleven-inch Damascus blade features a West Texas Wind pattern forged by maker from 1075 and 15N20 steels.  The clamshell guard, front and rear bolsters, and handle frame are all made from Damascus steel.   Twenty-four-karat gold inlay, by the maker, is featured on the guard and bolsters.  The handle is ancient mammoth ivory secured with five fourteen-karat gold pins.  This knife was first exhibited at the 2009 Art Knife Invitational in San Diego, California.

Eric Eggly, PointSeven Studios Photo

 

Southwest Bowie

This knife features a ten-inch feather-patterned Damascus blade forged by maker from 1075 and 15N20 steels.  The guard, front and rear bolsters, and handle frame are fashioned from 416 stainless steel and are engraved and gold inlayed by Steve Dunn.  The antique ivory handle scales are accented with five fourteen-karat gold pins.

Chuck Ward Photo

 

El Diablo Fighter


This knife has a nine-inch feather-patterned Damascus blade, forged by the maker from 1075 and 15N20 steels.  The knife has an engraved double sculptured 416 stainless guard engraved and gold inlayed by Steve Dunn
The handle features mammoth ivory which is secured by two 416 engraved handle bolts.  This El Diablo was offered at my first Art Knife Invitational in 2007.

Eric Eggly, PointSeven Studios Photo

 

Upscale Huckleberry Bowie

This knife is inspired by a Joseph Rodgers design from the turn of the twentieth century.  The five-inch blade is forged from 1084 steel.  Steve Dunn engraving is featured on the bolsters made from 416 steel.   

Eric Eggly, PointSeven Studios Photo

 

Manassas Bowie


The blade is forged from 384-layers of 1095 and 01 steels in a ladder pattern. The sterling silver d-guard features engraving, 24-karat gold inlays, and 18-karat gold overlays by Terry Theis of Fredericksburg, Texas. The handle is fashioned from walrus ivory. This knife was awarded Best of Show at the 1996 Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair in Atlanta, Georgia. This knife was one of Blade Magazine's Best of Show winners for the year 1996.

Doug Box Photo

 

Concepción Bowie

The knife was named "Best Fixed Blade"  at the 1997 Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair in Atlanta, Georgia.  In the BLADEhandmade awards this knife was named "Best Fixed Blade" of 1997.  This 11 inch Bowie has a 384 layered ladder-patterned damascus blade fashioned fro 1095 and 01 steels.  The 192-layer damascus fittings feature 24K gold inlay by Terry Theis of Fredericksburs, Texas.  The knife has a fluted ivory handle.
   
Jim Weyer Photo

 

Matagorda Bowie


The 11-inch blade on the Matagorda Bowie has 224-layers of 1075 and 15N20 steels forged in a ladder pattern. The fittings are fashioned from 80 layers of 1075 and 15N20 steels in a twist pattern. The ivory handle features cross hatch carving with 18-karat gold studs in each diamond. The knife is accompanied by a throat and tip scabbard.

jim Weyer Photo

 

Old Southwest Bowie

This upscale bowie features a ladder 
patterned Damascus blade forged from 
1075 and 15N20 steels.  The ivory handle 
features 18-karat gold pins.  

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Presidio Bowie
The 11 inch blade is made from 384 layer ladder patterned Damascus of 1095 and 01 steels. The clamshell guard and pommels are fashioned from 192 layer ladder pattern Damascus. The fossilized mammoth ivory handle scales feature 18-karat gold pins.


Doug Box Photo

 

Madagascar Bowie

The 9-inch 384-layer ladder-patterned damascus blade is forged from 5160 and L6 steels.  The fittings are made from 96-layers of 5160 and L6 steels in a twist pattern and feature 24-karat gold inlay by Terry Theis.  A throat and tip scabbard accompany the knife.

Jim Weyer Photo

 

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