"Rhinoceros"
"Rhinoceros"
I've been looking for a Rhinoceros for quite some time and recently I found one that I could afford.
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I can see why they call it a rhinoceros. What a horn.
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I've never heard of those before. What a knife! I like it!
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I believe rhinoceros is an unofficial nickname given to these blades. They were made with many handle configurations.
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This is a new knife to me. Quite Impressive. Thanks for showing it.
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Ir is new to me as well. That is a fascinating/interesting blade configuration. Aside from the obvious hunting application, do you have any idea of the blade's original purpose?Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:42 am This is a new knife to me. Quite Impressive. Thanks for showing it.
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Another variation of the Bowie knife. With the guard on this particular knife I would say it's a fighting knife.Captain O wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:52 pmIr is new to me as well. That is a fascinating/interesting blade configuration. Aside from the obvious hunting application, do you have any idea of the blade's original purpose?Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 9:42 am This is a new knife to me. Quite Impressive. Thanks for showing it.
The blade etch says African Hunter, so maybe cutting up elephants and rhinos.
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I've got one marked "Bowie" in Stag, #469. I picked it up cheap but see some high eBay prices on these.
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You're got a very nice copy.1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:29 am I've got one marked "Bowie" in Stag, #469. I picked it up cheap but see some high eBay prices on these.
The guard on yours is more typical of the knives I've seen in my search.
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They really are cool knives!
I recently found a great unused condition specimen.
I've always wanted one, so I finally just bit the bullet
My guess about this style of knife is that there was one source for these forged steel blades in Solingen Germany. I'd also guess that the one source was Wingen/Othello, and that they they supplied the blades and/or complete knives for any other cutleries in Solingen that wanted to buy them. I guess it was pretty common practice to do this. They are a ton of different makers tang stamps on these types of knives, but their blades are the same shape and overall dimensions... One source is almost surely the case
I recently found a great unused condition specimen.
I've always wanted one, so I finally just bit the bullet
My guess about this style of knife is that there was one source for these forged steel blades in Solingen Germany. I'd also guess that the one source was Wingen/Othello, and that they they supplied the blades and/or complete knives for any other cutleries in Solingen that wanted to buy them. I guess it was pretty common practice to do this. They are a ton of different makers tang stamps on these types of knives, but their blades are the same shape and overall dimensions... One source is almost surely the case
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Great find! Beautiful knife!pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:12 pm They really are cool knives!
I recently found a great unused condition specimen.
I've always wanted one, so I finally just bit the bullet
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My guess about this style of knife is that there was one source for these forged steel blades in Solingen Germany. I'd also guess that the one source was Wingen/Othello, and that they they supplied the blades and/or complete knives for any other cutleries in Solingen that wanted to buy them. I guess it was pretty common practice to do this. They are a ton of different makers tang stamps on these types of knives, but their blades are the same shape and overall dimensions... One source is almost surely the case
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Ken didn't post the knife.
pocketknifejimmy did.
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Am I the only one confused about what we are looking at here? Forgive my ignorance, as I am unfamiliar with this style knife, but to my eyes it looks like two blades somehow merged together into one....like there is a smaller shorter blade welded onto the top of a larger Bowie style blade...what is going on here?
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* noted , thanks - not fully awake today
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optical illusion ... it's just the way the blade is ground
313 Mike wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:38 pm
Am I the only one confused about what we are looking at here? Forgive my ignorance, as I am unfamiliar with this style knife, but to my eyes it looks like two blades somehow merged together into one....like there is a smaller shorter blade welded onto the top of a larger Bowie style blade...what is going on here?
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