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THIS WAS A ONE OF A KIND KNIFE MADE FROM SOME SCRAP D2 TOOL STEEL THAT HAD
BEEN LEFT OVER FROM MAKING ANOTHER KNIFE. WHEN THE PIECE DROPPED OFF
THE SAW I LOOKED AT IT AND JUST STUCK IT ON THE PROFILER PLATEN AND QUICKLY
TURNED OUT THE PATTERN. A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES AND IT WAS FINISHED.
THE KNIFE IS MADE FROM D2 TOOL STEEL, AND THE OVER ALL LENGTH IS 8-1/8
INCHES. THE BLADE IS 2-3/4 INCHES LONG, MAX WIDTH AT THE RICASSO IS 1.0
INCHES. THE KNIFE IS UNDER 1/4" THICK, AND HAS A 7/16 INCH SERRATION
FOR THE THUMB ON THE TOP OF THE SPINE. IT HAS BEEN HEAT TREATED,
BUT WAS I DID NOT PUT A NAME ON THE KNIFE, AND THE KNIFE IS UN-SHARPENED.
THE KNIFE IS HOUSED IN A BLACK KYDEX NECK SHEATH ON IT.
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 THIS IS AN UNUSUAL KNIFE / SPEAR / THROWING KNIFE? I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO CALL THIS KNIFE. THESE PIECES WERE MADE IN 1998 AT THE RAINES ROAD SHOP. MADE FROM A SOLID PIECE OF 1095 HIGH CARBON TOOL STEEL AND HEAT TREATED TO 58-59 RC. THE OVER ALL LENGTH OF THE ITEM IS 14-1/8 INCHES, JUST A FRACTION UNDER 3/16 INCHES THICK AND 2-1/2 INCHES WIDE. THE BLADE LENGTH IS 9-1/8 INCH LONG, 1/2 INCH HOLLOW GRINDS ON FOUR SIDES ARE SHARPENED TO A SPEAR POINT DESIGN, AND THE KNIFE HAS A CORD WRAPPED HANDLE. THERE ARE TWO LARGE HOLES IN THE HANDLE, AND TWO 1/8" WIDE, AND 3/8 INCH DEEP SLOTS CUT ON EACH SIDE. THESE TWO HOLES AND TWO SLOT ARE TO FACILITATE FASTENING THIS LARGE BLADE TO A WOODEN SHAFT OR METAL PIPE SO IT CAN BE USED AS A SPEAR. THE OVER ALL DESIGN ALSO LENDS THIS KNIFE AS A VERY DEPENDABLE THROWING KNIFE. THIS KNIFE IS NO LONGER MADE, AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE APPROXIMATELY ONLY 16 OR 18 OF THESE KNIVES WERE EVER MANUFACTURED. THE STAMPING ON THIS KNIFE IS AS FOLLOWS: NEWT LIVESAY - WICKED KNIFE CO USA - 5C. THIS ORIGINAL PRICE FOR THIS KNIFE WAS AROUND $25.00. (PHOTO COMING SOON AS WE CAN FIND THE ITEM) THIS IS A TITANIUM TOOL THAT WAS GOING TO BE CALLED THE LIVESAY SURVIVAL TOOL OR THE NEWTOOL ARE SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. THESE WERE MADE IN THE WATER STREET SHOP IN SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS IN EARLY 1991. THEY WERE NEVER GIVEN A PART NUMBER AS LESS THAN A DOZEN WERE MADE. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I KNOW THAT STILL EXISTS. THEY WERE MADE FROM 6AL4V TITANIUM, 1/8 INCH THICK, 1-1/16 INCH WIDE, 2-1/2 INCH LONG, IT IS STAMPED WITH OUR OLD NAME STAMP "NEWT LIVESAY" ON THE SLAB SIDE OF THE LITTLE TOOL, AND THE NUMBER "91" ON THE MARK SIDE OF THE TOOL. THE 91 REFERS TO THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURING WHICH WOULD BE 1991. IN 1995 I WENT TO STAMPING DATES AS LETTERS, ie: 1995 = A, ETC. THERE IS A AN 1-1/4 INCH STAINLESS STEEL RING IN ONE END, AND A BLACK KYDEX SHEATH. IT IS KIND OF A NEAT LITTLE TOOL. I HAVE PLANS TO REDESIGN THIS ITEM AND PUT THEM BACK INTO PRODUCTION IN THE FUTURE.
MORE TO COME AS WE HAVE TIME TO DOWNLOAD PHOTOGRAPHS FROM OUR STOCK OR FROM CUSTOMERS CHECK OUT THE PHOTOGRAPH SECTION OF THIS WEB FOR OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS OF LIVESAY KNIVES TOP of PAGE MAIN PAGE CUTLERY SPECIALTIES HOME COMBAT KNIVES MANUFACTURING DATES AND OTHER HISTORICAL LIVESAY INFORMATION CLICK ON LINK ABOVE FOR MORE COLLECTOR ARE INFORMATION ON IDENTIFICATION, MANUFACTURING DATE, MARK ON LIVESAY KNIVES IF YOU HAVE A LIVESAY KNIFE AND WANT INFORMATION ON DATE OF MANUFACTURE OR OTHER SPECS SEND US A PHOTOGRAPH AND SHEATH IF POSSIBLE. ATTACH IN YOUR MESSAGE ALL MARKING ON THE KNIFE AND OR SHEATH. SEND PHOTOS ETC. TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS WHAT IS THIS KNIFE? |