New Models – Hand of God & the Legion
Posted by David Rydbom | Filed under Latest News
About the middle of last year, I started exploring the “large” fixed blade theme. I’ve always had an interest in really big fixed blades… but have found them to be a little impractical personally. (When trying to fill the “one knife with me” role… but I still loved them if only for the shock and awe of it all) . Still, I figured there had to be a good balance between traditional bowie knife, meets machete, meets hard use combat blade designs. Instead of just rolling everything into one… I’ve made two large bladed models. The Hand of God …or H.O.G. …. and the Legion.
The Hand of God is an enormous bowie knife design with an overall length of 17″ and an actual cutting edge length of 10.5″. Although I have made a few from 1/4″ (.205″) thick S30V, I’m primarily using .310″ A2 high carbon steel for it’s shock and impact durability. The finished knife weighs just under 2lbs… so it really generates some force when chopping. In this particular design, I’ve also carried over the skull crusher pommel and have incorporated an exaggerated drop guard up front. As with some of my other knife models, the Hand of God also has it’s own logo… in this case, my son’s hand print is electro etched into the blade. Pricing on the H.O.G. runs $600 – $650 depending on steel chosen and sheathing options.
The Legion is my answer to a hard use combat fixed blade. It shares the same general handle shape and exaggerated guard that the HOG has, but no skull crusher on this model (less to snag on gear)… and of course the blade shape is different, and shorter. This is a modified bayonet sort of design, with a reinforced swedged tip. For this model I’m using 1/4″ S30V which saves some weight over the above mentioned A2, also knowing that with the shorter and lighter blade… impact shock shouldn’t be as much of an issue. Base price on the Legion is $550 … specs listed below.
Specs:
14″ OAL
9″ tip to grip face
8″ actual cutting ege
.250″ (1/4″) thick S30V hollow ground and heat treated by BOS
weight is 1lb 10oz with sheath
