A New Point Of Interest

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Pete44ru
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A New Point Of Interest

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I had a little discretionary money last week, so I bought a new Cold Steel Trailmaster Bowie.


It was boxed with a pretty nice Kydex & Cordua Nylon sheath, and I already had a frontier-type leather sheath from another CS bowie that went walkabout. :roll:

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I'm thinking of cutting off the rubber bumper and making either fancy wood scales or a stacked/compressed leather washer grip, ala a Marble's or Kabar haft.


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8) always wanted one myself.
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A blade from Cold Steel is always worth the money. Very nice.

It's a nice piece of hardware right out of the box, and eminently functional.

Now that you own it you can perform whatever modification or improvement your heart might desire.

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It's the only part of those that bugs me... the rubber "bumper"... :P Stacked leather washers = good!
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now thatsa knife!....mate
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Is this what they call a "Texas toothpick ?"
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UncleBuck wrote:Is this what they call a "Texas toothpick ?"

Naw - This is: . :mrgreen:

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Nice. Texas is trying to legalize carry of Bowie knives. 5.5 inches is the current legal blade length unless you are hunting. A ridiculous restriction in my opinion. :mrgreen:
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I was thinking it looks good with the black scales, are they sticky? Something to be said for a non-slip grip. Nice proportions. Looks like a southern comfort.
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Yep, the issue rubber bumper is just sticky enough to afford a good grip - why I'm dithering about changing it.


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If you really want a better looking handle, then go for it and show us the pictures of the finished product. If not, well, it is a handle that can be useful on a well made knife of good quality steel. May the person who took your other knife cut himself with it each and every time it is used.
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If it will be a "using" blade you might find a liking for that rubber bumper. I have a cold steel master hunter carbon v that is the handiest thing with that sticky grip.
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I like it....It might not be a BBQ Bowie with the rubber grip, but those are great for working in the wet....
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Kraton doesn't soak up blood or get stained the way leather does.

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Here's a thread on doing a leather handle on the Trailmaster.
[url]http://www.britishblades.com/forums/sho ... ning!)[url]

I am sorry, I tried several times, but I can't seem to post the link right. Maybe someone else can.
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http://www.britishblades.com/forums/sho ... ailmaster-

here ya go. quite a good improvement in looks and fits.
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Grizz wrote:http://www.britishblades.com/forums/sho ... ailmaster-

here ya go. quite a good improvement in looks and fits.
That's a nice mod.

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