The Ames 1849 Rifleman's Knife: Review of some (not so) common reproductions.

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4 ай бұрын

India, Cold Steel...(India), and a little seen Japanese repro.
If you like the Ames Rifleman's knife, don't miss this video.

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@WanderingTetsubo 4 ай бұрын

If you want a somewhat decent look at the tang on the Cold Steel riflemans knife, JoeX did a destruction vid on it and has the mostly bare blade as the thumbnail for it.

@WMDTVIDS 4 ай бұрын

I saw that the other day! I would have started with wood first to show what the knife is capable of before i went on to try to break it, but we all have our own ways. It was a good view at the end too, after he shoots it.

@raymondquave2843 2 ай бұрын

Actually the originals were never issued I heard to service, they are rare no doubt but not worth the prices asked , I have one I thought was original paid 400 for it but there are so many so called experts out there that they are all fake according to them lol

@reskatorreskator4660 21 күн бұрын

CC copy = cheap build quality! Mainly in the area of the handle. With JoeX, you can see how the design of the handle is, it cracks like nothing.

@WMDTVIDS 19 күн бұрын

More of a heat treatment issue. if it was a stiff spring temper, it would not have bent.

@reskatorreskator4660 14 күн бұрын

@@WMDTVIDS I don't see heat treatment as a major problem. This is a solid blade and again it is easier to sharpen. Perhaps the quality of CS heat treatment will be different from piece to piece (as the worker slept). Personally, I regret the pins - they are small in diameter, like on an Italian stiletto. Could you measure them? Thanks. /// In my country, the Czech Republic (EU), it is a very expensive knife due to taxes, it costs 170-200% of the price in the USA. For that price, it has to be well done. If it cost 50 /EUR/ dollars, I would consider it good. Thanks for your video.

@WMDTVIDS 12 күн бұрын

@@reskatorreskator4660 A well-tempered tang, with a stiffer heat treatment, and no stress risers of course, would have flexed and returned rather than bent. Granted, there is a place for softer steel on knives, but that area varies with the design. i'll throw a caliper on the pins for you.