The "BadLands" Fighter... Where to begin... This is another impressive "BadLands"  piece.  It features wave pattern Pirate Forge Damascus.  I forged the blade from alternation layers of 1084 and 15n20 high carbon steels...It also features the same top tier heat treat that you see on my damascus swords that slice though entire hogs in one swift swing and remain razor sharp cut after cut... This whole thing received the same amount of intense attention that I give my swords.  It Features an aggressive Wave Pattern damascus, Forged texure flats (with visible damascus layers there as well), skull and bones grail mark, slight drop point profile, hand filed spine jimping, and a razor sharp mirror polised edge.  The blade features a Pirate Forge Style deep etch.  None of this piss ass shallow etch that rubs away the damascus with use.  I sent this blade through countless cycles of etching and hand sanding.  This type of etching makes for a super nice contrast in the layers you can feel with your hand.  I hand forged the guard from a solid chunk of copper and hot fitted it to the tang for a nice seating fit up.  The guard features hand forged texture and a rustic weathered finish.  I made the handle from upcycled Whiskey Barrel Oak wood.  This wood not only tells a story it is super tough and super badass.  I fashioned the handle in my "Relic" recessed fit up style.  The recessed handle shows off the perimeter of the tang.  Not only are the layers visible in the tang but there is also full border file work.  All of the edges have been hand sanded and rounded for a super comfortable grip.  I weathered the Whiskey Barrel Oak wood to reveal the gorgeous grain of the wood.  I then gave it a dark stained and fire torched finish.  The 4 center pins are hand forged solid copper with domed tops.  The two outer pins are hand forged hollow copper pins that have been flared and dome forged.  Again just style and skill from start to finish on this piece.  This fighter is an absolute beauty.  A high performance, heirloom quality, piece of functional art!  Adding to the blade... It comes with a custom made REal Alligator leather sheath.  This Gator was taken off our local Escambia River.  We have to put in for gator tags and if we are lucky enough get drawn to recieve them.  So aside from the challenges of the hunt, the challenge of actually getting tags is another obstacle to overcome.  This gator this skin came from was an exceptionally angry and tough gator.  My Bro is an experienced Gator Hunter with countless gator kills under his belt and his said to this day this gator put up the longest fight of any gator he has taken.  This gator was 10ft long but put up a more challenging battle than even the 12 footers hes went up against.  The over 2 hour fight only ended when the gator drowned himself wrapped in a submerged log.  A well respected beast of the swamp! After dressing out the gator and breaking down the meat me and my apprentice Brandon fleshed and tanned out the hide here at the shop!  Using our salt tanning method we are able to retain the original colors of the gator! Again another touch adding to this overall piece!  Along with that angry gator skin the sheath features heavy veg tanned leather,  a top bordered section of light small gator underbelly skin, 11 forged copper rivets, black stitching, leather retention strap with antique copper snap, heavy duty belt loop strap, and a unique antique hand painted/stained finish. The sheath is equally impressive as the bowie.  It is designed for right handed Belt Loop Vertical carry. 
 
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Specs:
blade length 6.5"
overall length 11.125"
weight 11.6oz
spine width at guard junction 0.187"