I bought a shefield Bowie from John Nowill and sons as I wanted to make a classic shefield bowie like had as a kid.
I veered off trck with a stacked leather handle rather than stag. These shots were taken before I put an edge on it. So its a brass gaurd red fibre buffalo horn and stacked leather handle and I got the aluminium pomel with the blade (I asked for one)
Sheath is veg tanned leather.
So what do you think?
6 inch bowie finished 1 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 3 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 5 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 4 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 6 by alf.branch, on Flickr
I veered off trck with a stacked leather handle rather than stag. These shots were taken before I put an edge on it. So its a brass gaurd red fibre buffalo horn and stacked leather handle and I got the aluminium pomel with the blade (I asked for one)
Sheath is veg tanned leather.
So what do you think?
6 inch bowie finished 1 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 2 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 3 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 5 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 4 by alf.branch, on Flickr
6 inch bowie finished 6 by alf.branch, on Flickr