Ladies and Gentlemen,

Horst has been making knives for a long time, mostly for his wife's kitchen!

Today I had lunch with him and his wife, and he showed me this knife he made for himself to take hunting.

The handle is made of buffalo horns.

I thought some of you might enjoy seeing these photos.

Very Nice. I'd like one exactly like that. Kindly ask Horst to start on it immediately!? Thanks.

In exchange, I'll ship him all the buffalo horn he wants!

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Originally posted by Nickudu:
Very Nice. I'd like one exactly like that. Kindly ask Horst to start on it immediately!? Thanks.

Put me on the waiting list, too! Nice work.

I especially like that he used the "bark" and kept the texture of the outer surface of the horn. Much nicer than polished smooth, IMO.

Wow. That is one great looking knife. I agree with mrlexma about the texture.

Doug

i wonder how one of those bits with the bark on would look on the forend of a rifle?

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Originally posted by mr rigby:
i wonder how one of those bits with the bark on would look on the forend of a rifle?

Would it be thick enough to shape? And how would you shape it to carve a schnabel or rounded forend tip and keep the surface texture?

damned cute "rib tickler"! are the handles from the "boss"? very nice workmanship!

Very nice

I had heard that buff horn has a tendency to crack if not kept well lubricated. Can anyone confirm or refute this as it is just a rumor I heard and have never owned anything with Buffalo horn components for any period of time.

Very nice!