ARGENTINE HEAVY HUNTING STILL BRAND 225MM / 9" KNIFE - AMERICAN BOWIE #21 MODEL
1986-1995
"Still" history at bottom.
Sturdy heavy hunting knife in excellent+ to mint conditions.
The American Bowie model from the Still brand had the #21 number in their catalogue.
Bowie carbon steel blade, full tang, with a long false edge that is more than half of the lenght of the blade,
Bronze handguard attached to the blade with two bronze rivets.
The hilt has hardwood grips, fixed with two bronze rivets. The left handle has two diagonal and parallel bars, in nickel silver (it was a factory code: 2 bars meant carbon steel blade. 3 bars meant stainless steel blade).
On the right handle there is the Still logo inlaid in a bronze circle.
Brown leather sheath manufactured by the artisan saddler Angel Savigny from the city of Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, made of brown cowhide leather, hand stitched and with a loop that secures it by the guard.
Total length 355 mm - 17"
Blade length 225 mm - 8-7/8"
Max. width Blade 50 mm - 2"
Blade thickness 4 mm - 5/32"
Length Handle 124 mm - 4-7/8"
Knife weight 454 gr - 1 lb
Weight with scabbard 562 gr - 1 lb 3.8 oz