Warren initially had included a photo of what I believe is an old RMK Smithsonian Bowie for inspiration on his Thorpe (please excuse me if it's not the Smithsonian- I'm learning!! Warren, maybe share the picture here?) It had a tall sub-hilt that he wanted reproduced as well as a brass back so I went to James with his thoughts and asked just how far we could take this one. The Thorpe already had the necessary lugged guard to match the original so the base concept was there and Warren simply provided the pieces for us to put together. I was surprised when James went for the brass-back because after the last one he said "no more"- extremely labor intensive. However we knew this one was Warren's birthday present to himself so James made it happen and from the main man to Travis to Kyle to myself, we all agree that this one is uniquely astounding. I was skeptical as to how the odd sub-hilt would feel but in hand the added top part holds exactly like a standard guard, tipping the blade forward- what I presume is desirable for fighting. Whatever it's for.... it's incredibly comfortable.
My hat is off to James' eye for detail and equally to Warren for his ability to source some of the prettiest ivory you'll ever see, not to mention his excellent ideas. Happy Birthday sir!
Edited by Behring Made (02/22/17 03:54 PM)
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