My New 45

[john]

Hello Everyone at TalkBlade,
45 cm or 17.72 inches Sambar Stag Italian Swing Guard Number 10 of 12 Hand Made by Master Craftsman Renzo Pascotto and Lucio DiBon. 5 mm Thick Highly Polished Mirror Finished Stainless Steel Blade 20.5 cm/8.07 inches, Tang Laser Etched with Renzo Pascotto's Logo over MANIAGO over ITALY, 5 mm Stainless Steel Thick Lock Back Blade Release, Handle 24.5 cm/9.65 inches, Sambar Stag scales measure 16.5 cm/6.5 inches, Nickel Silver: Swing Guards 10 7.5 cm/2.95 inches across Stamped with the Number, Solid Top and Bottom Bolsters, Button, Safety and Pins, 2 mm Thick Brass Liners Stamped Number 10, Brass Pins, Sits Deep and Centered in Channel, Fires Wicked Fast it Sends a Shock Wave Up to My Elbow, Clicks Open with that Oh So Sweet Awesome Sound and Locks Up Tighter than a Coffin. This Swing Guard was made by hand the old school way; it has insignificant imperfections which gives the knife it's unique character.
12 knives were made two each in Sambar Stag, Buffalo, Blonde and Abalone, one in White Mother of Pearl, three in Brazilian.
If anyone here has one of the other 11 remaining knives please feel free to add your photo to my thread.
Your comments are welcomed
Thank you, Everyone atTalkBlade, for taking a look at my Monster of a Knife,
John



These three photos were taken by Lucio.

[~Chad]

Nice one John.

[Mike030979]

WOW!!.....John, that is an amazing knife!! I am absolutely loving the stag handles with the white on the side. This will have to be one of the ones that I see in person!
That must kick like a catapult!!! Great craftsmanship!!

Mike

[lars]

Impressive piece! And very beautiful!
Awesome addition, John!

[john]

Hi Mike,
The Sambar Stag that was selected for the two knives made in scale material have excellent color and texture. The contrasting white interior make the face of the horn stand with greater intensity. I should try launching something with the knife maybe I can catapult cannon ball
Thank you, Mike, for taking a look at my new 45, your comment and I'll take it along for lunch,
John

[john]

Hello Lars,
Well I've finally lost my mind. What do I do with such a huge knife? It's WAY TOO BIG to use an EDC . It's massive; it's a few grams short of a kilo. I have 16 inch Sicilianos and Danuvius, but this knife is only 2 inches longer and it looks and feel so much bigger. It's a genuine display knife. I should put it in my window .
Renzo Pascotto has out done himself; the workmanship is amazing.
Thank you, Lars, for taking the time to look at my new 45 cm knife and for your comment,
John

[stiletto39]

What a monster John, Simply beautiful! The stag is some of the nicest I've seen, especially in slabs that large.. Thanks for sharing it..

-Marco

[john]

Ciao Marco,
The scales are outstanding; the deer must have been a monster to have shed those horns for my monster knife
Thank you, Marco, for taking a look and your comment,
John

[john]

Hello Everyone,
I want to show you all MetalGod's 45 cm. It's awesome. In case you missed his orginal thread here are his photos. The horn is wicked cool .

His original thread can be found here:http://www.talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20746
Check it out.
John

[Krab-E]

Stunning, my friend! Those 2 (Messers Pascotto/DiBon) sure look after you John. (as well they should, you're probably putting their kids through school with all your purchases!)

[Viking45]

This knife should be the "Standard Of Sitting Dead Center" by which all should be judged.
Dammit John you did it again. Cheers my brother.

John you know I think the world of you bro but you're really starting to p*ss me off!



(you know I'm just kidding) Outstanding!