New Knife - Joker Bowie 7.87"

As the attentive reader you are, you have probably noticed that I have gone from a single knife from Spanish Joker to broadening that part of the collection considerably. Now it is time for another one. A knife that somewhat follows the same aesthetic as a folding knife called Becada. There is actually a thought behind that. Something that I intend to develop at a later time.

The common denominator is, of course, the handle material that is found in that folding knife, but is also found in this model called Bowie 7.87".

The name is purely descriptive as it, of course, tells you what type of knife it is, but also informs you about how long the blade is!

Joker Bowie 7.87"

This is far from Joker's largest Bowie. This variant is available in a longer version called 9.45", which translated means a 24 cm blade. In addition to that, the Bowie Hunter and Crown are found with 25 cm blades. But I chose the slightly smaller version for two reasons. One is balance in aesthetics. I think that this particular ratio between blade and handle looks extra appealing.

The same goes for the handle material, which is stag horn. I have always had a soft spot for white handles. And since I believe that elephants, walruses and other animals should be allowed to keep their teeth, this is an excellent substitute.

If you don't like this material, there are alternatives. Other horns from cattle or buffalo, but also wood. In this case, walnut is used in this model. It must be admitted that it is also stylish.

The harmonious, beautiful lines are emphasised by the materials, deer antler in the handle and leather in the sheath.

Although this is not the largest of the Bowie knives, it is still impressive. As it should be, it has a clip point blade, and it is 200 mm long. The thickness of the material is almost five millimetres, 4.8 to be exact. The material, Böhler N695, is the same as that found in my previous Bush Camp Knife. This is perhaps not so surprising since it is actually the same type of knife, but with a different appeal in terms of form.

The blade has a nice but somewhat difficult to photograph shiny satin finish. The massive finger guard is polished to a shine, as is the part of the steel that makes up the tang. This is a full tang knife, by the way. This does two things. First, the balance is excellent. The balance point is found in the middle of the guard. Despite its size, the knife therefore feels smaller and lighter. The knife has a length of 323 mm and a weight of 415 g.

The other thing that is achieved with a full tang is durability. In combination with a steel that is at least theoretically a more impact-resistant version of N690, it sounds excellent. A knife this big attracts you to do slightly heavier tasks. That was also how they were used historically.

The package is rounded off with a lanyard made of leather that ends with a deer antler button. The latter can be placed inside the belt if you want to be extra sure of keeping your knife. Otherwise, the sheath does an excellent job at that. It keeps the knife in place without rattling or any other sound.

The material is solid leather of good quality, and extra work has been put into it by providing it with decorative elements and seams.

Incidentally, this applies to the entire knife. It feels both solid and well-made. In addition to the case, it is noticeable on the very sharp and even factory edge and not least on the handle, which is very well polished. Some comment I saw online remarked that the tang stood proud over the rest of the handle. That is not the case here. Everything is even and soft.

The combined expression makes me fall for this knife immediately. Of course, it can be argued that everything it can do can also be done with a different type of "camp knife" and perhaps better since they don't have large finger guards that could possibly get in the way. But in that case, it's actually about aesthetics. This IS simply better looking, any questions about that?

As usual, I will write a review when there is evidence for one.

Joker

/ J - goes full Bowie

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