New Knife Model

It's been a while since my last post. Since the last post I have been attending the monthly Oregon Arms Collector shows http://oregonarmscollectors.com/ held near the Portland airport and attended the 26th annual Castle Rock Cartridge Collectors show. My wife didn't believe there was such a thing as a cartridge collectors show! Tell that to the guys spending $500+ on a box of UMC Sharps cartridges. I am, however, not one of those guys and my only purchase at the show was a copy of Cartridge Reloading Tools of the Past from Tom Chamberlain's table.

Most importantly, I have been designing a few new knifes. One of which is pictured below. This knife is a replacement for my original bird and trout/caping knife. It features a blade with less drop than the original. Overall length of the knife is 7 3/8". The blade is high carbon O1 tool steel, 3 3/8" long. Blade depth is 3/4". The handle is Desert Ironwood with red liners and mosaic pins. Included with the knife is a hand stitched 8/9 oz leather sheath.

THIS KNIFE IS SOLD.

If you are interested in having a custom knife made I can be reached at baumgartknives@gmail.com

Lee

Snakewood and Steel

This is the first knife I have handled with Snakewood. After working with this wood I believe it is equal to Desert Ironwood in terms of hardness and durability. This knife is my Semi-Skinner and the blade is O1 steel. This knife is available for $225.00 shipped and I can have it to you before Christmas.

THIS KNIFE IS SOLD

Here's another view with my little #4 Rolling Block in 22LR

If you are interested in commisioning a custom knife, I can be reached at baumgartknives@gmail.com

More Customer Photos

I really enjoy seeing photos of customer's hunts and knowing my knives are out in the field being used. Here are a couple of customer photos taken from very different places on the globe.

From Africa...

The knife that was used to remove this bull elephant's tail, an old tradition signifying ownership of the animal, is my Large Drop Point Hunter. This particular knife has Desert Ironwood handles. The customer shared that his Professional Hunter was impressed with the knife's performance. Here's a link to the story of the hunt and some wonderful photos.

 http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6321043/m/5771085512

And from Texas...

A beautiful Texas whitetail. The knife in the photo is my Semi-Skinner and is also handled with Desert Ironwood. Here is a link to the post involving this knife.
http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5021043/m/7851082412


Lastly, here is a Small Drop Point Hunter with Wenge handles I recently completed.

If you are interested in having a custom knife made, I can be reached at baumgartknives@gmail.com

Recent Knives

Here are some knives that recently left my little shop...

Desert Ironwood is a favorite handle material of mine. All of these knives feature Ironwood handles. The top knife is a modification of my Semi-Skinner. The gentlemen that commissioned it traps with his son as a hobby. He wanted a shorter blade for skinning Fox, Coyote, and Raccoon.

A close up of the handles. The variation in figure and color keeps Ironwood interesting.

If you are interested in commissioning a knife, I can be reached at baumgartknives@gmail.com

A Customer Photo

Here's another sheep photo from my sheep hunting friend. This was the third sheep hunt he was involved in this year! The knife is my Semi-Skinner with Sambar stag handles and it is resting on the horns of a Desert Big Horn. I've hinted each time he has sent photos that those horns would make wonderful handle material, but have yet to get him to cut me off a couple of slabs!

 My Single Shot Addition Continues...

My addiction to American single shot rifles continues. Below is a Remington #4 Rolling Block take-down rifle I picked up this morning. This was Remington's smallest rolling block and was essentially a Boy's rifle. In my mind I see a boy waking up on a snowy Midwest Christmas morning and running downstairs to find this rifle under the tree. That thought/fantasy makes me feel good and I am very happy to be the current caretaker of his rifle. It cost me a little more than the $5.00 it retailed for in 1908! Now I just need to find a Beach front sight and gallery tang sight for it. These options would have added $3.50 to the cost of the rifle, but once again, I think I will end up paying a little more!

Customer Photos

The gentlemen that commissioned the stag handled semi-skinner pictured in an earlier post on this blog recently shared these wonderful photos with me. With his permission, I am sharing them with you. As you can see, he is a dyed in the wool sheep hunter!

 The first photos are from his sheep hunt in Wyoming. He was accompanied on this hunt by his brother.

The next set of photos are from a Desert Big Horn hunt in Utah. He accompanied his son, who harvested this wonderful ram.

K.Z. - Once again, thank you for sharing these wonderful photos!

Oregon Arms Collectors Show and the Farrow Rifle

Last Sunday I attended the monthly Oregon Arms Collectors show held near the Portland airport. I had been corresponding with a local collector of vintage single shots through the ASSRA forum and went to meet him and view the single shots he had displayed. At this show, he had several Remington Rolling Block and Hepburn sporting rifles. Prior to seeing his rifles I hadn't been a fan of Rolling Blocks. My exposure to them had been military rifles and I never saw anything desirable about them. After seeing this gentleman's collection of sporting rifles, I am a convert. Shortly after getting home, I began searching the internet for a #4 take-down rifle!

During a momentary break in examining all his wonderful rifles and asking a bunch of questions, I noticed that the table behind had a single shot with a lever I recognized from photos. While the owner of the Rolling Blocks took a break from me, I went around the corner and found myself looking at a Farrow Schuetzen rifle with a nickled action, false muzzle, swiss butt plate, and palm rest. Basically, all the bells and whistles. At some point the owner, who was away from his table, must have noticed me drooling all over his rifle and came over. After answering a bunch of questions he handed me the rifle and instructed me on the proper way to hold the rifle. I was pretty jazzed to be handling one of the rarest single shot rifles made and a bit nervous since I had a pretty good idea what the rifle was worth!

I had a great time seeing some very fine rifles and talking with guys who have spent years collecting single shot rifles and are willing to share what they have learned. I will definitely be attending next month's show.

Available Knives 09/06/15 and some more period photos

Currently Available Knives
It is rare for me to have any available knives on hand and they generally go fast when I do have them. My contact information is listed below.

                                                             THIS KNIFE IS SOLD 

THIS KNIFE IS SOLD

  

If you are interested in purchasing the remaining knife or would like to commission a custom knife I can be reached at baumgartknives@gmail.com


More Period Photos
This time some of the shooters...

W. Milton Farrow- Ballard employee, author of "How I Became a Crackshot : with Hints to Beginners", designer of the Farrow rifle.

Philo Jacoby, San Fransico, CA.- International shooter.

The Denver Rifle Club Team, 1898 Winner of the Coors Championship Cup

Back: D.W. King, J.A. Richer, G.C. Schoyen

Front: O.E. Adamson, Harry Willis, A.W. Peterson

Lastly, here is one that was posted on the ASSRA forum.

A Little R&R

Last week my wife and I took a long weekend and headed down to Grants Pass to meet other family members. The highlight of the trip, beyond seeing family I hadn't seen in 25 years, was a jet boat trip on the Rogue river. Since the ride was "wet" I didn't take many photos but here are a few...

Entering Hells Gate Canyon

Me and my dad.

Our group. 

My better half helping a bear fish in downtown Grants Pass.