McNary 1918 Bolo Prototype Pic 1

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Here's one you wont see every day, the all bronze casting master for the McNary 1918 Bolo knife.

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Pic 2

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Pic 3

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Pic 4

[cwnorma]

Very nice

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

The McNary would have been a horrible weapon to actually use, but it sure is impressive to look at!

 

Chris

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"The McNary would have been a horrible weapon to actually use, but it sure is impressive to look at!"

 

I agree, the rear skull crusher would have injured the user almost right away, I have no idea what type of sheath they thought could be used to safely carry it. Also, I think as a weapon its fish and fowel; a knuckle knife is primarily an impact weapon first, knife second. A light 5-7" double edged blade fits much better in how you'd really use a knuckle knife as a weapon. I do think they got one thing right; using cast-to-tang construction. One of the problems with the 1918 MK 1 was its complex and costly to cast, and the blade tends to come loose over time. Cast-to-tang would have produced the knives cheaper and the blade would always have stayed put.

[WVUM1shooter]

Thats pretty neat. I have never seen anything like it before. Looks heavy as hell though.

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Yea, well over 2 pounds. Much heavier than a standard bolo knife.

[thebladeslinger]

Very neat item you have there! I often wonder what happened to all the items (molds and models) related to the various cast handle knives.