Stormcrow Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 This is a blade design I've been wanting to do for a looong time. The initial inspiration came from the large blade used by Chris Redfield in the video game Resident Evil 5 (sold under the name Biohazard 5 in Japan). I'm not a gamer, but have my finger on the pulse of the gaming world a bit. I spent a long time scouring the Internet for a good picture of the knife and found nothing that showed a good profile shot of the blade. Finally, a good picture showed up in my Google Images search. I made a pattern, heated up some 80CrV2, and got to hammering. The blade is 14 1/2" long and very pointy. The tip drew a few drops of blood while working on it, before there was ever an edge on it. The top side is a false edge. The in-game knife has slab handles and a handle shape somewhat similar to the MercWorx Goliath. At some point I will play around with translating the video game handle design into something comfortable for the hand in the real world, but on this one I went with an integral socket handle with coyote tan paracord for the main wrap and black two-strand Turk's head knots, impregnated with West System marine epoxy. And a coyote tan Kydex sheath with some provision for straps. In the game, Chris wears it in a heavy leather sheath over his left shoulder and does a funky combination cross draw, strike, and re-sheath in one smooth motion that would be essentially impossible (certainly difficult) in real life. And it feels badass in the hand. This is definitely a design that I will be returning to. Because those xxxx zombies just won't kill themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormcrow Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I put together a little video with the bush sword last night. I don't know that it has much new info, but it gives an impression of the size in hand. I'm 6' 2" for scale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lze2FTxPVfQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 LOL! Yes, you would definitely deserve credit! Like the shape and the effort you put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That's a good looking chopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I absolutely love that profile! Awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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