Blade Show knives! - The Firearms Forum

Bill DeShivs · 06-03-2011, 01:02 AM

Here is a trio of full custom Leverlettos that I made for this years Blade Show.
The mini is 1/2 size, the engraved knife is full sized (7-1/2" open), and the huge one is 1-1/2 size. All have 1095 carbon steel, brass liners and nickel silver fittings. Mini has pearl handles, the engraved knife has jigged bone, and the huge one has buffalo horn.

jack404 · 06-03-2011, 01:31 AM

brilliant Bill , i especially like the middle one ..

Double D · 06-03-2011, 01:20 PM

If its none of my business, just say so, but if not, what would a set like that cost? I wouldnt have the slightest idea.

ka64 · 06-03-2011, 01:28 PM

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

Bill DeShivs · 06-03-2011, 01:49 PM

$2500- $3000 as a set.
More, individually.

Bill DeShivs · 06-04-2011, 03:11 AM

Man! A deafening silence after that!

jack404 · 06-04-2011, 03:25 AM

Double D · 06-04-2011, 10:29 AM

Sorry Bill, I had forgotten I asked the question. I wouldnt sneeze at that price if I was in the market for a set like that. While I am no where near a knife expert, I can spot quality and expert work when I see it. So, please dont be offended that I didnt reply sooner. They are beautiful.

Bobitis · 06-04-2011, 11:55 AM

Beautiful Bill.

Forgive my ignorance, but are they switch blades?
What's the buckle/hinged thingy?

Shooter45 · 06-05-2011, 09:20 AM

Very nice. Excellent work Bill.

denny 714 · 06-05-2011, 10:04 AM

Bill,

"Spectacular", to say the very least.....they will have something to talk about at the blade show.

Denny G.

Bill DeShivs · 06-05-2011, 02:23 PM

They are automatics. The lever flips down for "safe" and up for "fire." The lever lock is probably the safest mechanism for automatics.
Thanks, everyone!

Bobitis · 06-05-2011, 03:17 PM

What do you mean by 'automatics'?

I take it then that the hinged thing is spring loaded and controls a pin that locks the blade open/closed?

Would this be construed as a 'gravity fed' knife? That would be illegal for me to carry. Laws here are really goofy.

pickenup · 06-05-2011, 09:54 PM

I like them all, but especially that buffalo horn.

jack404 · 06-05-2011, 10:02 PM

Bob try em here , a auto knife will get you 5 years .. unless your muslim

but the law says mandatory 5 years same for a gun ..

i gotta take my walking around knife outta its pouch and leave in the truck if i go get fuel or such in town to save the hassle and risk

Bill DeShivs · 06-05-2011, 10:07 PM

Automatic= switchblade.

Jim Hauff · 06-13-2011, 12:36 PM

ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING WORK! Thanks for sharing, Bill.

Bill DeShivs · 06-13-2011, 03:31 PM

Thanks. They disappeared very quickly!
Gotta make some more.

gdmoody · 06-22-2011, 08:19 PM

How did you do at the show, Bill. I meant to go on Saturday but forgot all about it. I was planning on looking for an old knife maker friend of mine by the name of William McHenry.

Bill DeShivs · 06-22-2011, 10:55 PM

We did great at the show.
Bill McHenry is an old friend, though we have never met, we have talked on the phone quite a bit. I don't believe he does the Blade Show.

gdmoody · 06-23-2011, 11:08 PM

You know Bill lives in Rhode Island, and when he told me to come out to see his work shop, he invited me to his Wyoming Ranch. I told him I could not afford to fly out to Wyoming and he and Jason got a good laugh. I did not know that there was a tiny town in RI named Wyoming!!

I have one of his knives, a folder - Number XXVI. His folders were kind of "klunky" back then, he sure has gotten better over the years.

I do believe you might be right about him not doing Blade. Last year I talked with some of the people at the Benchmade display. One of them told me that he didn't come to the Blade show and I just assumed that it was just last year. Oh well, one of these days I will be going up to Cape Cod area and I will stop by and visit his ranch!!

06-03-2011, 01:02 AM	#1
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Blade Show knives! Here is a trio of full custom Leverlettos that I made for this years Blade Show. The mini is 1/2 size, the engraved knife is full sized (7-1/2" open), and the huge one is 1-1/2 size. All have 1095 carbon steel, brass liners and nickel silver fittings. Mini has pearl handles, the engraved knife has jigged bone, and the huge one has buffalo horn. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com -->

06-03-2011, 01:31 AM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Blade Show knives! brilliant Bill , i especially like the middle one ..

06-03-2011, 01:20 PM	#3
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,258	Re: Blade Show knives! If its none of my business, just say so, but if not, what would a set like that cost? I wouldnt have the slightest idea. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

06-03-2011, 01:28 PM	#4
ka64 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Contributor Posts: 1,419	Re: Blade Show knives! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

06-03-2011, 01:49 PM	#5
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Blade Show knives! $2500- $3000 as a set. More, individually. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

06-04-2011, 03:11 AM	#6
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Blade Show knives! Man! A deafening silence after that! __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

06-04-2011, 03:25 AM	#7
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Blade Show knives!

06-04-2011, 10:29 AM	#8
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,258	Re: Blade Show knives! Sorry Bill, I had forgotten I asked the question. I wouldnt sneeze at that price if I was in the market for a set like that. While I am no where near a knife expert, I can spot quality and expert work when I see it. So, please dont be offended that I didnt reply sooner. They are beautiful. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

06-04-2011, 11:55 AM	#9
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: Blade Show knives! Beautiful Bill. Forgive my ignorance, but are they switch blades? What's the buckle/hinged thingy? __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

06-05-2011, 09:20 AM	#10
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,790	Re: Blade Show knives! Very nice. Excellent work Bill.

06-05-2011, 10:04 AM	#11
denny 714 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 224	Re: Blade Show knives! Bill, "Spectacular", to say the very least.....they will have something to talk about at the blade show. Denny G.

06-05-2011, 02:23 PM	#12
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Blade Show knives! They are automatics. The lever flips down for "safe" and up for "fire." The lever lock is probably the safest mechanism for automatics. Thanks, everyone! __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

06-05-2011, 03:17 PM	#13
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: Blade Show knives! What do you mean by 'automatics'? I take it then that the hinged thing is spring loaded and controls a pin that locks the blade open/closed? Would this be construed as a 'gravity fed' knife? That would be illegal for me to carry. Laws here are really goofy. __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

06-05-2011, 09:54 PM	#14
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: Blade Show knives! I like them all, but especially that buffalo horn. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

06-05-2011, 10:02 PM	#15
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: Blade Show knives! Bob try em here , a auto knife will get you 5 years .. unless your muslim but the law says mandatory 5 years same for a gun .. i gotta take my walking around knife outta its pouch and leave in the truck if i go get fuel or such in town to save the hassle and risk

06-05-2011, 10:07 PM	#16
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Blade Show knives! Automatic= switchblade. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

06-13-2011, 12:36 PM	#17
Jim Hauff Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 2,980	Re: Blade Show knives! ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING WORK! Thanks for sharing, Bill. __________________ Jim Hauff ~ H&R Collector In Memory of Bill Goforth and Jim Ritchie

06-13-2011, 03:31 PM	#18
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Blade Show knives! Thanks. They disappeared very quickly! Gotta make some more. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

06-22-2011, 08:19 PM	#19
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,407	Re: Blade Show knives! How did you do at the show, Bill. I meant to go on Saturday but forgot all about it. I was planning on looking for an old knife maker friend of mine by the name of William McHenry. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

06-22-2011, 10:55 PM	#20
Bill DeShivs Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Contributor Posts: 1,478	Re: Blade Show knives! We did great at the show. Bill McHenry is an old friend, though we have never met, we have talked on the phone quite a bit. I don't believe he does the Blade Show. __________________ Bill DeShivs www.billdeshivs.com

06-23-2011, 11:08 PM	#21
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,407	Re: Blade Show knives! You know Bill lives in Rhode Island, and when he told me to come out to see his work shop, he invited me to his Wyoming Ranch. I told him I could not afford to fly out to Wyoming and he and Jason got a good laugh. I did not know that there was a tiny town in RI named Wyoming!! I have one of his knives, a folder - Number XXVI. His folders were kind of "klunky" back then, he sure has gotten better over the years. I do believe you might be right about him not doing Blade. Last year I talked with some of the people at the Benchmade display. One of them told me that he didn't come to the Blade show and I just assumed that it was just last year. Oh well, one of these days I will be going up to Cape Cod area and I will stop by and visit his ranch!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)