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Affirmed
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Type: |
Dropped Point Hunter |
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Blade: |
4" |
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OAL: |
8 5/8" |
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Handle: |
Burgundy Micarta |
This is one of the most popular sporting knives I make. |
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Carry Back
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Type: |
Dropped Point Hunter |
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Blade: |
3 1/2" |
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OAL: |
8" |
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Handle: |
Black Pakkawood |
Often used for cleaning small game. |
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Citation
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Type: |
Folder |
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Blade: |
3" |
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OAL: |
7" |
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Handle: |
Red Jigged Bone |
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Exterminator
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Type: |
Fighter |
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Blade: |
7" |
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OAL: |
11 7/8 ” |
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Handle: |
Black Micarta |
This model was based on the Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife of World War II and was featured on the cover of the Combat Knives magazine in 1998. Here is what they had to say:
"Compared with the original Fairbairn-Sykes, the Keeton knife has been improved by a substantial ricasso that strengthens the blade at the hilt or guard. The guard itself is thicker—not so much for strength as a parrying aid, but to aid in identifying the position of the knife in the hand as well as adding weight for balance.
The handle has been made more slender with a gentle contour that's easy to grasp and shifts the weight of the knife from the handle of the original into the blade. Fittings of ... [the] guard and butt add to the glamour of the knife. The grind, polish and fit are immaculate."
Reviewed by Butch Winter. "Bill Keeton's Knives: Beautiful Custom-Crafted Knives from America's Heartland. " Combat Knives: September 1998, pp.62-63 (Emphasis added). |
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Foolish Pleasure
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Type: |
Hunter |
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Blade: |
3 1/2" |
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OAL: |
8” |
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Handle: |
India Sambar Stag and Red Spacers |
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Forward Pass
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Type: |
“Patch Knife” |
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Blade: |
3 1/2" |
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OAL: |
7 7/8” |
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Handle: |
Pakkawood |
Includes a ball-starter on the end of the handle. |
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Genuine Risk
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Type: |
Gunstock Folder |
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Blade: |
2 3/4" |
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OAL: |
6 1/2 ” |
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Handle: |
Burgundy Micarta |
Please note: engraving is extra.
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Needles
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Type: |
Filet |
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Blade: |
6" |
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OAL: |
11 1/4" |
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Handle: |
Pakkawood |
* Other styles of filet knives available. |
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Regret
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Type: |
Bear Claw |
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OAL: |
3 3/4” |
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Handle: |
Mother of Pearl |
*File work optional and extra |
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Secretariat
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Type: |
Bowie |
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Blade: |
9" Flat Ground |
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OAL: |
14 1/4 ” |
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Handle: |
Elephant Ivory |
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Unbridled
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Type: |
Trailing Point Hunter |
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Blade: |
4 1/2 " |
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OAL: |
9” |
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Handle: |
Camo Pakkawood |
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Vagrant
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Type: |
Fighter |
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Blade: |
6" |
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OAL: |
10 3/4 ” |
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Handle: |
Red and Black Linen Micarta |
"The Vagrant is double-ground, with a semi-clipped, sharpened spine. The six-inch blade has a very generous ricasso to add strength near the guard. The guard is nickel silver, and the handle scales are ... [18% nickel silver] held to the full-tapered tang with stainless-steel bolts.
This particular style of knife is much more versatile than the pure dagger design of the Exterminator. It would, in fact, serve as a survival knife in all but the most severe circumstances.
Fit, finish and overall execution are top rate. Keeton has no peer in this area."
Reviewed by Butch Winter. "Bill Keeton's Knives: Beautiful Custom-Crafted Knives from America's Heartland. " Combat Knives: September 1998, p.63 (Emphasis added). |
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War Admiral
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Type: |
Sub-Hilt Fighter |
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Blade: |
6" |
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OAL: |
11 1/8 ” |
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Handle: |
Elephant Ivory |
This is the style that I made for Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. |
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Whirlaway
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Type: |
Skinner |
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Blade: |
4" |
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OAL: |
8 5/8 ” |
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Handle: |
India Sambar Stag and Red and White Spacers |
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