Description
Oxblood Rider is the one built to be used hard and not look worse for it. Seven and a half inches overall, three and a half inch sheepsfoot blade with a notched choil, in high carbon steel finished stonewashed — tumbled with abrasive media so the surface carries a fine random matte gray texture rather than a directional grind.
The scales are burgundy canvas Micarta over black liners, set with mosaic pins, and the lanyard hole through the butt is steel lined rather than drilled straight through the Micarta. The tang is full; the sheath closes on brass snaps.
| Overall Length | 7.5 inches |
|---|---|
| Blade Length | 3.5 inches |
| Handle Length | 4 inches |
| Blade Steel | High carbon steel |
| Blade Finish | Stonewashed matte gray |
| Blade Style | Sheepsfoot bull cutter with notched choil |
| Handle Material | Burgundy canvas Micarta with black liners |
| Fittings | Mosaic pin inlays, steel-lined lanyard hole |
| Tang | Full tang |
| Sheath | Handmade leather belt sheath with brass snaps (included) |
The buyer this suits: someone who works their knives and does not want to be careful with them. Deep red Micarta and gray steel is a colorway that does not show dirt, and both finish and material are chosen because they age well rather than photograph well on day one.
Why stonewashing hides use
A polished or satin blade has a uniform surface, so any new scratch reads as an obvious break in it. A stonewashed blade is already covered in fine random marks running in every direction, so a fresh scratch has nothing to contrast against and simply joins the texture. It is the most forgiving finish there is for a knife that lives in a sheath on a working belt.
The steel-lined lanyard hole
Most lanyard holes are just drilled through the handle. This one has a steel tube set into it. That matters if you actually use a lanyard: cord under load slowly saws at the hole, and Micarta, tough as it is, will eventually wear oval. The liner takes that wear instead. It is a small piece of extra work that only shows up years later.
Why carbon, on a knife meant for work
Plain carbon takes a keener edge than most alloys and comes back on a stone in minutes rather than needing diamond plates. On a working belt that is worth more than rust resistance.
Keeping the steel right: this is plain high carbon steel with no chromium keeping the rust off. Left wet it will rust, and no finish changes that. Dry it the moment you finish and keep a film of oil on it — which oil to use compares the sensible options.
FAQs
Will it rust? If you leave it wet, yes. Dried and oiled, it is fine.
Is the patina a defect? No. A gray patina is stable and protective. Red rust is the problem.
Why carbon rather than an alloy steel? It sharpens back in the field with a pocket stone, which a high-alloy steel will not. The knife steel chart lays the trade-offs out.
Does the burgundy stain? The Micarta is colored through and does not stain.
What is the other carbon-steel option? The Forge Shadow in spring steel keeps its forge scale instead of being stonewashed.
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Model: BMK-1143
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