Reeve style fixed blade.

[ONE]

Is anyone aware of a smith making fixed blades in the style of Chris Reeve's offerings from the late Eighties?
That would be a one-piece hollow handle type, preferably with change from a grand?

 

[Nice65]

@JonathanD would be one person that springs to mind to ask. Stu Mitchell may be another who is more in touch with the scene. @C_Claycomb is another maker who would know if anyone was able to make one for you.

It’s an EdgeMatters question I reckon. I know of nobody actually producing them, but you might be able to find a capable maker.

 

[C_Claycomb]

There was a thread.

Thread 'Hollow Handled Knives.'

Sep 11, 2020

Does any maker have the ability to produce a Hollow Handled Knife? In the same style as Chris Reeves Originals - A single piece of Steel??

I know Schrade produce a few models but they are too large and wonder of anyone can produce a smaller Aviator style knife?

Any Makers - Any Takers?????

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As it is not a style I like and I have been greatly unimpressed with the functionality of the Reeves knives I have handled, it isn’t something I know much about. I don’t tend to read or look at threads on the subject.
Second recommendation of Edge Matters. You have to register to read.

There is a chap on Blade Forums, Sam Wilson.

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Don’t know if Farid Mehr still makes any. He has made some.

 

[TeeDee]

For cheap budget to see if you want to run with the idea , Schrade do one SCHF1 ( Or maybe they did produce it and no longer )

SCHF 1

Schrade Extreme Hollow Handle SCHF1 Survival Special Forces 7.5" survival knife

Handle/blade: 1070-carbon steel Blade length: 18.8 cm Weight: 510 grams

www.knivesandtools.co.uk

I have one - its in its produced design too long I feel.
Mr Fenna I believe remodelled one down to a shorter length in one of his projects - which brings it more in line with the original Reeves aviator ( which I also owned at one point in time )

The round handle does take some getting used too.

 

[hughtrimble]

You could contact Ian Bailey (maker's mark IR Bailey). He's very capable of making such a knife (I have one albeit with a sealed hollow handle) though I'm not sure he does custom orders. He makes brilliant stuff, often nostalgic in what the knives reference, so could be worth a shout.

 

[TeeDee]

 

[ONE]

Thanks all. More possibilities there than I'd imagined. I'd really love an original Reeve Aviator, but they're a tad pricey (last offer I had was £1200).

 

[TeeDee]

Thanks all. More possibilities there than I'd imagined. I'd really love an original Reeve Aviator, but they're a tad pricey (last offer I had was £1200).

And then like me ,you'd be debating about if you could allow yourself use it fully or not.

Part knife - Part investment.

I'd suggest buying a cheap Schrade and using it fully as it should and scratching that itch.

 

[hughtrimble]

And then like me ,you'd be debating about if you could allow yourself use it fully or not.

Part knife - Part investment.

I'd suggest buying a cheap Schrade and using it fully as it should and scratching that itch.

I'd second this to see if the cylindrical handle makes sense to your hand in use.
I daftly sold one of the Reeves (I forget which variant) a long time ago. It was a fun thing, but back in those days the prices were rather more user friendly.