PremiumSauces: Are Kabars and those Grecos really "Bowies"? In other words, when is a Bowie not a Bowie? Are there any ratios/proportions of say, width to length, rate of slope to length of the clip point (rise/run ratio), etc., within which a knife must fall to be a Bowie? Must it have a double guard of a certain length? In other words, does a good definition exist?
The Beast - I like that one a lot, Tom Krein. Are those Grecos sold in any retail stores? Where does one find them for sale?
Well, the OP did say "large" knives so I figured I'd take a chance
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I have always considered the KABAR pattern blade a "Bowie"
style knife because of the size and the clipped point. Maybe not completely accurate but it worked for me.
So technically a few of the knives I've shown are not 'Bowie' patterns at all, but do fall on the side of 'large' knives. Also, the lower knife in the second pic is called a "Whisper Fighter" and was reviewed in Tactical Knives awhile back. The article raved about it's balance and speed and commented on the purely "fighting" blade pattern. I thought it belonged here based on that. The 'funky' blade is John's "Kukri" and at 14" long is definately a "large" knife. I personally feel that the design of the tip puts it firmly in the "fighting knife" camp. Lastly, the Benchmade is basically a modified clip that is descriped in various places as "a Bowie style blade". I just like it, no matter what it's called, because it's a great blade design for just about anything I've encountered.
Yes-you can purchase Grecos, but not at any retail store I am aware of. At the risk of potential loss of capitol :banghead:, there are four places you can get them...
You can see quite a few of his traditional styles as well as the more 'plain' and 'tactical' models I've shown on his website. John Greco's website here:
http://http://www.grecoknives.com/
Also you can find them here:
http://http://www.bladeart.com/artists/john_greco/john_greco.htm
John also sells quite a bit on Ebay (and for ridiculous prices I might add). Just search for 'john greco knife'.
Lastly you can get them through private sales (nudge-nudge), which you may see here at The High Road shortly (wink-wink).
While there are considerable opinions on the quality variation of John's knives over the years, I've NEVER heard anyone who has seen, used, or bought one say that they weren't worth the money.
