Svörd Von Tempsky Bowie Knife

Svörd Von Tempsky Bowie KnifeBlade length: 280 mmBlade thickness: 7 mmTotal length: 428 mmSteel: 15N20Hardness: 58 HRCWeight: 931 gSpecial features: differentially temperedBehind this large Bowie knife with a full flat grind and the large guard element lies the story of Gustav von Tempsky, who had this knife made for himself and his troop as a fighter and camp knife.Von Tempsky was a Prussian who lived as a forest ranger in New Zealand and fought against the Maori around 1863.More about Gustav von Tempski can be found here on Wikipedia.  The blade is made of differentially tempered 15N20 carbon steel.