Jayne's big knife

POSTED BY: Seshat
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 05:05
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SESHAT

Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:54 PM

i was wonderin if anyone knew what kind of knife jayne had in Serenity. I think he was also sharpining that same knife at the start of Ariel

Also, you know where i could get one?

very flashy

FREMDFIRMA

Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:52 PM

It's just about a copy of Rambo's knife from First Blood.

United Cutlery sells a decent one here.
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=UCRB1

Bit on the pricy side tho, you could prolly find similar blades a bit cheaper if you shopped around, but UC is quality stuff.

-Frem

LORA

Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:13 AM

My husband has something to say:

Hello folks. My name is James. This is the first time I've said anything on this forum, but I do believe that I might be able to help concerning the question of Jayne's knives.

Frost cutlery, Joy knives and United cutlery all have some neat looking fantasy knives. They even make some bowie style knives. As a selling point they are cheap. But that is also one of their problems. One thing that I noticed is that the few knives that I saw in the hands of the bad guys have all been from one of these three companies.

The knives in Janye's arsenal however are a totally different story. All of the ones that I've gotten a good look at are one sort of bowie or another. For example the knife that Jayne used to "scare" the alliance mole in the first episode is what is referred to as a coffin handle bowie because the handle is shaped like a coffin. His particular example appears to have a stainless steel blade from between nine to ten inches long and with file work on the spine. This knife is definitely a custom job. From what I've seen all of Jayne's knives are bowies and all are custom made. My personal favorite is the knife that he used in "Jayne's Town". It is a beautiful example of a file knife. The man who made it used a large file to make the blade out of and left the file pattern in the side of the blade. This knife is not stainless but I find it more visually appealing. It has a beautiful stag handle that only a custom knife will have. There are some companies out there that make decent bowies but you will not find any for less than a hundred dollars if the knife is a large one like the one you were asking about. Sorry, but you get what you pay for. If you go to a custom knife maker expect to pay much more, but expect to get a truly exceptional piece of work. Good luck with your search. I suggest that you look at some of the knife magazines out there for ideas of what is out there and who is making it.

He's really into knives, even makes one, every now and again.

"Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity?" Zoe, War Stories

SIRENKAIN

Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:39 AM

James your Browncoat name should be Ginsu Master.Lora please thank your hubby for the insight,it was well,..... insightful.

Siren

River: The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems.
Mal: See, morbid and creep-ifying I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.

LORA

Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:50 AM

James can talk all day about knives, the only problem being that he gets truly zealous. I had to let him reply once I mentioned there was a knife question on the forum -- he'd been bugging me about it since last night. I think he watched all the episodes while I was at work, today, making sure he had his facts straight about Jayne's cutlery.

If only he'd be so interested in something more ... lucrative.

"Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity?" Zoe, War Stories

SESHAT

Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:14 AM

ah well, at least he has a hobby

do be sure to thank him for his help

thanks

SESHAT

Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:14 AM

woops, double post

BOWIE

Monday, February 6, 2006 7:29 PM

This has been very helpful to me. :) Also. I love jaynes knives, their all so shiny. :)

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DUG

Monday, February 6, 2006 7:56 PM

To get an idea about some pricing and quality of custom knives, here's the website my neighbor sells through:

http://www.sagecreek1.com/Index.html

OK, forgive the shameless plug; he's a nice guy and I saw a chance. Plus he just made a knife for my dad.

MILFORD

Monday, February 6, 2006 8:47 PM

Lucrative...maybe. But at least you know you're safe as long as he's happy.

Remember, that but for one trifling exception, the entire universe is made up of others.- Oliver Wendall Holmes

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