Well I posted some pics when I first started work on this project and it is still not totally finished but is well on the way and you can really see where it is going. I did a thread on the awesome sheath SBranson did for my Ross Bayonet/knife on the edged weapons page but very few people understand the history of the Ross like those here and I really wanted to share this and get the opinions of the guys here.
Here is the "Before" photo of the Ross that the seller took to make sure I knew just how bad of shape it was in. I forget who sold it to me but they were excellent.
The most controversial bubbafication I did was to cut off what was left of the
bayonet mount which was bent, broken and missing a big piece. However this bayonet was gone to the point it could never be fixed and attached to a rifle again. Someone suggested welding and fabbing a new mount but the part that was left was quite damaged and it would be easier to build a whole new knife from scratch than fix it.
The blade was excellent and had not been modified and it was the first type of Ross bayonet. The steel used was very good and once I got the rust off the 7-08 and Ross Rifle Co.
Quebec
Patented 1907
appeared almost like magic. There was only 1 handle scale and it was beat so I made 2 new ones and secured them with brass pins. Here is the Ross Knife as she is right now.
SBranson did an incredible job on the sheath. I really felt like this blade deserved a second chance. It is 101 years old and one of the very few weapons made and used only by Canadians. The scales still need staining to match the sheath and I have a lot of polishing left but she is getting used and carried every day hopefully for the next 101 years.
This was a very weird bayonet style but it actually makes a very useful and usable knife with the hollow grind and butcher shape. The lower guard does get in the way but I wanted to keep as much of the guard as possible and I love how it looks. It fits my small hands perfectly and unlike Ross bayonets with the fittings and internals intact it can be held in either hand. The steel is really first rate. A bit softer than modern stainless but it holds a good edge and takes one easily. Razor sharp after SBranson fixed the edge.
He really did do an amazing job on the sheath and their are some more sheath photos on the edged weapons sheath thread.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=313066
Here is the "Before" photo of the Ross that the seller took to make sure I knew just how bad of shape it was in. I forget who sold it to me but they were excellent.
The most controversial bubbafication I did was to cut off what was left of the
bayonet mount which was bent, broken and missing a big piece. However this bayonet was gone to the point it could never be fixed and attached to a rifle again. Someone suggested welding and fabbing a new mount but the part that was left was quite damaged and it would be easier to build a whole new knife from scratch than fix it.
The blade was excellent and had not been modified and it was the first type of Ross bayonet. The steel used was very good and once I got the rust off the 7-08 and Ross Rifle Co.
Quebec
Patented 1907
appeared almost like magic. There was only 1 handle scale and it was beat so I made 2 new ones and secured them with brass pins. Here is the Ross Knife as she is right now.
SBranson did an incredible job on the sheath. I really felt like this blade deserved a second chance. It is 101 years old and one of the very few weapons made and used only by Canadians. The scales still need staining to match the sheath and I have a lot of polishing left but she is getting used and carried every day hopefully for the next 101 years.
This was a very weird bayonet style but it actually makes a very useful and usable knife with the hollow grind and butcher shape. The lower guard does get in the way but I wanted to keep as much of the guard as possible and I love how it looks. It fits my small hands perfectly and unlike Ross bayonets with the fittings and internals intact it can be held in either hand. The steel is really first rate. A bit softer than modern stainless but it holds a good edge and takes one easily. Razor sharp after SBranson fixed the edge.
He really did do an amazing job on the sheath and their are some more sheath photos on the edged weapons sheath thread.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=313066
