Sinuous bush sword: KnifeRights.org donation piece

Back in January, while visiting the ABS Expo here in San Antonio, I met Doug Ritter of KnifeRights.org.  Knife Rights is essentially the NRA of the bladed world.  He asked if I'd be willing to donate a blade for their auction they hold to fund the legal battle defending the second amendment as it pertains to knives, and I agreed.

I forged out this sinuous bush sword from 5160.  It has an integral socket handle, a recurved blade, and a raised false edge that is thin enough it could easily have a secondary bevel added and become double-edged.

Added some paracord impregnated in Minwax Wood Hardener and sharpened it:

Then I handed it over to Luke Swenson ([url]http://www.swensonknives.com[/url]) who built a multiple carry option sheath rig for it and donated that to the cause.  The inside of the baldric has an ostrich print inlay.

And then I did a wee bit of test cutting to show it's a working tool:

I delivered it this past weekend to the KnifeRights.org booth at the Lone Star Knife Expo, along with my buddy Tobin Nieto's entry.  You can see all of the donated work here: http://www.kniferights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179&Itemid=1  They're all getting auctioned at the end of July.