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Saturday 23 July 2011

Muela Tactical Tanto Fighting Knife






Muela Tactical Tanto Fighting Knife

Excellent Tanto fighting knife, great balance, looks beautiful,  and is very well balanced. The blade is made of stainless steel 440 A high-performance.
The handle is made of glass fibre reinforced polyamide and extremely resistant to abrasion and shocks and features a lanyard hole. Features a leather and nylon sheath.

Specifications :
Handle length 14 cm
Blade length 19 cm
Overall Length 33 cm

Large Ranger Bowie Knife








Large Ranger Bowie Knife

Very Large Bowie knife, model name is Ranger. The knife is extremely sharp and powerful, the blade is full 30.5 cm long!
Blade is made ​​from 440A super durable stainless steel. The handle is of a beautiful dark brown natural wood and very grippy. The guard that effectively protects the hands are made ​​of brass.
Features a very nice durable and handsome leather sheath with the ranger logo.

Specifications:
Handle 13 cm
Blade 30.5 cm
Overall length 43.5 cm

Boker Magnum Double Edged Dagger








Boker Magnum double edged Dagger

A beautiful dagger of very high quality, manufactured by Boker Magnum.
Great quality, would be awesome as a fighting / combat / military knife.
The blade is full tang and is made ​​from a piece of highly durable stainless steel. also features a brass guard.
The daggers handles are made from wood and held with brass pins, features a lanyard hole, nylon sheath with belt loop and leg tie holes

Specifications :
Handle length: 12 cm
Blade length: 18 cm
Total length: 30 cm

Fury "Fat Bastard" Folding knife







Fury "Fat Bastard" Folding knife - a reasonably cheap, o.k quality knife, manufactured by Fury.

The blade is a chisel ground, with partial serrations,  made of stainless steel.
The knife its self is very large for a folder, being just under 11" inches when open.
The knife is opened easily and quickly with your thumb and locks automatically when the blade is fully developed.
Overall a decent enough collectors piece, looks great due to its large size.

Specifications
Handle 16cm
Blade 12cm
Total length 28cm
Features lanyard holes.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

How To Make A Pump Action Crossbow (full tutorial) Parts 2 - 8 (more coming soon)





























For materials list  - CLICK HERE

More parts coming soon!
 
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WeaponCollector's Homemade Pump Action Crossbow









WeaponCollector's Homemade Pump Action Crossbow - A 90% Homemade Pump Action Crossbow, the only things that were not  made were the prod and string, which is a bought pistol prod and string.


Made in July of 2011, it took about 15hrs work spread over a period of about 2 weeks, virtually entirely hand made, with a drill being the only power tool used.

Made using 12mm Plywood, some 2mm Aluminium, some 10mm , and 5mm aluminium, plus various screw, bolts, glue and a few springs.

The way this crossbow was made is also one of the most simple ways they can be done, its doesn't need a lot of tools or skill using the method I use.

This is a fully working model, although the pump doesn't really work due to the quality of the groove for the pump handle, its single shot only, shoots standard 6" pistols bolts.

Draw weight is approx 80lbs, which is about as powerful as you can get for a pistol, makes for a fun crossbow.

It has a reasonably hard trigger pull, which is compensated for by have a large trigger made for two fingers.
Trigger pull is usually quite hard for this kind of trigger mechanism, due to the way its made however you soon get used to it after shooting a few times.

After finishing the Crossbow I tested it and after quite a lot of few adjustments it eventually fired o.k,
to be honest though it is normal to have to make quite a few adjustments when making homemade crossbows of this kind.

I have also filmed the entire "Making of a Pump Action  Crossbow" series for this crossbow which can be viewed either on my blog, or on my Youtube channel - WeaponCollector - There is a total of 10+ "making of" videos in the series.

Video of this Crossbow being shot and tested - COMING SOON
Overall a great project to make, simple and easy, and I think most people should be able to make something similar.

Dimensions : Full length - 15" , Width - 1.5" , Prod width - 17" , Height - 8" , Draw Length is 6".

I hope you liked my Pump Action Crossbow, Feel free to comment and let me know what you think.


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Tuesday 19 July 2011

Urban / City Emergency Survival Tin


Urban / City / Subway Emergency Survival Tin / Kit
Made to be used in an urban survival situation to save lives and get you rescued quickly in a : Terror Attack on a Train or Bus or Building, Earth Quake, Flood, Natural Disasters, Riots, and various other SHTF Urban Situations.
Stuff to add or change at a later date if possible - Small radio + earphones or tiny speaker.
Spare batteries for Torch and radio if possible. small pliers / scissors or leather man tool or other small multi tools that are out there.
Condom - possibly, would need water in a city, there's got to be plenty of places to find water in a city hasn't there?

Mini pry bar tool.
Credit Card tool.
Lock Picks.
Hand Cuff Key.
Water Purification Tablets

I may try to find a slightly larger tin that can accommodate some of the other gear more easily.


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Monday 11 July 2011

How To Make A Pump Action Crossbow (full tutorial) Part 1 - Plans and Materials

Below are the plans for the Pump Action Crossbow - ready to save and print



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How To Make A Pump Action Crossbow (full tutorial) Part 1 - Plans and Materials.
Scroll down for a detailed video of what materials to buy.

Be aware that this design is a prototype and may now work when fully finished, it is recommended that you watch all parts of the video series first before buying any materials.

Materials list : 50lb or 80lb draw weight pistol crossbow prod - search Google for places that sell them.

Or you can make a pistol prod by cutting handsaw blades into 45cm x 37mm sections using a angle grinder, cut in grooves at the end for the string and tape together in bundles of at least 5 (CLICK HERE FOR A TUTORIAL)

You will also need:
One plywood board, 42cm x 25cm x 12mm or any wood this size.

One plywood board, 42cm x 25cm x 3mm or any wood or material this size.

One plywood board, 10cm x 5cm x 12mm

Two aluminium plates, 37cm x 10cm x 2mm , or any hard materials, including hard wood, plastics, other metals (you can use steel, but it will make this a very long hard job)

One aluminium plate 17cm x 11cm x 2mm (must be some kind of bendable metal)

Two aluminium plates 12cm x 4.5cm x 5mm thick. (sides of pump handle)

One aluminium plate 11cm x 5.5mm x 12mm , can be aluminium or tin or steel (for Nut and Trigger)

One aluminium plate 6cm x 6cm x 12mm, can be aluminium or tin or steel

One aluminium or steel Tube - 12cm x 22m thick (round)

One piece of wood - 12cm x 22m thick, (to fit inside handle)

One 10cm x 6mm bolt with 22mm or 25mm washer and nut

Sixty x 25mm screws that can be counter sunk

Six 4mm thick 22mm self tapping screws

Two 10cm x 5mm nails

10 washers 12mm with 5mm hole

Two 10cm x 5mm bolts with nuts

Three 5cm metal tubes with 5mm or 6mm hole (overall size thickness is about 8-10mm)

Two 10mm or 15mm tension springs (4mm thick)

10cm of thin wire (1mm or 2mm)

One 25mm x 3mm Nail

As far as I can remember this should be all materials need, the video below has a more detailed description,

Part 2 - Tools - will be coming soon.
Detailed Video Below


For the full series of video tutorials  - CLICK HERE

Please a comment below letting me know what you think or if you need any more details