I had seen you post some pics before of your black rifles, I was just wondering.
very interesting, i'd like to see it in action some day! you should have a pretty sweet setup there. bummer you are forced to use one... pfft California. lolI had seen you post some pics before of your black rifles, I was just wondering.
Now that they make a bullet button for the M1a's now(in Cali), i'm gonna turn my socom16 into this:
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I already have the EOTech
I have a loaded m1a and a scout also
Well the total length will be around 3ft, with a 3" single edged hooked blade at the end.FWIW:
Your polearm will most closely resemble a Medieval European glaive (single edged) or a Siberian palma although the haft (handle) and head were typically longer in both. The short stabbing spear (dual edged) was most effectively used in battle by the Zulu (think Shaka Zulu and the Battle of Isandlwana) and was called an iklwa or ixwa, a shorter version of the assegai.
Once you saw the groove in the haft and insert the tang of the knife, you'll need to wrap either wet rawhide strips or wire around it to keep it from splitting. This is structurally the weakest way to mount the head but this is just to be ornamental correct? Post some pictures when you have it completed
Couple of links
http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-3955.html
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?p=181782
It's a Schrade fixed blade. It was pretty ruined when I found it. The tip was broken off, and there were chunks missing out of the blade near the hilt. I ended up grinding all that down to add a gut hook and had to put a new tip on it.