Arkansas Toothpick

Give the gift of an Arkansas toothpick

Arkansas Toothpick



The bowie knife's greatest competitor from the late 1830s until shortly after the Civil War was the Arkansas toothpick. The Arkansas toothpick got its name as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the rough, rugged culture that populated the Arkansas lowlands and the Mississippi Delta in the mid-19th century. Traveling European journalists fabricated stories about men picking their teeth with huge knives.



The Arkansas toothpick, like the bowie, is a large knife, almost always double-edged and with a sharp point. The knife almost always had a guard. Many were bold, and some imitated the bowies of the period in size and appearance. There were also plain daggers, but most were ornately decorated.



The Cold Steels® version features a powerful double-edged spear point with a Malaysian sal wood handle and an elegant crocodile-patterned pommel. The sheath is also intricately designed. It is finely crafted and decoratively decorated to complement the handle.



Details:

- Arkansas toothpick

- Blade material: 1055 carbon steel

- Total length: approx. 48.9cm

- Blade length: approx. 33.7 cm

- Blade thickness: approx. 6 mm

- Handle: approx. 15.2, made of Malaysian sal wood

- Weight: approx. 675 g

- Includes case

- Cold steel® article number: 88gtp



Please note:

This item is only sold to persons over 18 years of age. Please enter your date of birth on our order form. We also require a copy of your ID, driving licence or similar by email, scan, fax or post.


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