Vernon Wells, who played the villain Bennett in "Commando" was supposed to be at Crypticon this year. I saw Commando in theaters in 1985 and consider it to be the Citizen Kane of 1980s action films, so I decided to put together a costume for the con.
For the production, several knives were commissioned through Jack Crane. Crane was happy to provide knives for Schwarzenegger, but did not want his knives being used by the "bad guys."
Bennett needed a knife for the climactic final fight, so the prop department took the blade off of an off-the-shelf survival knife and the handle from a GI trench knife and welded them together. For my project, I did the exact same thing.
I couldn't find specifics on Bennett's knife other than Blu-Ray pauses and photos of replicas, so I went with a standard survival knife blade from the cheapest steel knife I could find. I bought the base knife and a trench knife from BudK (trying to stay in budget LOL).
I had my gunsmith do the welding and finished the handle and blade with Cerakote. I was really happy with the results!
Unfortunately, Wells had to cancel his appearance at the con, but I've got another unique addition to the Scifirepower collection.
For the production, several knives were commissioned through Jack Crane. Crane was happy to provide knives for Schwarzenegger, but did not want his knives being used by the "bad guys."
Bennett needed a knife for the climactic final fight, so the prop department took the blade off of an off-the-shelf survival knife and the handle from a GI trench knife and welded them together. For my project, I did the exact same thing.
I couldn't find specifics on Bennett's knife other than Blu-Ray pauses and photos of replicas, so I went with a standard survival knife blade from the cheapest steel knife I could find. I bought the base knife and a trench knife from BudK (trying to stay in budget LOL).
I had my gunsmith do the welding and finished the handle and blade with Cerakote. I was really happy with the results!
Unfortunately, Wells had to cancel his appearance at the con, but I've got another unique addition to the Scifirepower collection.
