Actually truth be told I was carrying a 10'' AK Bowie that I liked a lot. Wearing it every day just like a do my IBBB now. Nobody complained but it was a pretty big knife in some environments, like working wearing a police uniform in an office setting.
I just figured a shrunk down version would be a really nice thing and apparently others felt the same as Yangdu even though I suggested only 1 or 2 for a trial run had 30 made. I think they were all gone in like 2 days and they went for over a 100 bucks back then.
Ndog actually got one before I did so alas I didn't get the first. I still watch for the short original size version as I prefer it over the longer handled model that folks with big hands prefer, I just think the short handle looks better to me. I've put antler on a few but still have 1 or 2 that are unmessed with.
Bhakta knocked it out of the park from the start, another kami made one that I carry now that is equally nice. Slightly thinner and a tad lighter.
I don't know how many times the officers would be in the patrol bay checking out knives and I'd pull mine out, it was the winner every time. Several of them are now IBBB owners as well.
Don't recall when this happened, 5 years ago, maybe longer, a few others here helped with drawings and such, it basically boiled down to just shrink the larger model to scale.
That handle is a real beauty. 
