It came today and it is first rate. Very heavy duty for a BAS. The last BAS I had had that little tang breakage problem. From the looks and feel of this one I think it will outlast me! The handle is cracked as advertised and should be an easy fix. There are also a few small spots of surface rust which should polish out nicely. The blade is very highly polished. It also seems to have a slight fuller to it that I don't remember being there on my last BAS. The brass bolster is highly polished and nicely fitted. The buttcap has an extremely high polish to it and is fitted very tightly and evenly with no sharp edges to dig into the hand. The "points" of the buttcap and handle actually sem to be a bit more rounded than ususal and may not need to be modified. The scabbard it typically high quality though the leather of the frog is a bit thin. (you should get your Shop 1 sarkis back Uncle Bill.The sheith on my shop 1 AK is still the best I own!) The karda and the chakma, while not works of art, are sized for use by American hands and should be perfectly serviceable.
This is more knife than $50 should be able to buy! Thank you Uncle Bill and please tell Sher that he has made me a first rate BAS.Now, I think I'll go give it a workout!
