Dave, what do you mean "upon closer inspection" lol, did you miss this the first looksee over ?

Like you say my friend, just beautiful Bone, I keep saying Case old Red Bone, Peachseed are right up the top-Im going to stick out my neck and say that these are THE two best ( IMO ) material you can use for scales.
I always say to myself when I have a knife with an issue..... "well...I can moan about it-and keep letting it bother me-or I can get rid of it" then I ask myself, "would I rather have this knife or not have it?"
Lovely knife, I'd ( anyday ) have that knife than not have it.