Well I'll tell you....I contacted his father, who happens to be a Minister. Didn't like doing it, but he brought it on himself. He's been contacted and refuses to get back to you guys. That's intentionally evasive, and IMO, stealing.
What I am afraid of, is seeing that he disappeared because of a divorce (got that from the other forum), is that he sold your knives and is hiding out because there is nothing to give back.
Two things I don't like....thieves and bullies. He entered into a contract by signing up for this passaround, KNOWING that this was a special knife for Oregon Fal'er, and he still was gracious enough to let his new toy go for a bit so others could see. It isn't like "Here's my Brute I've had forever...take your time". That is an incredible breach of trust. I don't know the details on everyone else's knives, or how many...but that one thing is bad enough. I didn't do it to him (contacting his father), he did it to himself. If that doesn't work, the ONLY thing you can do is file a police report for theft, and if he doesn't have it take him to small claims court, and who wants to deal with that?
What makes me mad is the breach of trust among Beckerheads, and giving everyone just cause not to want to do it again. That, and I was next on the list!