Well, Physics, I asked and it is the considered opinion of the resident experts (and a few of them remember this exact knife) that Eich is the one who "done the deed." That striping is classic Eich, which I seemed to remember. I'm not sure who the seller was or where he got it from, but that knife made the rounds "over there," and as I recall nobody who owned it had the heart to carry it because they all liked it too much.
If you wouldn't mind, a couple of the guys wanted to know what the final auction went for. More than a few of them, I should tell you, think you made a great score and were wishing they'd been cruising the 'bay more often than they did. You could email me, if its better for you and you don't find the whole subject completely offensive. A round figure would be fine. Thanks, and I hope I've managed to fill in some of the gaps on your very nice knife.
Oh, and I should also tell you that Eich didn't do too many 630s, so there aren't that many out there like this one. Matter of fact, other than THIS knife, I haven't seen but maybe one or two and those are securely in safes.
