I just got home from a small local knife show and while talking with a dealer, he noticed my Emerson Custom CQC8 with a wave and asked if I was interested in Emersons!
He dug out of his case a knife that I've got lots of doubts about.
He had a small knife similiar to my small neck knife that he said is sterile and is a Emerson Custom that Ernie made only 50 of for a unk branch of the service. He claimed there was a write up in a major knife magazine a couple of years ago about this knife.
It did resemble a Emerson. It was all black, had a chisel grind and a tanto blade. What gave me cause for concern were three things. First, it had what appeared to be some filework on the top of the tang for your thumb. I've never seen anything like this on a Emerson. Secondly, the grind was just a little bit different on the tanto from all the Custom grinds I've seen, and thirdly, the holes in the grip were a little smaller than what I'd have expected to see.
Has anyone else ever heard of this knife, seen one, or have any information on it?
He did not have a sheath for it, and said it came from a collection in Denver.
Sounds kind of like a wannabe, and I passed. Did I miss a bargin?
Derek?
He dug out of his case a knife that I've got lots of doubts about.
He had a small knife similiar to my small neck knife that he said is sterile and is a Emerson Custom that Ernie made only 50 of for a unk branch of the service. He claimed there was a write up in a major knife magazine a couple of years ago about this knife.
It did resemble a Emerson. It was all black, had a chisel grind and a tanto blade. What gave me cause for concern were three things. First, it had what appeared to be some filework on the top of the tang for your thumb. I've never seen anything like this on a Emerson. Secondly, the grind was just a little bit different on the tanto from all the Custom grinds I've seen, and thirdly, the holes in the grip were a little smaller than what I'd have expected to see.
Has anyone else ever heard of this knife, seen one, or have any information on it?
He did not have a sheath for it, and said it came from a collection in Denver.
Sounds kind of like a wannabe, and I passed. Did I miss a bargin?
Derek?