George Herron knife - Safari style #2

[TAH]

Elephant ivory handle. Inlaid elephant hide sheath. Sharpening rod with leather lanyard and carved ivory tusks.

 

[TAH]

And one more...

Thanks for looking! :thumbup:

 

[barrabas74]

I love it, super simple design with clean lines. Just a sexy knife right there.

 

[NickWheeler]

Timeless!!! A beautiful piece...a perfect example of "simple" elegance. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks for sharing!

 

[peterinct]

AWESOME TAH! Thanks for showing it. George Herron was truly one of the masters of knifemaking.

There was a display case of Herron knives, owned by a collector, set up at Blade that I had the pleasure of seeing. Each knife was just SO right in every detail, and the folders were SMOOTH!

Peter

 

[TAH]

Thanks everyone. I only own two Herrons. Here they are side by side for comparison.

In case someone is interested and missed it, here is the link to my other thread on the Herron hunter.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=808924&highlight=herron

 

[Bobby Branton]

Nice pair

 

[TAH]

Thanks Bobby.

I've had the fighter since '86 and the hunter since '97. Once a year, I rub a little mineral oil on the ivory, but I thought I read or was told that George boiled his ivory in oil to help reduce the risk of cracking. Can anyone confirm that he actually did this and if it helps?