I also have a green Hobbit Warrior. I got it a couple of years ago when I called REKAT to see if they had a dealer in my area and Bob Taylor hooked me up with Ted Palmer. I stopped by his school, bought the knife and have been training with him ever since.
As I remember what Ted was telling me about the knife, it has a special coating which was supposed to cut down on the infra-red signature of the knife and was done as an extremely limited run for some branch of the armed forces.
Say Bob, do I have that story right?
DANG THESE SENIOR MOMENTS!! I forget what the coating actually is, I want to say powdered titanium, or titanium nitride, but I'm not sure. I've got class tonite, I'll try to remember to ask Ted what it is.
So they appear to be sufficiently rare. Collectibility and worth however are always based on finding someone who wants to buy it. Having been possessed of a collectors nature since I was a little child, I've found that what I like and what has commercial value aren't always the same.
So I have contented myself with buying what I like without concern for resale. That way, I always have want I want and if it does have wider value that's just an added bonus. This way I enjoy my collecting rather than looking at dollar signs.
I've carried mine, but I'm sure not going to go out and cut brush with it!
ADDED 9-8:
OK, I talked with my teacher last night. He couldn't remember exactly what went into the green finishe, but he thought it was simply a green color variation of the black T process. And as he remembers it, the green knives were a limited run for some United Nations troops. He could not remember exactly why the green color was chosen.
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All you need is love... a sharp blade and a full clip
[This message has been edited by Tonie (edited 09-08-2000).]
