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For your viewing pleasure, this is something recently acquired from Jim Hammond. Its a one-of-a-kind collector grade Cobra Gold II with Sambar stag scales.
As is typical with Mr. Hammonds work, the devil is in the details. And his details are usually hidden away under the hood. As far as what shows, its there to see. Handling it reveals smooth action, solid lockup, no blade play, ambidextrous opening and scary, scary sharpness.
Here's the details on the stag handled Cobra Gold II folder: The blade length is 3.35", overall all is 7.4". The blade's 440-C with mirror bevels and a hand-rubbed satin ricasso. The thumb disc is inset into a plunge milled slot (radiused ends match the wheel rather than being cut straight across). It has one-piece integral bolsters and liners of 416 stainless steel with hidden stop pin ears underneath. The locking spring is heat treated beryllium copper (which he does not intend to work with again, as special ventilation equipment is needed). All the other fittings are stainless. The spacer piece at the rear is black paper micarta.
The stag's color and features are noteworthy. The stag has a natural palm swell in the middle, tapering off at the front and rear making for a thicker handle in the middle.
The reason he quit making this model was due to how incredibly involved all the facets of it were, and how time-consuming it was. Stuff like the thumb stud, the integral fittings, the sculpted handles on the standard models, etc. were all incredible features due to the detail work on the knife. For instance, the pivot pin part is one pain to make as it has a domed and polished head on one side with a countersunk shoulder underneath, incorporating a pass-through stop pin to prevent rotation that rests in a semicircle cut-out in the liner on that side.
This wound up being the last one he will ever make, as well as the only folder hes done having premium stag on it.
As is typical with Mr. Hammonds work, the devil is in the details. And his details are usually hidden away under the hood. As far as what shows, its there to see. Handling it reveals smooth action, solid lockup, no blade play, ambidextrous opening and scary, scary sharpness.
Here's the details on the stag handled Cobra Gold II folder: The blade length is 3.35", overall all is 7.4". The blade's 440-C with mirror bevels and a hand-rubbed satin ricasso. The thumb disc is inset into a plunge milled slot (radiused ends match the wheel rather than being cut straight across). It has one-piece integral bolsters and liners of 416 stainless steel with hidden stop pin ears underneath. The locking spring is heat treated beryllium copper (which he does not intend to work with again, as special ventilation equipment is needed). All the other fittings are stainless. The spacer piece at the rear is black paper micarta.
The stag's color and features are noteworthy. The stag has a natural palm swell in the middle, tapering off at the front and rear making for a thicker handle in the middle.
The reason he quit making this model was due to how incredibly involved all the facets of it were, and how time-consuming it was. Stuff like the thumb stud, the integral fittings, the sculpted handles on the standard models, etc. were all incredible features due to the detail work on the knife. For instance, the pivot pin part is one pain to make as it has a domed and polished head on one side with a countersunk shoulder underneath, incorporating a pass-through stop pin to prevent rotation that rests in a semicircle cut-out in the liner on that side.
This wound up being the last one he will ever make, as well as the only folder hes done having premium stag on it.
Jim's website should be done soon, so I would advise anyone wanting a Hammond, in the near future (without a long wait)
