HARKINS mini Alpha

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Well, this one was a real pleasure to photograph although likely one of the most time consuming due to the many polished areas and pearl. This is Jeff's mini Alpha D/A model (his 2nd one to date I believe). The Alpha design has been a HUGE favorite of mine for many years and when he came out with the mini version I figured it would fit well with the other pieces I have of his. What I love about the Alpha is it's depth (many contours in the handle) and the flow from the handle to to the blade - it is perfect IMO. The handle has satin flats with polished contours and 2 inlays of black lip pearl on each side. The pivot is inlayed with black lip pearl, the backspacer nicely file-worked, and all pieced together with gold screws. The blade of course is perfectly and evenly ground from side to side with a beautiful hand satin finish and a tip that is needle sharp! The auto action is activated by pressing down on the bottom portion of the top front inlay (as seen in one of the pics below). It can also be opened manually via the artistically crafted thumb-hood. Blade length is 3 1/4" and overall length is 7 3/8".
I took many, many, many pics of this piece and narrowed it down to what I felt really displayed all aspects of this model as if it was being admired in your hand.


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Thats quite a knife, the fit and finish looks to be superb :thumbup:
 
Wow that is one extremely gorgeous piece of art.

And good job on the pictures, I felt like I was sitting right next to it. I wish I was. :thumbup:
 
That is such a striking piece. WOW! Alpha is a cool name but If it were mine I would have named it EPIPHANY. Because, I think I just had an epiphany when I first laid eyes on it. Awesome work.

Gibby
 
Thanks all for the nice comments. Harkins really does know how to make a nice contemporary auto with a fit and finish that is above all expectations.
 
As an Alpha owner myself, I can certainly understand your delight. Your clear library of photos are a really good indicator of Jeffrey's fanatical attention to finish.

And this is a D/A? just WOW!

Thanks for the post! :thumbup: Congrats!

Coop
 
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