Loveless Original NY Special with Snap

[jwd]

Here is what we all talk about, and wonder. The original NY Special, it sold in the beginning for $350.
And, we seldom get to see the snap. Steve Johnson does a great job of the NY Special, if you get the chance get Steve to make you one, but by all means put the snap in it.





The Steve Johnson version is surrounded by Ron Skaggs belt buckles.




The later Loveless design is just not a slick, and wicked as the original.

 

[KYJ]

John-san;
Great knives and photographs, as always !

 

[jwd]

Thanks Koshiro-san

 

[Clem Kadiddlehopper]

Just fabulous - thanks - :thumbup:

 

[jjtjr]

John,

I never saw the snap before.

Thanks for posting the photos.

 

[betzner]

Great piece, I always liked the original snap models better than the non-snaps. Pretty rare piece.

 

[Steve Nuckels]

Very interesting

Thanks for posting

Steve
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Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation
ABS AP

 

[J.Manuel]

Way cool John

 

[Ellis]

The Holy Grail of Loveless Knives, most have never seen one and precious few will ever own one!
Thanks for sharing
Dave

 

[Patrice Lemée]

I am curious, is the welt in the sheath shaped like the blade or just square?

 

[Kevin Jones]

I always found this snap knife-sheath design element interesting.

 

[jwd]

It is more square so it stays flat.
THis was meant to go inside you dinner jacket.
John

 

[Patrice Lemée]

John, I was not talking about the sheath itself but about the welt inside. I was just curious to know if Mr. Loveless made it to follow the contour of the blade or straight down, parallel to the sides of the sheath. Thanks.

 

[Doug C]

Thanks for posting, John. :thumbup:

Doug

 

[jwd]

Yes, my mistake.
He follows the contour of the blade.
Best,
John

 

[Patrice Lemée]

Thanks a lot John and for sharing these with us.

 

[bob7]

John,
Would you say that your Loveless NY special w/ snap is the perfect union of form and function? My amateur eyes says it is.

 

[surfer]

WOW!! A treasure!
One of my favorite Loveless patterns!

My friend Vasyl Goshovskyy (http://www.goshovskyy-knives.com/) makes some awsome New York Specials, too!


Regards
surfer

 

[snippy]

That takes my breath away! Good lord my hands would tremble to hold it!

Very many thanks for sharing this piece of knifemaking history!

Eric

 

[Lycosa]

One of the nicest.
rolf