this should answer your questions,
Jules
CRK/ALMAR
7.5 inch Almar (200)
5.5 inch Almar (200)
4 inch Almar (200)
Chris Reeve Knives 1999
Chris has admired Al Mar's designs for many years and always considered his early work to be of classic lines. (By way of interest, we had known each other for less than a week when he gave me a tiny Al Mar folder that, 16 years later, I still carry in my purse everyday!) We have also known Gary Fadden, who is now CEO of Al Mar Knives, for years and, at various times, had discussed a collaboration of some kind.
We finally came to the point where we decided that we would both benefit from a joint project and this is the way it worked. We designed the knives, made them entirely and sold them all to Al Mar Knives. They then distributed them into the market.
Just for the record, the knives were fixed blades in our one piece concept, 200 in each size - blade lengths of 7.5", 5.5" and 4". All the knives were numbered and marked with our CR logo and the Al Mar chop. The sheaths also had both logos.
These knives, as with all our one piece fixed blades, are made of A2, heat treated to 55-57RC and the caps are of D65S aluminum and the sheaths are leather.
Anne
