Kohai999
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These reviews have gotten harder, due to, shall we say, an increased visibility and accountability. I used to just toss them off, now I need to "fact check". 
So, I was SUPPOSED to take the Amtrak up to Santa Barbara for the show, BUT the weenies called me two days before the show to say that I would have to bus it from LA due to rail maintenance, which is not cool....so my buddy Adam Jacobs who was going to ride up the train with me said he would drive, and on Friday morning 6:15 am 4/17/09, we drove up to Santa Barbara, an uneventful ride at that, except Adam declared smooth sailing post-downtown LA and jinxed us, as we hit 15 minutes of bumper-to-bumper in Ventura.
Happily, at 10:00 am our room was available, and we checked in, nice large 2 bed number, poolside. The room came equipped with a bottle of Fiji water for $7.00 should you need it(we did) and a Fess Parker Syrah or Chardonnay at $25.00(we did not). The Fess Parker Doubletree http://www.fpdtr.com/index2.html is RIGHT by the ocean, like a 5 minute walk into the Pacific, and has all the basic necessities, including a very good steakhouse, Rodney's.
Settled in, and unpacked, we decided to have breakfast, and promptly saw my good friend, knifemaker Steve Rapp and his lovely wife Sarah, who sat down with us for the meal. Service at the Cafe Los Arcos, "a comfortable, casual dining area for guests, located in the main lobby area", frankly sucked. We were virtually finished with our meal before getting a glass of water.... waitstaff was unrefined, uncoordinated and clumsy....and I ate the buffet, so it wasn't like a lot of hand-holding was required. Food is tasty enough, though. Second time at the hotel, second time service sucked, with an interval of at least 5 years.While waiting for admittance into the showroom, Larry Fuegen and his lovely wife Linda came in. Larry had a delivery for Phil Lobred and I wanted to see it. He said it was in the car, and I suggested that he get it. The unabashed joy on Lobred's face when he got that knife was a sight to behold. He showed it to Steve D'lack first, his wife Judy second, and then I got to see it. Nice work, as you can see.
Duly provisioned, we all made our way to the amply sized, well lit and tastefully appointed showroom...or at least attempted to. The V.I.P./Collector's passes did not go on sale until 11:30 am, and admittance into the showroom was not until 12:00 pm.....after the show pass was paid for, I got hooked up with an exhibitor's pass and entered the showroom at 11:35 am.
Here is the list of makers in attendance:
Ankrom, Bill...Bennica, Charlie...Boguszewski, Phil..Buchanan, Thad...Carlson, Kelly...Centofante, Frank...Chamblin, Joel...Coffey, Bill...Crawford, Pat...Davis, Barry...Dean, Harvey...Dunkerly, Rick...Eaton, Rick...Elishewitz, Allen...Embretson, Kaj...Emerson, Ernest...England, Virgil...Erickson, Curt...Frank, Heinrich H....Friedly, Dennis...Fuegen, Larry...Fujisaka, Stan...Hansen, Shaun and Sharla ...Hara, Koji...Hayes, Wally...Hendrickson, Jay...Hibben, Gil...Hitchmough, Howard...Hoel, Steve...Hogstrom, Anders...Horn, Des...Jensen, John Lewis...Johnson, S.R....Kious, Joe...Knickmeyer, Hank...Kressler, Dietmar...Lake, Ron...Lee, Randy...Lerch, Matt...Likarich, Steve...Loerchner, Wolfe...Matsuno, Kansei...Mayo, Tom...McClure, Jerry...McConnell, Loyd...McFall, Ken...Minnick, Jim and Joyce...Moeller, Harald...Nealy, Bud...Newton, Ron...Nishiuchi, Mel...Ohta, Hiraoki...Onion, Ken...Osborne, Warren...Overyender, Tom...Pease, W.D....Ralph, Darrel...Rapp, Steven...Revishvili, Zaza...Sawby, Scott...Shadley, Eugene...Slobodian, Scott...Smith, Josh...Steigerwalt, Ken...Strider Knives...Takahashi, Masao... Takada, Shosui...Terzuola, Bob...Thompson, Lee...Tighe, Brian...Tomes, P.J....Tuch, Bill...Velarde, Ricardo...Walker, Michael...Watson, Daniel(AngelSword)...Weiss, Charlie...Winkler, Daniel and Wood, Owen.
By my count, that is 78 makers.....lotta big names.
Per usual custom, will list only the makers alphabetically that I interacted with, or remember work from...usually I include websites, but Murray White and others have done such a great job on the CKCA Knifemaker database that all you have to do is search and visit that page!:
Bennica, Charlie had two folders that I saw, the usual bits of perfection, mirror finished, with takedown construction
Boguszewski, Phil had about 15 knives on his table, including a really nice jigged black micarta(looked like horn) King Cobra that I had my eye on. He had a lottery on Friday afternoon, and everything got taken. There were 9 knives up for grabs, including 5 variants of the Cobras, 3 Pythons and a Wasp. The work is still commanding a premium, not what it once was, but flippers(people who buy to immediately sell, not the action mechanism) are still doubling the money. No end in sight for this very talented, dryly humorous veteran maker from Washington State.
Buchanan, Thad sold 11 knives by Saturday. He works in a style heavily influenced by Loveless, with his own touches. He does fine work, has an excellent eye, and is high priced, imo. At $950.00 for an amber stag fighter in the 5.5" blade size region I want to see more mileage...if he keeps his prices where they are at for a few years, and continues to gain recognition, it will be the smart move.
Chamblin, Joel had only one knife on his table when I saw him on Saturday, an ivory handled two-blade Swayback...if you like the pattern, he does it as well as anyone else I have ever seen.
Crawford, Pat had some of his really upscale knives with him, but I was looking for his neck knives at this show, and he did not disappoint. I find them a touch thin, stock-wise, and the titanium pieces hold little appeal for me, but Pat is a long-time maker who can knock out art pieces, as well as down and dirty tactical work with the best of them. One of his Devil's Dart knives is in my future, probably next year.
Dean, Harvey had three knives, an El Diablo in carbon steel and stag, with some nice accent engraving, a two blade trapper in feather damascus, and nice bowie in South Texas Wind pattern damascus. The only knife left on the table when I exited on Saturday was the bowie....fantastic piece, if I did not have an aversion to ivory, would have attempted to own it. Ordered a pearl handled two blade trapper out of CPM 154CM with some unusual inlays. Hope to get it sometime this decade, lol.
Dunkerly, Rick brought his lady out with him, and it was real nice to meet her. He had four folders in various types of damascus, and they were all very cool, with different techniques used to highlight, some all metal, some with scales. Don't think that Rick sold them. I purchased an engraved silver bracelet from him for my wife.
Eaton, Rick had two knives for sale, and a work in progress with a lot of fine engraving and gold inlay. Both of the folders for sale were made of really nice damascus with slotted screws in the 3" +/- area, really nicely done. Not sure how Rick did at the show.
Elishewitz, Allen had, if memory serves, 6 knives on his table for sale, great damascus, and lots of highly figured wood. The shapes are more of an extreme design, and I'm not sure the buyers in the crowd were feeling it, asked Allen how the show was going for him, he made a face and said not good.
Emerson, Ernest for YEARS I have been bagging on Ernie's knives....because I might be one of 10 people at a show that remember the great precision and fine craftsmanship that he offered before his tactical stuff went through the ceiling. At the Knife Expo in lovely downtown Pasadena and at this show, I found myself chatting with Ernie and his wonderful wife Mary for the first time(s). He is an EXTREMELY charming person, seemingly sincere, forthright and able to carry on a smooth and effortless conversation. Can't even tell you what he had on the table, just know that pretty much everything sold out. I picked up a challenge coin, and titanium key fob/bottle opener on Saturday, and heat colored it when I got home, and it is on my keychain. Good swag!
England, Virgil the master of fantasy knifework(in a good way), had a number of interesting pieces on his table. There was a damascus knife that was quite striking, but the biggie for me was the boxed dueling set. This comes with two knives, a contract for the duel, handmade massive box, wheel for determining the process of things and poison/remedy vials. Heady stuff. Virgil includes a handmade FOB with each knife as his way of signature, which I am at complete odds with. Signing work is something that I believe is inviolate. We had a discussion about it....and did not come to accord....
Erickson, Curt had a table he shared with his truly lovely wife, the renowned engraver Julie Warenski-Erickson and 5 spectacular masterwork knives...that didn't sell. Had a real enjoyable conversation with Curt and Julie about the delicate art of select thuggery application in a social setting. I would REALLY like to see some less/un-adorned Erickson knives that let Curt's voice speak for itself...anyone else have an opinion on that?
Fuegen, Larry brought this wonderful Cowboy Bowie for delivery to Phil Lobred...in his own words " This has a carved nickle Damascus handle with 14 k gold handle wrap and orange fossil walrus ivory flowers and a carbon steel blade. The guard and spacers are 14 k gold and silver.The custom sheath has a sterling throat and tip with 14 k gold trim , carved Damascus and fossil ivory accents. OAL is 10.75 inches." Larry also had a damascus push dagger which sold before I got to see it, and two sets of custom spurs that I did get to admire. Let me say that one set had Larry's signature carving that nearly brought tears to my eyes it is so good. Larry remains on top of his game, bringing new innovation to old world craftsmanship at every show I see him at, a testament to creativity and a reason why he is at the absolute top of anyone's list of all-time great makers still alive.
Hansen, Shaun and Sharla had ONE knife on the table when I looked, Friday afternoon, one of those cool folding dagger pieces. Sharla is a VERY attractive woman and mother of like 4 children if memory serves btw, so it gives me an extreme chuckle to write that she does the machining on the knife(rough grinding handle, precision flat grinding, indexing....)and Shaun does the damascus, blade grinding and engraving. Great team, great knife, superb action and lockup...don't know if it sold.
Hayes, Wally the ABS Mastersmith from America's hat had four or five knives for sale, wouldn't know for sure because every one of them but a little bitty damascus neck knife for the ladies or more "flamboyant" gentleman sold out before I got to see them on Friday. Nice job, Wally!
Hendrickson, Jay had a bunch of Moran styled knives on his table from hunters to more fighter-ish styles. No ST sized pieces BUT had a SUPERB persian ladder pattern damascus piece with flamed, wire inlaid maple handle and a wooden core sheath that I fell in like with. It was priced around $1,500+, and I just didn't want to spend that on this knife....not saying it was not worth it...just didn't want to spend it.
Fine knife, though.
Hibben, Gil was in attendance with his lovely wife Linda, and their charming friend Lynne(sp?). I remember a Kempo Karate knife, a Rambo IV, an Elmer Keith hunter and a Rambo III thrower. Gil is one heck of a knife grinder, and it is always a pleasure to visit with him at a show.
Hogstrom, Anders had a selection of differentially heat treated knives with fossil walrus handles and bronze fittings, as well as some other types of fittings. I appreciate the hard work he puts in, but don't care for(as most of you know) the ivory. Anders had a big ol' bowie thing with a ring guard and the lines just didn't seem quite right to me. He said that he knows his stuff is not for everybody, so that is where we left it. Awesome skills, though.
Jensen, John Lewis wow!...have been wrestling with this one all week. They aren't knives, so much as knife as a metaphor....really, that is what I was told. Was asked by his wife what I thought... and said " obviously, very creative, with an artistic approach" which I thought was neutral. She said " that sounds great, now what do you really think"?...so I pick up a knife that I am told is made for a lady, which is perfect because I have small, dainty hands...and it is like a torture device...the handle is so encrusted with bezel set jewels that the harder it is gripped, the more my hand goes numb...and I report this, to which I am told that holding the knife between the thumb and forefinger like a used handkerchief is the desired grip...mind boggling, and I don't get it....purposefully uncomfortable in a standard sabre grip is not something that my small and limited aesthetic can grasp. I think that I was dismissed.
Johnson, S.R. has 44+ years of knifemaking, and still going strong. Had his lottery for 6-8 knives if memory serves at about 4:00 pm on Friday, and pretty much everything went, including a lemon yellow G-10 handled chute for like $4,700.00...nice work. I interviewed Steve for the CKCA on Saturday after lunch, should be posted within a few weeks.
Lee, Randy had a BUNCH(25+) of fixed blade knives on the table, all really well done....all with nickel silver or brass fittings...a lot of nickle silver...as of Saturday morning, he had not sold much...I advised that stainless steel fittings were the way to go...we'll see what we see at the next show. Wife, Sonja is about as fine a sheathmaker as anyone out there. They had a single lug guarded subhilt that caught my eye...two strikes-red micarta or G-10 handle and nickle silver hilts...otherwise, I would have grabbed it.
Continued in Post # 20
Will try to finish this tomorrow, if possible.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
So, I was SUPPOSED to take the Amtrak up to Santa Barbara for the show, BUT the weenies called me two days before the show to say that I would have to bus it from LA due to rail maintenance, which is not cool....so my buddy Adam Jacobs who was going to ride up the train with me said he would drive, and on Friday morning 6:15 am 4/17/09, we drove up to Santa Barbara, an uneventful ride at that, except Adam declared smooth sailing post-downtown LA and jinxed us, as we hit 15 minutes of bumper-to-bumper in Ventura.
Happily, at 10:00 am our room was available, and we checked in, nice large 2 bed number, poolside. The room came equipped with a bottle of Fiji water for $7.00 should you need it(we did) and a Fess Parker Syrah or Chardonnay at $25.00(we did not). The Fess Parker Doubletree http://www.fpdtr.com/index2.html is RIGHT by the ocean, like a 5 minute walk into the Pacific, and has all the basic necessities, including a very good steakhouse, Rodney's.
Settled in, and unpacked, we decided to have breakfast, and promptly saw my good friend, knifemaker Steve Rapp and his lovely wife Sarah, who sat down with us for the meal. Service at the Cafe Los Arcos, "a comfortable, casual dining area for guests, located in the main lobby area", frankly sucked. We were virtually finished with our meal before getting a glass of water.... waitstaff was unrefined, uncoordinated and clumsy....and I ate the buffet, so it wasn't like a lot of hand-holding was required. Food is tasty enough, though. Second time at the hotel, second time service sucked, with an interval of at least 5 years.While waiting for admittance into the showroom, Larry Fuegen and his lovely wife Linda came in. Larry had a delivery for Phil Lobred and I wanted to see it. He said it was in the car, and I suggested that he get it. The unabashed joy on Lobred's face when he got that knife was a sight to behold. He showed it to Steve D'lack first, his wife Judy second, and then I got to see it. Nice work, as you can see.
Duly provisioned, we all made our way to the amply sized, well lit and tastefully appointed showroom...or at least attempted to. The V.I.P./Collector's passes did not go on sale until 11:30 am, and admittance into the showroom was not until 12:00 pm.....after the show pass was paid for, I got hooked up with an exhibitor's pass and entered the showroom at 11:35 am.
Here is the list of makers in attendance:
Ankrom, Bill...Bennica, Charlie...Boguszewski, Phil..Buchanan, Thad...Carlson, Kelly...Centofante, Frank...Chamblin, Joel...Coffey, Bill...Crawford, Pat...Davis, Barry...Dean, Harvey...Dunkerly, Rick...Eaton, Rick...Elishewitz, Allen...Embretson, Kaj...Emerson, Ernest...England, Virgil...Erickson, Curt...Frank, Heinrich H....Friedly, Dennis...Fuegen, Larry...Fujisaka, Stan...Hansen, Shaun and Sharla ...Hara, Koji...Hayes, Wally...Hendrickson, Jay...Hibben, Gil...Hitchmough, Howard...Hoel, Steve...Hogstrom, Anders...Horn, Des...Jensen, John Lewis...Johnson, S.R....Kious, Joe...Knickmeyer, Hank...Kressler, Dietmar...Lake, Ron...Lee, Randy...Lerch, Matt...Likarich, Steve...Loerchner, Wolfe...Matsuno, Kansei...Mayo, Tom...McClure, Jerry...McConnell, Loyd...McFall, Ken...Minnick, Jim and Joyce...Moeller, Harald...Nealy, Bud...Newton, Ron...Nishiuchi, Mel...Ohta, Hiraoki...Onion, Ken...Osborne, Warren...Overyender, Tom...Pease, W.D....Ralph, Darrel...Rapp, Steven...Revishvili, Zaza...Sawby, Scott...Shadley, Eugene...Slobodian, Scott...Smith, Josh...Steigerwalt, Ken...Strider Knives...Takahashi, Masao... Takada, Shosui...Terzuola, Bob...Thompson, Lee...Tighe, Brian...Tomes, P.J....Tuch, Bill...Velarde, Ricardo...Walker, Michael...Watson, Daniel(AngelSword)...Weiss, Charlie...Winkler, Daniel and Wood, Owen.
By my count, that is 78 makers.....lotta big names.
Per usual custom, will list only the makers alphabetically that I interacted with, or remember work from...usually I include websites, but Murray White and others have done such a great job on the CKCA Knifemaker database that all you have to do is search and visit that page!:
Bennica, Charlie had two folders that I saw, the usual bits of perfection, mirror finished, with takedown construction
Boguszewski, Phil had about 15 knives on his table, including a really nice jigged black micarta(looked like horn) King Cobra that I had my eye on. He had a lottery on Friday afternoon, and everything got taken. There were 9 knives up for grabs, including 5 variants of the Cobras, 3 Pythons and a Wasp. The work is still commanding a premium, not what it once was, but flippers(people who buy to immediately sell, not the action mechanism) are still doubling the money. No end in sight for this very talented, dryly humorous veteran maker from Washington State.
Buchanan, Thad sold 11 knives by Saturday. He works in a style heavily influenced by Loveless, with his own touches. He does fine work, has an excellent eye, and is high priced, imo. At $950.00 for an amber stag fighter in the 5.5" blade size region I want to see more mileage...if he keeps his prices where they are at for a few years, and continues to gain recognition, it will be the smart move.
Chamblin, Joel had only one knife on his table when I saw him on Saturday, an ivory handled two-blade Swayback...if you like the pattern, he does it as well as anyone else I have ever seen.
Crawford, Pat had some of his really upscale knives with him, but I was looking for his neck knives at this show, and he did not disappoint. I find them a touch thin, stock-wise, and the titanium pieces hold little appeal for me, but Pat is a long-time maker who can knock out art pieces, as well as down and dirty tactical work with the best of them. One of his Devil's Dart knives is in my future, probably next year.
Dean, Harvey had three knives, an El Diablo in carbon steel and stag, with some nice accent engraving, a two blade trapper in feather damascus, and nice bowie in South Texas Wind pattern damascus. The only knife left on the table when I exited on Saturday was the bowie....fantastic piece, if I did not have an aversion to ivory, would have attempted to own it. Ordered a pearl handled two blade trapper out of CPM 154CM with some unusual inlays. Hope to get it sometime this decade, lol.
Dunkerly, Rick brought his lady out with him, and it was real nice to meet her. He had four folders in various types of damascus, and they were all very cool, with different techniques used to highlight, some all metal, some with scales. Don't think that Rick sold them. I purchased an engraved silver bracelet from him for my wife.
Eaton, Rick had two knives for sale, and a work in progress with a lot of fine engraving and gold inlay. Both of the folders for sale were made of really nice damascus with slotted screws in the 3" +/- area, really nicely done. Not sure how Rick did at the show.
Elishewitz, Allen had, if memory serves, 6 knives on his table for sale, great damascus, and lots of highly figured wood. The shapes are more of an extreme design, and I'm not sure the buyers in the crowd were feeling it, asked Allen how the show was going for him, he made a face and said not good.
Emerson, Ernest for YEARS I have been bagging on Ernie's knives....because I might be one of 10 people at a show that remember the great precision and fine craftsmanship that he offered before his tactical stuff went through the ceiling. At the Knife Expo in lovely downtown Pasadena and at this show, I found myself chatting with Ernie and his wonderful wife Mary for the first time(s). He is an EXTREMELY charming person, seemingly sincere, forthright and able to carry on a smooth and effortless conversation. Can't even tell you what he had on the table, just know that pretty much everything sold out. I picked up a challenge coin, and titanium key fob/bottle opener on Saturday, and heat colored it when I got home, and it is on my keychain. Good swag!
England, Virgil the master of fantasy knifework(in a good way), had a number of interesting pieces on his table. There was a damascus knife that was quite striking, but the biggie for me was the boxed dueling set. This comes with two knives, a contract for the duel, handmade massive box, wheel for determining the process of things and poison/remedy vials. Heady stuff. Virgil includes a handmade FOB with each knife as his way of signature, which I am at complete odds with. Signing work is something that I believe is inviolate. We had a discussion about it....and did not come to accord....
Erickson, Curt had a table he shared with his truly lovely wife, the renowned engraver Julie Warenski-Erickson and 5 spectacular masterwork knives...that didn't sell. Had a real enjoyable conversation with Curt and Julie about the delicate art of select thuggery application in a social setting. I would REALLY like to see some less/un-adorned Erickson knives that let Curt's voice speak for itself...anyone else have an opinion on that?
Fuegen, Larry brought this wonderful Cowboy Bowie for delivery to Phil Lobred...in his own words " This has a carved nickle Damascus handle with 14 k gold handle wrap and orange fossil walrus ivory flowers and a carbon steel blade. The guard and spacers are 14 k gold and silver.The custom sheath has a sterling throat and tip with 14 k gold trim , carved Damascus and fossil ivory accents. OAL is 10.75 inches." Larry also had a damascus push dagger which sold before I got to see it, and two sets of custom spurs that I did get to admire. Let me say that one set had Larry's signature carving that nearly brought tears to my eyes it is so good. Larry remains on top of his game, bringing new innovation to old world craftsmanship at every show I see him at, a testament to creativity and a reason why he is at the absolute top of anyone's list of all-time great makers still alive.
Hansen, Shaun and Sharla had ONE knife on the table when I looked, Friday afternoon, one of those cool folding dagger pieces. Sharla is a VERY attractive woman and mother of like 4 children if memory serves btw, so it gives me an extreme chuckle to write that she does the machining on the knife(rough grinding handle, precision flat grinding, indexing....)and Shaun does the damascus, blade grinding and engraving. Great team, great knife, superb action and lockup...don't know if it sold.
Hayes, Wally the ABS Mastersmith from America's hat had four or five knives for sale, wouldn't know for sure because every one of them but a little bitty damascus neck knife for the ladies or more "flamboyant" gentleman sold out before I got to see them on Friday. Nice job, Wally!
Hendrickson, Jay had a bunch of Moran styled knives on his table from hunters to more fighter-ish styles. No ST sized pieces BUT had a SUPERB persian ladder pattern damascus piece with flamed, wire inlaid maple handle and a wooden core sheath that I fell in like with. It was priced around $1,500+, and I just didn't want to spend that on this knife....not saying it was not worth it...just didn't want to spend it.
Fine knife, though.
Hibben, Gil was in attendance with his lovely wife Linda, and their charming friend Lynne(sp?). I remember a Kempo Karate knife, a Rambo IV, an Elmer Keith hunter and a Rambo III thrower. Gil is one heck of a knife grinder, and it is always a pleasure to visit with him at a show.
Hogstrom, Anders had a selection of differentially heat treated knives with fossil walrus handles and bronze fittings, as well as some other types of fittings. I appreciate the hard work he puts in, but don't care for(as most of you know) the ivory. Anders had a big ol' bowie thing with a ring guard and the lines just didn't seem quite right to me. He said that he knows his stuff is not for everybody, so that is where we left it. Awesome skills, though.
Jensen, John Lewis wow!...have been wrestling with this one all week. They aren't knives, so much as knife as a metaphor....really, that is what I was told. Was asked by his wife what I thought... and said " obviously, very creative, with an artistic approach" which I thought was neutral. She said " that sounds great, now what do you really think"?...so I pick up a knife that I am told is made for a lady, which is perfect because I have small, dainty hands...and it is like a torture device...the handle is so encrusted with bezel set jewels that the harder it is gripped, the more my hand goes numb...and I report this, to which I am told that holding the knife between the thumb and forefinger like a used handkerchief is the desired grip...mind boggling, and I don't get it....purposefully uncomfortable in a standard sabre grip is not something that my small and limited aesthetic can grasp. I think that I was dismissed.
Johnson, S.R. has 44+ years of knifemaking, and still going strong. Had his lottery for 6-8 knives if memory serves at about 4:00 pm on Friday, and pretty much everything went, including a lemon yellow G-10 handled chute for like $4,700.00...nice work. I interviewed Steve for the CKCA on Saturday after lunch, should be posted within a few weeks.
Lee, Randy had a BUNCH(25+) of fixed blade knives on the table, all really well done....all with nickel silver or brass fittings...a lot of nickle silver...as of Saturday morning, he had not sold much...I advised that stainless steel fittings were the way to go...we'll see what we see at the next show. Wife, Sonja is about as fine a sheathmaker as anyone out there. They had a single lug guarded subhilt that caught my eye...two strikes-red micarta or G-10 handle and nickle silver hilts...otherwise, I would have grabbed it.
Continued in Post # 20
Will try to finish this tomorrow, if possible.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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