Sold Bret Dowell " Sportsman"

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Just in from Bret. This is a boning type knife I call the " Sportsman " . It can be used for so many tasks. I use mine mainly in the kitchen,and as a steak knife too. It would work well as a meat process knife,small fillet,all around camp & kitchen. It is 9.5" overall,with a blade 5-1/8" from the tip to the handle scales,4-3/4" of screaming sharp cutting edge. The blade is deep hollow ground thin,slicer sharp,3/32" D-2 Rc is I think 62 on these & the satin polish he brings up slightly higher for added corrosion resistance. I've used mine now for at least a year maybe 2,and it gets punished in my kitchen,my wife & son will be found cutting on metal and dinner plates. I hit the super thin edge with a diamond rod like 2 times on each side,then follow up with a ceramic rod a couple of times & effortlessly it's scalpel like again. I've fillet'd & trimmed all types of salt water seafood,the D-2 see's plenty of wet situations,still no sign of corrosion,spots or patina. I'm convinced his finish & heat treat have maximized the tool steel it is as maintenance free as the next ss cutlery steel. one has some kinda antique G-10 Bret said he can't get any more, so it's like a one of a kind it's like a honey color and it is going to darken with age. The specs you see in there is like a gold speckle but it's a layer I think.White liners "pop" . In hand though,in person,this is super sweet. His pics were ng,I think I captured it decent. The sheath is a Parsons with right side carry belt loop, double wide welt double stitched.

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