EDIT: Needs to move!!! Considering all reasonable offers. Email or PM me if you're interested.
This is a real one of a kind piece. Murray made this knife to be judged for his ABS mastersmith test, however he didn't like the way it ended up so it never made the judging table, and I lucked in on finding it at the 2001 Blade show. I am the original owner, and heard the story from Murray in person. Whatever problems murray had with it I never noticed, and while i've carried it a couple times in my jacket pocket at formal occasions, it's never been used.
You'll note in the photos his name and JS stamp don't look normal, that's because he struck them through with a stamp to identify it as one of his "seconds". I lucked into finding it at his table before anyone else and consider it one of my best show finds. The knife has never been resharpened, but the edge has been lightly stropped on occasion to keep it fresh.
If you have any questions or would like to make an offer, feel free to PM or email me.
Specs:
OAL: 7 inches.
Blade: 3.5 inches, 3 layers, hand forged damascus laminated over a core of Hitachi White.
Handle: Ebony, with abalone medallions and pin inlays.
Bolsters: Nickle silver?? not 100% sure, pinned and soldered on.
Sheath: Leather, pouch style with friction retention.
SOLD to KYJ for 350 USD
Link to gallery: http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r54/Yoda4561/carter/
edit: Pics of the knife in sheath added.
This is a real one of a kind piece. Murray made this knife to be judged for his ABS mastersmith test, however he didn't like the way it ended up so it never made the judging table, and I lucked in on finding it at the 2001 Blade show. I am the original owner, and heard the story from Murray in person. Whatever problems murray had with it I never noticed, and while i've carried it a couple times in my jacket pocket at formal occasions, it's never been used.
You'll note in the photos his name and JS stamp don't look normal, that's because he struck them through with a stamp to identify it as one of his "seconds". I lucked into finding it at his table before anyone else and consider it one of my best show finds. The knife has never been resharpened, but the edge has been lightly stropped on occasion to keep it fresh.
If you have any questions or would like to make an offer, feel free to PM or email me.
Specs:
OAL: 7 inches.
Blade: 3.5 inches, 3 layers, hand forged damascus laminated over a core of Hitachi White.
Handle: Ebony, with abalone medallions and pin inlays.
Bolsters: Nickle silver?? not 100% sure, pinned and soldered on.
Sheath: Leather, pouch style with friction retention.
SOLD to KYJ for 350 USD
Link to gallery: http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r54/Yoda4561/carter/
edit: Pics of the knife in sheath added.
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