SOLD: Walter Brend Model 2-8.5 #12 (Cullman County)

[TheFinerStrings]

Walter Brend Model 2-8.5 -- $OLD (Paypal FF) shipped with insurance to your door (within CONUS).
I'd be keeping this if I hadn't bought a grail recently.
It's a work of art, and has been on display since I purchased it.
I'm not the original owner, but it shows no signs of use or carry.
But it has been ogled a great deal. The grinds are...superlative.

I'm passing this along for less than what I paid, in the hopes that it will stay in the Blade Forums community, and not get sold on Ebay to some filthy casual.
If you've ever wanted a Brend, there are few better examples out there.

Double hollow ground blade with hand rub satin finish, and a 4" sharpened top edge, .261" blade stock and 1.716" blade depth, full tang construction. The handle has a satin finished titanium double guard, and black canvas micarta scales, hollow tube pins and lanyard hole.

Blade Length: 8.5"
Overall Length: 14"
Weight (oz): 21.9

 

[speedrr]

Beautiful knife. Can you explain the 012? 012 of X? Thanks,
Tom

 

[TheFinerStrings]

Thanks Tom. I don't know the full production number, but I do know that the numbers differentiate them between Walter's time in SC, AL, and then TN.
So for instance, there is a #12 of this model from his SC shop I've seen, and this is a newer one from Alabama.
Hope that helps a bit! -Evan

 

[brownshoe]

I know some makers who number them consecutively, sometimes by model, but restart the # with a new maker's mark, or significant design change.

 

[TheFinerStrings]

I know some makers who number them consecutively, sometimes by model, but restart the # with a new maker's mark, or significant design change.

Yeah, I think that's exactly the case here. It kind of rattled me at first, finding that other "Model 2-8.5 #12."
For a split second, I thought, 'could this be a counterfeit or something?' Then I laughed out loud, because NO ONE could cheaply copy this thing. lmao
One thing I've learned about Brends...is that one should first determine if the top edge is sharp, before fondling the grinds.

 

[daniel0318]

This Beauty is mine!

 

[TheFinerStrings]

This Beauty is mine!

Thanks Daniel, for an excellent transaction, and I hope you enjoy that incredible Brend!! Positive feedback left, thanks!