G'Day, I guess your going to post a photo or follow up post,however I get your drift. I believe some of the knives that I have obtained since the Schrade closure would never have been available to me in normal times,e.g. stag versions of the popular fixed blades and folders.Some protos or lunch time knock-ups call them what you will they are still from the Ellenville factory. My point is they would have been more than hard to find more like non existant. The Schrade Kious and the Rogers Custom changers without the pin cracks would have to be considered thin on the ground.I have spent considerably more than I anticipated on some rarer Schrades because who knows when you will ever see another ,once they're locked up in collections.
The closure was a tragedy for all concerned but I feel privileged to not only obtain these knives but actually have then in Oz.
You only get one chance by normal circumstances to obtain the knife you desire... then worry like hell where to find the money and explain to the missus why it was absolutely essential. What do others feel? Hoo Roo
