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BUTCH VALLATON CHAMELEON II D/A – LEFTY!
BEAUTIFUL DRESSED UP TACTICAL FROM BUTCH
$SPF + Shipping
AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF KNIFE ART
EXCELLENT CONDITION knife. Never used or sharpened. I keep a light film of oil on the blade and metal parts.
ABOUT THE KNIFE:
ARTIST: Butch Vallotton
BLADE SIZE: 3 1/2”
CLOSED LENGTH: 4 5/8”
BLADE MATERIAL: s30v
LINERS: Purple anodized and fileworked
HANDLE: Beautiful Maroon Micarta with Rayskin insert and stainless clip
COMMENTS: This Chameleon II D/A has a Satan finished blade and maroon micarta handle with a Rayskin insert. Opens via a hidden push button under the Rayskin on the front side of the handle. Leaf spring. False top edge. Stainless steel clip. Numbered #23on back side of blade. Perfect function. Excellent condition. I have plenty more picture - email meABOUT THE MAKER:
Butch Vallotton
Like many hobbies this one got out of hand and I was soon spending more time at it than I should. Needing money to replenish my materials and primitive equipment I began selling knives. I met some people along the way that suggested that if my knives were prettier and more professional they might bring a little more that just material replacement.
Always being a gadget freak I was always experimenting with actions and other unusual stuff even my first fixed blade knives had hollow handles accessed by a pivoting pommel. The Automatic actions came easy and I educated my self as to what was already being done. It was a natural step to modify them or adapt my customers desires to them, many of the actions were simply a customer saying I want the button here, they didn't care if it wasn't possible. My background is as diverse as can be with a natural mechanical ability and great interest in most things mechanical I am having fun.
I have been a full time knifemaker sense 1984. I started making Auto's in 1987 and it became the major part of my business. Encouraged by the late Larry Hogan I began making simple double notch folders and some Italian style folders, the Italian pick-locks soon became my most sought after knives. My friend Chuck Karwan suggested that I make a form of Chute knife which were very large single action folders in heavy stock.
BEAUTIFUL DRESSED UP TACTICAL FROM BUTCH
$SPF + Shipping
AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF KNIFE ART
EXCELLENT CONDITION knife. Never used or sharpened. I keep a light film of oil on the blade and metal parts.
ABOUT THE KNIFE:
ARTIST: Butch Vallotton
BLADE SIZE: 3 1/2”
CLOSED LENGTH: 4 5/8”
BLADE MATERIAL: s30v
LINERS: Purple anodized and fileworked
HANDLE: Beautiful Maroon Micarta with Rayskin insert and stainless clip
COMMENTS: This Chameleon II D/A has a Satan finished blade and maroon micarta handle with a Rayskin insert. Opens via a hidden push button under the Rayskin on the front side of the handle. Leaf spring. False top edge. Stainless steel clip. Numbered #23on back side of blade. Perfect function. Excellent condition. I have plenty more picture - email meABOUT THE MAKER:
Butch Vallotton
Like many hobbies this one got out of hand and I was soon spending more time at it than I should. Needing money to replenish my materials and primitive equipment I began selling knives. I met some people along the way that suggested that if my knives were prettier and more professional they might bring a little more that just material replacement.
Always being a gadget freak I was always experimenting with actions and other unusual stuff even my first fixed blade knives had hollow handles accessed by a pivoting pommel. The Automatic actions came easy and I educated my self as to what was already being done. It was a natural step to modify them or adapt my customers desires to them, many of the actions were simply a customer saying I want the button here, they didn't care if it wasn't possible. My background is as diverse as can be with a natural mechanical ability and great interest in most things mechanical I am having fun.
I have been a full time knifemaker sense 1984. I started making Auto's in 1987 and it became the major part of my business. Encouraged by the late Larry Hogan I began making simple double notch folders and some Italian style folders, the Italian pick-locks soon became my most sought after knives. My friend Chuck Karwan suggested that I make a form of Chute knife which were very large single action folders in heavy stock.
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