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I wasn't sure, but I thought there might be some out there who would find this knife interesting. William Henry's studio is about 20 miles from me here in Oregon. I've hade the benefit of owning lots of their knives, then selling etc, and visiting their business in McMinnville.
Anyway, a dealer friend of mine had me over yesterday to view a collection of 43 WH knives... mostly all older stuff. Kinda wierd to see so many in one spot, but I managed to get through them all. I left with 1, then after contacting WH for more information and telling them of one other odd ball knife... my attention quickly turned to the oddball knife I didn't buy. It was the only one like it, as it did not have the WH logo but instead had "William Henry - 1998" on the blade. I kind of assumed it must have been yet another special edition, maybe a knife of the year kind of thing. Still It was worth asking. Matt Conable informed me that these knives, marked 1997 and 1998 were made before he designed the WH logo in the spring of 98, and while he was the only person in the studio making knives. So, needless to say probably, I ran back to get it
Here is a picture or two in case you ever see one. Less than 200 were made in both years and Mr. Conable said they are very rare to find. This one was never used. Hope you find it interesting
Anyway, a dealer friend of mine had me over yesterday to view a collection of 43 WH knives... mostly all older stuff. Kinda wierd to see so many in one spot, but I managed to get through them all. I left with 1, then after contacting WH for more information and telling them of one other odd ball knife... my attention quickly turned to the oddball knife I didn't buy. It was the only one like it, as it did not have the WH logo but instead had "William Henry - 1998" on the blade. I kind of assumed it must have been yet another special edition, maybe a knife of the year kind of thing. Still It was worth asking. Matt Conable informed me that these knives, marked 1997 and 1998 were made before he designed the WH logo in the spring of 98, and while he was the only person in the studio making knives. So, needless to say probably, I ran back to get it
Here is a picture or two in case you ever see one. Less than 200 were made in both years and Mr. Conable said they are very rare to find. This one was never used. Hope you find it interesting 
