What are your most beautiful knives?

This is about as pretty as I have.
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The one I considered the most beautiful was a 10 year old Spyderco Military that had been used HARD, showed excessive wear, both ends of handle worn down from being used as bottle opener, etc. And then some clown went and stole it! I'd have bought them a brand new one in order not to have that one stolen!
 
I'll put up a couple.

Not a good pic, but I think these D'Holder's may be the most beautiful I have.

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I also think my David Yellowhorse Case trappers(club over runs) are beautiful.

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I have a couple of beautiful Willaim Henry's, but don't have a pic on hand.


I have some Randall's, Busse, and Sebenza's, etc.. that I think look awesome, but I'm not sure if they fit in the "beautiful" category.
 
This Randall Hunter is from 1946-1947. Since it's not brand new, I can't go as far as saying it's dead mint. Maybe "coma mint" is a better discription. The pinned handle is polished Sambar stag, rare for a Randall in the 40's. It has the small Randall stamp which was used for a short time on Models 3 & 4 during that era and a very thick spacer set. IMO the beauty is in the knife / sheath package as it's coupled with a (coma mint) Heiser translucent snap sheath:

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Best,
 
This was my first custom...this is the one knife I wish I wouldn't have traded.
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Some Kershaw love
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Custom work by Dobson
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Unfortunately, when the market tanked, I had to sell most of my real sexy knives, when included a Moran fighter, a Fisk Sendero, a couple of Jay Hendrickson hunters, a Harvey Dean stag vest bowie, a Jerome Anders bowie, a Bagwell stag bowie and a BIG Jim Crowell Hunter among others, I still have a couple few left. The best looking knife that I still have may be a guardless walrus ivory handled damascus fighter than I bought form John Fitch in 2005. But my pride and joy is still an ugly, beat up little Moran fighter from the early to mid 60's.
 
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