What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Locking Knife of the Week is a GEC #72 (thanks, Dee). It's a Top Ten Locking knife for me.
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International Knife of the Week is an Otter Arbeitmesser with a sizable sheepsfoot blade:
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- GT
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
If the scratches bother you, you can remove them. On really abused blades, I have used super fine 3m emery cloth. I have a piece of perfectly flat marble on which I use a light dusting of spray adhesive to keep the paper flat and in one place. Go to the automotive section of your hardware/paint store for the super fine 3M papers. I usually start with 600 or 800 grit, move up after the offending sctatches are gone all the way up to 1500 or 2000 or finer, and finish with crocus cloth. Never use a circular motion. Lay the blade flat, and stroke lightly in only one direction, lifting it off after each pass. Do not leave the blade on the paper and reverse directions, as that makes a little"hook" at the end of the marks. Once the deeper sctraches are completely gone, move to the next finer grade to remove the sctraches from the previous grade.
Purists don't like "restoring" a blade, but that is your decision. Just go slow, and take care to not remove blade and tang stamps. Super light touch, good lighting, and maybe a pair of reading glasses. This only works on flat ground blades.
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Thank you for the introduction, I learnt from it, and after learning, I decide not to "restoring" this knife but keep it as is, that's much easier than fix the scratches while keeping respect to my every mushroom foraging hikes. 🤣
 
After what I got done yesterday , this is a non-work day but finally decided to give my Old Friend a clean-up after carrying and using it yesterday and today . My first Lambfoot . Age unknown to me .
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Also in a slip and in my pocket is another NKCA knife with some very nice Stag and made by Queen in 1981 . Just came in today from our friend btb01 btb01 Barrett .
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This knife shows a higher level of Build Quality than I saw at the 2017 Queen's Open House in a cow barn in Titusville . It is a Cigar pattern and is 4 & 1/4" long . Brass Liners & Pins and the Shield is Not Pinned .

Harry
 
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