For sale is this new Emerson-Neeley Specwar by Timberline. 3/16" blade thickness and 1 3/8" blade depth. False top edge. Chisel grind. This is an early-edition issue with the two-tone, mirror-blued and polished main grind on the front side of the blade. The first issued knives were with this coating and were hand ground by Neeley. ATS-34 steel and razor sharp. These 2-tone versions are hard to find.
Emerson's first collaboration with a knife manufacturer was with Timberline Knives in 1993 for his SPECWAR model. According to Stephen Dick, the editor of Tactical Knives, this collaboration was a result of "the Navy deciding that only commercial designs would be considered due to failure of a previous custom knifemaker to deliver enough models to satisfy the need". This model featured a one-side chisel-ground tantō blade almost 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) thick. Its handle was made from fiberglass-reinforced nylon molded around a near-full tang. Vaughn Neeley of Timberline designed the sheath. The knife was originally a custom piece designed for Naval Special Warfare Group One, and this factory version was soon entered in the trials for the Navy SEALs knife in 1995. Although it was not chosen by the Navy, Stephen Dick reported that a number of members of SEAL Team One privately purchased the knife and were disappointed it was not made the official blade. The Emerson-Neeley SPECWAR knife won Blade Magazine '​s 1995 American Made Knife of the Year Award at the magazine's Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia, and that same year and was displayed as an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York City from May 24 to August 15, 1995.
Comes with Vaughn Neeley designed tactical kydex sheath (shown). Mint condition.
The later versions of this knife from timberline with the all flat black blade are not nearly as nice and the fit and finish on the handle is night and day difference.
This knife is unused, never carried and never sharpened. No sheath marks on the blade (see photos). Small sheath rub mark on the left side just in front of the finger choil area. Did not come with box.
Blade Length: 6"
Overall Length: 11.875"
Blade Materials: ATS-34 - Birdsong's Black-Ti Coated @ 60 RC
Handle Materials: Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon
Weight: 12.1 oz.
($310); Now $300. As always, shipping insured (ConUS only) is on me. Paypal ok, send as gift or add 3%.
Any questions, feel free to ask. Email is the best way to reach me.
No trades.
Emerson's first collaboration with a knife manufacturer was with Timberline Knives in 1993 for his SPECWAR model. According to Stephen Dick, the editor of Tactical Knives, this collaboration was a result of "the Navy deciding that only commercial designs would be considered due to failure of a previous custom knifemaker to deliver enough models to satisfy the need". This model featured a one-side chisel-ground tantō blade almost 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) thick. Its handle was made from fiberglass-reinforced nylon molded around a near-full tang. Vaughn Neeley of Timberline designed the sheath. The knife was originally a custom piece designed for Naval Special Warfare Group One, and this factory version was soon entered in the trials for the Navy SEALs knife in 1995. Although it was not chosen by the Navy, Stephen Dick reported that a number of members of SEAL Team One privately purchased the knife and were disappointed it was not made the official blade. The Emerson-Neeley SPECWAR knife won Blade Magazine '​s 1995 American Made Knife of the Year Award at the magazine's Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia, and that same year and was displayed as an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York City from May 24 to August 15, 1995.
Comes with Vaughn Neeley designed tactical kydex sheath (shown). Mint condition.
The later versions of this knife from timberline with the all flat black blade are not nearly as nice and the fit and finish on the handle is night and day difference.
This knife is unused, never carried and never sharpened. No sheath marks on the blade (see photos). Small sheath rub mark on the left side just in front of the finger choil area. Did not come with box.
Blade Length: 6"
Overall Length: 11.875"
Blade Materials: ATS-34 - Birdsong's Black-Ti Coated @ 60 RC
Handle Materials: Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon
Weight: 12.1 oz.
($310); Now $300. As always, shipping insured (ConUS only) is on me. Paypal ok, send as gift or add 3%.
Any questions, feel free to ask. Email is the best way to reach me.
No trades.
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