Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

Have the same Yello-Jaket as model shown by sf-fanatic that was given to each of us (perhaps ten people and sponsored by the Syracuse Historical Association) on one of the rare tours of the factory, ca. late 1990's. When I attended the first Camillus Day event organized by Wallace Rockwell a few years ago I recognized some of the same workers we'd met on the tour about twenty years earlier and had the opportunity to talk with them at length! I believe I have my dates correct-twenty years is a long time to remember someone met for only a few minutes during a tour but the tour was extra-special for me. if I recall only a few of us were interested in the knives with most of our group interested in Syracuse Historical Association activities.
 
Here is a Higonokami that arrived yesterday. This is the second of 3 knives I have on order that have the same folded metal handle construction. If there's a term for that, I don't know it. Anyways, it's a friction folder with a wickedly sharp blade.

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Mark
 
I’m not sure but the OP probably would know and appreciate your input 👍🏻
I'm eager to try to help, but first need to know the material, specifically, whether was identified as wood. That type of pattern is very familiar to me but relevant only if the material is wood.
 

Today and since I received the 2020 Forum knife from Kevin, (Seas165) I’ve been carryin’ the Viper Swayback Jack from Italy.

I really started off not wanting to like this knife. It had everything wrong before it even got started. It was made someplace other than the US. It was more of a modern Traditional or a modern interpretation of an old Traditional style. Any way I look at it it surprised the heck outta me.

The blade was centered perfectly the M390 steel is a pleasure to work with. The attention to the little details were beyond what is common for today american made blades.

The radiused spine, the sunken tang, all the sharp edges were broken except the one that’s supposed to be sharp.

Color me impressed, I’d highly recommend this knife to anyone lookin’ for some knice pocket jewelry that’s a perfectly serviceable steel. I’m lookin’ forward to seein’ how well the M390 holds up to the steels I’m more familiar with
 
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