HOWDY from Santa Barbara CA.
I'm a long time knife aficionado and currently have a small collection of 20 or so nice knives, mostly Spyderco and Benchmade, nothing super rare or exotic but still it makes me happy . I would like to be able to make my own knives someday ... wish me luck! Anyway, what do you guys think about this knife I have pictured? I was dog sitting for some friends and a relative of theirs passed away that was a real sportsman, hunting fishing the works and they had some of his knives and guns laying out. I picked up this knife and I could tell it was a high quality handmade knife right away. But it looks unfinished or perhaps just was sharpened with a sander or file or something? I told them I would trade them a day of dog sitting for this knife and they accepted. Does this knife look familiar to anyone, any thoughts or comments? I would be interested in the knife maker etc. It also came with a really nice professional sheath so I don't think its a high school metal shop project or anything like that, but I could be wrong.