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Welcome Welcome. . .
I notice people will collect a "type" . . or several types . .
after first buying a selection of less expensive same type lower quality items.
Good plan . .

You'll have your "soup of the day' favorite carry. . and your fallback power tool.

You find that one semi-rare older ...

Very clean work , nice and deliberate. .
I envy your hands. . .
I'm steady . .for drawing. . .I can pinstripe a bike tank freehand. .

but to be steady . .and exert that much pressure . .at a very even rate . .
over a long period of time . .

My hands would lock up fast. . .lose their finesse . . .

I think the holes in the sheath are there for you to lace it up to a soft back.
( like a bayonet frog ) remember the original Sykes Fairbarne frypan sheaths. .
You were supposed to sew them to gear. . .

You have to make a belt hanger, and lace the sheath at an angle. . .
and no. . . you don't ...

Yes. . .It is probably O.M.O.R. not with an "A" . . .
but people keep moving me, or my stuff , I don't know where the knife is.

Yes, Catalog . . sort of. . .I have a vinyl 1960's book-bag with all the knife flyers
that came with knives I mailed for between 1964 and about 1972. . .
The I switched ...

I've seen engravers work shotguns at the Ohio Gun Collectors Assoc. Meetings.
They clock lots of hours on a project, they actually can't fully charge all their hours.
They round out the time, make minimal pattern, then continue detail as the buyer can afford.

I think there is a "market value" no ...

CONGRATULATIONS ! . . . .cherish the moments.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iy2H2BkCo6c

Above link is a short repeating video of a stage prop OTF.
It is specifically not locking open, fake stabbings.

She can be seen pushing it in with her fingertip.

I think the "ears" look like the OTF you could get a few years back,
and the put a big ...

So . .that's it for my K12 rant . . .
I have lots of k12 photos. . .I couldn't post them all.
So I'll leave you with some fantasy modifications . .
The disclaimer is. . It's a rebuild of an old and fragile knife.
There was some "fuss" over the vagueness of "Vintage" or "Resto-Mod".
But I'm looking ...

I was so obsessed with the K12-AL advertising Drawing with the unrealistic long blade. .
I loved that ad. . .I was disappointed with the blade length . .
But I had already glued paper to pop-sickle sticks and knew the blade was exaggerated. . .

I loved these until I got my first Italian "Peg-in ...

I have not yet bought a bottle opener K12 . .
( I know it's not a K12 . . but it's closer to a K12 than Aluminum )
these are cool . . . but I . . .can't collect everything. . .

I have probably 10 varients of bottle opener K12. . . .
Here are two . . . . .
This is a Ti Co lockback bottle opener ...

I used to have this red one. . That's my old computer . . .but I think I traded this. . .

Jackalope has a real cool Rose Pearloid with the tang stamp Rosco . . . .
A bonified switchblade importer . . . .

I think K12 patterns migrated to India/Pakistan . .
This knife has a decorative handle, and a K12 feel . . . .
but I don't seek to collect it. . . .It seems outside of my scope .

There was a K4 tiger. . . .and a K4 panther . . .
Not to be Confused with the "Real" Westbury Sales panther. (see last post.)