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Thanks for the kind words, Rene, and everyone else.

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It was the inspiration that took time, not the execution. The price was very reasonable, too. I feel like I found a Da Vinci at a yard sale.

Thanks for all the kind acclamations.

ILikeStilettos

I've always admired ornately engraved handguns, but just couldn't afford one. I had this great AGA 10" with lovely horn and those solid NS bolsters. (Thank you again, Bernie, for selling it to me.) When Bill mentioned that he was an engraver, I looked through the drawer for something worthy of his t...

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Bill DeShivs wrote:I did this one for member Ilikestilettos.
A wonderful AGA Campolin 10 inch picklock. Stiletto front bolsters are very "busy" shaped and it was hard to come up with a pattern to engrave.

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Tom19176 wrote:Thanks for the info Dave! While you're on Amazon buy a new key board!!! You will never get that one clean!!!...lol....

Yeah, it's time for an oil change.

ILikeStilettos

Time and again we see requests for any or more pictures of knives, particularly close-ups of particular details or features. We frequently see "How did you take such a great picture?" or "I'm sorry the pictures are so terrible." or "I'll take pictures as soon as I get a decent camera." Those of us w...

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I think it's like McDonald's. Nobody considers it fine dining, but they exist and flourish and make tons of money. Sometimes you just want reasonably tasty food, fast and cheap. I've got a few OTF's and I like them ... but there are no crown jewels for my collection.

ILikeStilettos

That is very cool and totally retro. Is it an amp?

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To all who have taken the time to look and comment, I thank you most sincerely. To Pat, 'thank you' is completely insufficient for creating this masterpiece and one of the crown jewels of my collection. I have deliberately not responded to this post for a few days, in order to give everyone a chance...

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Very pretty, cool design and sharp to boot. It doesn't get much sweeter.

ILikeStilettos

Like Bill said. Stilettos have a slight lead, but they're both very cool - as opposed to leverlocks which I am not so wild about, and OTF's which are mostly junk.

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Like the old CSN&Y song begins: It's been a long time commin' Here it is the culmination of Dave's design changes to a basic guard-less profile that I faxed him. I have to admit that at first I didn't care a lot for it but as it grew so did my opinion of it. Now that it's grown up, I like it all th...

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As I recall, these were supposed to be a anniversary tribute to Frank B for his 50 years as a knife maker. The bolsters are silver, but not sterling. Most likely coin silver, as much as 90% pure. The Damascus guards were used as the silver ones were not sturdy enough. Only one run of these was made...

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Will someone please post the link to the closed topic?

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Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit (Whom virtue unites, death will not separate)

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