Can Anyone ID this Scrimshaw Artist (Scrimshander?)

[Paladin]

A recent acquisition of an Al Mar knife leaves me needing to identify the artist.
I'll post the photos and hope for the best.

Thanks,
Ray

[doglegg]

Ray you sure come up with some interesting knives.

[Paladin]

I have a real appreciation of Al Mar knives as he was a bona-fide American hero as well as a fine cutler.

Ray

[Quick Steel]

I like the knife but have no info on the artist. Perhaps a call to the company would be helpful. Let us know if you find an answer.

[Paladin]

I like the knife but have no info on the artist. Perhaps a call to the company would be helpful. Let us know if you find an answer.

Thanks QS. They do not publish their phone number so I just sent them an email with all the questions on it. I'll let you know when or if I get a reply.
Do you think the handles are ivory?

Thanks again,
Ray

[kennedy knives]

Ray if you can't get any info here look up Vintage AL-Mars on Facebook and post a photo there Stu Shaw may know he's pretty good at that
Gary

[Rotten]

I could be absolutely wrong but the handle material looks like some kind of laminate to me. I see a definite group of lines that are not a part of the scrimshaw along the outside edge.

[Paladin]

I could be absolutely wrong but the handle material looks like some kind of laminate to me. I see a definite group of lines that are not a part of the scrimshaw along the outside edge.

You may be right, Rotten. I see the lines you mentioned. I wonder about ivory micarta? There is no visible mat or such. I just hope someone from the company responds.

Ray

[Paladin]

I just received an email from Al Mar Knives as follows:
The model is the "Eagle"

We have no idea who the artist was.

The handle material is Micarta

A.M.K.
At least that cleared up part of questions. I guess the artist will remain a mystery.
Thanks to all who responded on this. As always, I appreciate the help.

Ray

[Sharpnshinyknives]

I just received an email from Al Mar Knives as follows:
The model is the "Eagle"

We have no idea who the artist was.

The handle material is Micarta

A.M.K.
At least that cleared up part of questions. I guess the artist will remain a mystery.
Thanks to all who responded on this. As always, I appreciate the help.

Ray

Ray, You could contact Gary Harbour. I think he keeps a record of scrimshaw artist. It isn’t a complete list but it’s pretty thorough. I contacted him last year about scrimshaw artist MW. He couldn’t find that one in his records, unfortunately.
I have some resources and will check. Will check back if I find anything.
Mark

[Paladin]

I just received an email from Al Mar Knives as follows:
The model is the "Eagle"

We have no idea who the artist was.

The handle material is Micarta

A.M.K.
At least that cleared up part of questions. I guess the artist will remain a mystery.
Thanks to all who responded on this. As always, I appreciate the help.

Ray

Ray, You could contact Gary Harbour. I think he keeps a record of scrimshaw artist. It isn’t a complete list but it’s pretty thorough. I contacted him last year about scrimshaw artist MW. He couldn’t find that one in his records, unfortunately.
I have some resources and will check. Will check back if I find anything.
Mark

Thanks Mark. I appreciate it.

Ray

[wizrd]

Anyone can try their hand at scrimshaw. This isn't a particularly high-end example, but it is very nice in it's own right. I did a few pieces once, just to try my hand at it, sorry, no pictures remain of my work. One was a three-masted clipper ship, about the size of a silver dollar, done on a stag antler butt, that my wife kept in her wallet - she loves old ships. Once, she lost her wallet - it was returned to a police agency, everything was intact - just the ship was missing. I do have some ivory rounds that a friend sliced for me from an old cue ball, someday I may tackle another project. Try your hand at it sometimes, you will have a high degree of respect and admiration for any scrimshaw.