It started out as an Old Timer 770T (muskrat pattern) that appeared to have been left on the dashboard of a truck for too many years. The surface of the mark side handle was starting to crumble, and was very faded. I didn't do file work on this one, just new handles and reassembled it as a single blade. There was a little bit of microscopic surface pitting to the blade, (I think it adds character), which I didn't bother to remove completely but I did get some of the grinder marks out of it. This one makes a very nice slim profile easy to carry knife. Of course, when you remove the Swinden key and pin the knife through the bolsters it usually gets a little bit better snap. I may have overdone the spring tension on this one; as it like to bit my finger off when it closed. If my finger had been over another 2 mm I would have been hunting for the Band-Aid box. This knife really has an edge to it!
I also filed a single groove in the front bolster.
Question: would it look better with a groove at both ends? I am looking for the opinions of knife lovers here.
I would match em up..
