This is a replica of one of Jimmy Bagdasarian's early pocketknives, which he assembled in the summer of 1980 and carried through middle school before giving to classmate Lauren Thomas. It's made from a vintage Solingen blade I bought from
Crazy Crow Trading Post. As such, it's loosely styled after a hunting knife that would've been made in the 1970s, and features some finishing choices that I've moved away from since I started this hobby.
The grip is American walnut with Formby's varnish. It has a squashed 3/8" compression ring for a ferrule and the tang is secured with a ground-down hex nut (I set aside the nut that's supplied with the blade, and will probably give it away eventually). The guard and buttcap are fabricated from 14-gauge brass.
Its sheath is undyed and unfinished veg-tan, stitched with dental floss. It'd be prudent to at least give it some leather conditioner at a later date; however, I wanted to leave it "natural" for at least the first published photos. Without a water-repellent conditioner or finish, it could also be given some decorative tooling.
