The most valuable knife.
This is the most valuable knife in my collection.
No it's not a prison shank.
This is the only tangible memory I have of my late grandfather.
He made these. He always had them laying around. When I was a kid I was so impressed how he just stood there in the sparks of the grinding wheel when he was working the steel.
When I was a teenager I used them as throwing knives. They worked remarkably well for this purpose I must say.
And when I was even older and was really getting into knives, not only collecting but also designing and fabricating them, I learned about kiridashi knives. It was quite a surprise to see the similarities between those and my grandfather's knives. I doubt he knew about them. He didn't read much but he was a WW2 veteran so who knows.
The steel itself is pretty hard. Not that easy to sharpen. But I'm not sure what exactly it is. The "handle" is some linen wrapped around the steel and then impregnated with some kind of adhesive. Also, not sure exactly what he used here. It gives it a nice Cordura-like feel tho'.
From all the knives I own this one is the one that'll never go away. And I just wanted to share this with you guys.