Thanks James. I love the NY Special. Years ago, Tactical Knives published an article called "Big Apple Specials." The article featured good knives that could be carried legally in NY city. The knives included Busse's original straight handled Mean Streets, a knife I have always lusted after, Bud Nealy's Aikuchi, and the NY Special.
The NY Special was disigned by Bob Loveless and was originally called the Riverside Hideout, I believe. As you point out, it is very similar to Bob Dozier's Arkansas Toothpick but it's 1/8 inch shorter than the Toothpick. The NY Special carries nicely, horizontally, on my belt in a crossdraw position.
Again, thanks for looking.