I finally found the grail knife that I was looking for, at a price that I could manage to swing, and she arrived today! Here's pics...





As far as I can tell she's a 1 of 300 SHBM with original kydex and the sales brochure from Jerry dated June 1999. Yowza! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The funny thing is that less than 24 hours before this one became available I had posted an "I'll Take It" on another SHBM at Bladeforums. So now I have two of these suckers. Here's a side by side...



The difference is that the 2nd has a completely uncoated spine, tube fasteners, larger talon and rear talon holes, and no swedge. The 1 of 300 has an uncoated handle, screws, smaller talon holes, and swedge combining to make the handle slightly heavier and the blade slightly lighter so that the balance is in the middle of the choil instead of the front of the choil.

Cool- a user and a safe queen! You're covered Vox! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Twice as nice...

Congrats, that is a awesome score! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Congrats, VoxHog. That's a sweet pair of Busses. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Very nice, but I say use em both! Wild two-handed chopper!

killer blades, voxy

if by "funny part" you mean "sad part" i'd be happy to relieve you of either.

SWEET! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I agree that you need to use those bad boys. Some ideas for you:

1. Put one in each hand and spin around in the back yard and pretend you're a helicopter

2. Get in a pretend sword fight with a neighbor

3. Donate one to a very deserving yard member that goes by the name ColtMan <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Congrats on th nice scores Vox!

Beautiful..I like the top one better..

Very nice blades....

Thanks for the good words. It was a summer Christmas for me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />