11-5/8-Inch blade length * AUS-6 stainless steel * Polished wire-wrapped handle * Limited to 3,000 pieces worldwide * Custom leather sheath which is hand signed by Gil Hibben Renowned knife maker Gil Hibben has been designing and producing top-quality edged collectibles for more than fifty years. This limited offering, the autographed-edition Cody, is a rare edition of the twentieth year in the Hibben Annual Knife Series. This series has achieved thousands of collectors from vast reaches all around the world. This limited-edition adult collectible offers a 11 5/8-Inch razor-sharp, AUS-6 steel blade with a sharp, rising clip-point tip. The polished wire-wrapped handle is accented with a polished stainless guard and file-worked pommel with intricately detailed scallops. Each blade is serial-numbered for authenticity. Includes a custom leather sheath which is hand signed by Gil Hibben. This unique collectible should be passed down for many future generations to enjoy. Only 3,000 pieces will be made worldwide.
It should be fairly obvious that this knife will probably not often be strapped to one's leg during a hunt or hike, hacking bamboo, chopping through brush or skinning a mule deer. Not that the knife couldn't handle that, it probably could (with some work on the edge, see below). But I have knives for rough use and knives that are more show pieces, and this one falls into the latter category, as I intended it. That being said, it excels in that respect. It is a gorgeous knife, substantial and polished. ..