Vintage Old Arkansas Handmade Knife âe" Mexican Gold Coin

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DESCRIPTION: The item up for auction is an authentic, Arkansas hand-made knife that was acquired from an old Gun Shop in Little Rock that went out of business. An individual named L J Church made this particular knife and I believe it to have been made sometime in the 1960's or 70's. I don't know much about Mr. Church, but the knife is tight and of very high quality. As a side-note, another Arkansas blade smith named Rinke also made knives that were in the same collection and they, too are of high quality. KNIFE: The knife measures 10 inches long from the butt to the point. It is of very solid make and has a deer horn handle. T is a bolster on the front of the handle that is a gold Mexican coin. I believe it to be one of the Mexican Centavos. The knife is very solid and fits the hand well. An interesting point about this knife is the way the deer antler was mounted; it feels equally well in either the left or right hand. BLADE: The blade measures 5 ½ inches in length with a rudimentary fuller running ¾ the length of the blade with a 1-inch false edge. The blade is made of steel and has been buffed to a high shine; I do not believe it to be a plated blade. It is quite sharp, including ½ inch of the false edge. T is some minor rust near the ricasso but it seems to be superficial. On the obverse side of the ricasso area is stamped read more

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