Jim Schmidt Custom Knife

New York

Blade Length:	Call inches	Overall Length:	Call inches
Closed Length:	3 1/2 inches	Sheath/Case:	Zipper Pouch

Blade Steel:	Schmidt Ladder Damascus
Bolster/Guard:	Schmidt Random Damascus
Handle Material:	Presentation Grade Black Lip Pearl

Comments: Here is a truly remarkable custom knife by the deceased Master Smith Jim Schmidt. Besides making wonderful knives, Jim was best known as one of the early Damascus masters and a mentor to many fine current bladesmiths - including Barry Davis and Dellana to name a few.

Generally Jim's knives were large and beefy, like the man, but this is one of very few pocket-sized Gentleman's Folders we've ever seen. In fact, we can not think of one Schmidt looking like this in the last 20 years - now that's rarity! The knife is called "Twinkle" and is #133 made in 1996, smack in the middle of Jim's Golden Period. It can also be found on page 157 of the Francesco Pachi Jim Schmidt Book.

Here are all of the classic Schmidt details - one of the famous shapes, the bold Damascus, the great back-filing and the wonderful bail. The liners are artfully filed in just the right proportion and the Presentation-grade Black-lip Pearl scales are superb.

Pass up this masterpiece and you may never see another!

In his entire 30 years career Jim made only 225 folders, so calling this little Masterpiece rare is a bit of an understatement. World-class and absolutely irreplaceable!