Not trying to ignore the nice old #2, but everyone talking above my head and never can tell of late if supposed to be funny or vile.....just added while I was typing were above beautiful old 2s....meant to be the modern dagger of daggers, and succeeded, and not bested since.

Thanks, Gary, for the lil'ol' field knife comment, which obviously saw its destiny fulfilled rather than languishing in a sock drawer with original box and papers.

I probably paid 3 times what most here would pay for such a knife, but would have paid 4 or 5 times, because this was not an investment, but personal. Harry was a great man and I could not believe this came up for sale, and obviously through proper channels.

I did not hesitate one second when I saw it listed, but called immediately, and would have even bought it without much of the provenance, as again, that is dealer/investor talk rather than personal admiration for a previous owner. I would have bought it had it been a MIL-K-818.