To all--

Is the broken tang explanation verified by the shop or one of the RMK authenticators?

If these JRB-sheathed Bowie-clip 18's all came from the same period, it would suggest either 1) somebody asked for them in that time frame, or 2) (going by the broken-tang explanation) they just happened to have a few broken-tang 14's on hand at that time.

I know that Pete did not volunteer it as an explanation in the two or three conversations we had about my knife, including when he and Bob Gaddis examined it.

So...this makes me wonder whether and how often the shop has a broken tang on a 14? And then--what do they do with such knives now?

On the other hand, I haven't bothered to ask, but I suspect you could ask RMK to put a Bowie clip on an 18--maybe they would still do it.

Larry