"Black French Walnut!!!!"

I think black walnut is native to North America, and French walnut comes from elsewhere. Either one can be darn pretty.

Walnut might have to be stabilized to get around the issues Capt. Chris raised about Osage orange...but I think people are tending to want the piece that he posted photos of.

We can't know for sure which knife JB had at which time, and lots of speculation as to what James Black made for him...and did he have it at the Alamo.

Whatever is agreed to be built here won't be a near "replica" of anything he had.

Still...it will be a classic in its own right.

I vote for A. Lugged Brass Hilt.

Larry