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Ron,
To hypothesize that the handle was put on upside down presumes that the finger grips are ground into the stag before the handle is installed which, of course, isn't the case. As long as we're all guessing, I'm gonna stay with an etched trademark over the remnants of a poor stamp.



Actually no, that wasn't the presumption at all. The issue of the stamp being etched over stamped is irrelvant to the question. Remember, Ron's initial post questioned the orientation of the handle in relation to the stamp.

The fact is those are right hand finger grooves and when held in that fashion, the logo is on the opposite side. If it were any other grind, the knife would have been stamped on the reverse of the blade. In this case it was put together incorrectly.