Gentlemen, thank you for your quick response. forgot this issue. 1. I am thinking about ordering a sheath w/o the sharpening stone. thoughts? desirability? I will probably get the brown standard sheath. 2. Captain, is that photo of a model 5? Peter, very nice pic of your knife. I have seen it online, very sharp. 3. As I understand, the Model 5 is close to the APF... 4. And the combat commander is close to the Model 5 w/ sharpened top edge? 5. If I order the BP handle it will have exposed tang? 6. Thoughts on Combat Companion compared to Model 5? again thanks for your help. other readers please join in. MW