Thanks Tony, the old vet has seen some travel.. I like it, and I like the home-made dye touch. Now to find or create a period stone to replace the replacement stone.

I'd never noticed before, but it seems like the older Solingens had a slimmer profile near the ricosso than the Orlando blades, and perhaps later Solingens ... but then again I haven't handled very many of them. This blade is a hair over 1" at the guard while my Orlando model-14 blades are approximatly 1.125" with maybe some slight variation.

Captain, I concede the wood. I spent an hour or so brousing the net looking at various woods for handles. Walnut looks closest even though this grain is pretty swirly and large-scale. I "coulda-shoulda" known better than to opine on things I don't know better... such as "wooda."

Thanks for the help, Regards.