Can you believe the guy didn't notice that? Wow! Anyway: I hope to have a nice "before-n-after" photo once I get it taken care of. Folks: Don't store your knives in their sheaths..and don't leave one side facing the sun!
Rod: This should interest you. We often see a whole side of a knife darker than the other, but this one side is "two-toned
! It should interest you because:
* Not only is the exposed side darker..."BUT"...(There's that word again)...
* Notice how the laminations seem to fade and blend together. "Obviously the same piece of micarta, but might help you understand (visually) how your one model #5 seemed to be something "other" than Old Yeller.
Hope this helps everyone readily see what we have been talking about.
Best, Capt. Chris