Hey Troy,
Great question. Here is a picture of some older Micarta knives that they have made.



The large one is a “Back Pocket Knife” with a drop point blade, its a single blade R-1123 Bullet without all the goodies. The smaller one is a “Wharncliffe Trapper”. I have only seen a few Micarta knives with Bolsters. I can’t say I have ever seen one with a shield…not saying they don’t exist.

IMHO: For the kinda of money and wait for a Bose knife I personally would have to go with a natural handle material like Bone, Stag, Ivory or even Ebony. Don’t get me wrong micarta is great stuff…just my two cents.