Slip Joint Folder Loveless Serial #963 of 1000 made

Serial #963 of 1000 made

Integral extended tang with thong hole

Near mint condition (there is a light stain spot near the blade spine above the maker's mark)

Features the rare Loveless-Merritt blade stamp

making this one of Steve's first folding knives (his numbering system started at #101)

Slip Joint Folder Loveless Serial #963 of 1000 made3 7 8" blade of 440C, mirror polish, 4 11 16" closed length Fancy filed blade spine and stainless steel back spring Fancy filed stainless steel bolsters Horn scales with domed brass pins and brass escutcheon Fancy filed brass liners Near mint condition (there is light scratching on the front ricasso, and the back spring is very strong, which is traditional for Laguiole Knives)