Hideout in Maroon Micarta

Product Description for Hideout in Maroon Micarta

Maker: Bob Loveless (deceased 2010) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 102342
Blade length: 4.25 in.
Cutting edge length: 4.00 in.
Total length: 8.80 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.00 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.18 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.17 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.01 in.
Item weight: 5.80 oz.
Shipment weight: 9.6 oz.
Blade: Mirror polished stainless steel blade with a hollow boot grind
Handle: Maroon Micarta
Sheath: Pouch style brown leather sheath
Description: Robert Waldorf Loveless (January 2, 1929 – September 2, 2010), a.k.a. Bob Loveless or RW Loveless, was an American knifemaker who designed and popularized the hollow ground drop point blade and the use of full tapered tangs and screw-type handle scale fasteners within the art of knifemaking. He is cited by other knifemakers and collectors as one of the most innovative and influential custom knifemakers in the world. For many knife collectors, owning an original Bob Loveless is considered the pinnacle of knife collecting!
This handmade Bob Loveless Hideout is an exceptionally rare and highly collectible knife. The blade features Bob's Lawndale, California football shaped mark on the left side. Only about four Hideout's with this mark have ever been discovered. #461 is carved into the ricasso. The mirror polished stainless steel blade is in exceptional condition for its age. It is most likely either ATS-34 or 440C based on the maker's mark. The knife has never been sharpened and still has the original cutting edge. It appears to never have been carried and has not needed to be restored in any way.
Maroon Micarta scales are secured to a distal tapered full tang using loveless style fasteners. The scales have a couple of very light scratches in the polished Micarta that could be from handling or even original to the knife.
The knife is accompanied by its original brown pouch style leather sheath. Two drain holes on the backside of the sheath will prevent moisture from getting trapped in the leather.


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