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The author met Steve Randall and his wife, Alison, at the 2015 BLADE Show. Today, Steve’s table is always the author’s first BLADE Show stop. Steve’s Tumbleweed Damascus Fighter sports an 8.5-inch blade of spellbinding mosaic damascus and an ancient walrus ivory handle. Guard: damascus. Ferrule and buttcap: nitre blued to a rich brown color. Overall length: 13 inches. Steve’s price for a similar knife: $3,200. (SharpByCoop image)

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