Hello all,
I posted a picture of J.M. Wade knife with very little info, and as most people understand "everything" has a story
. I was at a flea market one day when I noticed a fellow showing off a knife. It looked like something I might be interested in so I went over and asked if I could see it. The fellow showed me the knife and IMHO it was a beauty and fit my hand perfectly! I asked him if he would sell it and he said no he had bought it at a show back in 1994 or 95 and he was going to keep it. Well my wife and I walked around the market for another 30 minutes or so and I headed back to the area the fellow had been in and caught him talking to another gentleman. I asked him if I could talk with him for a moment and the other fellow left. I asked him if he had a figure in mind that would persuade him to sell the Wade knife and he thought for a few minutes and said $225.00. I said fine and the knife was mine. I now had to find James Wade, and making a long story short I posted this same picture on BladeForum.com and several of the custom knife makers found him in Wade N.C. After some confusion (on my part) I managed to get in touch with James and all I can say is it was a true pleasure talking with him. The knife is numbered and dated 1994 and James informed me I had done very well on my purchase.
The next knife I am going to post is a fixed blade by Ruffin Johnson that again I fell in a bad case of "like" with...........It is his El Lobo Solo and sports a worked back and a wolf on the pommel (pictures of that later). Take care and God bless. cordell