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Now that I think about it, it does look like rice.

Well, I guess it was real vinyl, but fake snakeskin.

Finally had time to work with the Ivory snakeskin Juma that I bought months ago.
It’s looking much better than the Golden Dragon.
I drilled and tapped the scales from behind, so the scales will be held on with hidden screws; a clean smooth scale surface on the handles.

Kris:
That is a slim profile, very pocketable.

Have you got a pic showing it from the side?
How thick is it?

Nice. That seems like a very reasonable weight to me.
That’s ounces, right? Not kilos?

I assume it is safety-less?

Love that blade shape.
What are those three subtle brass-y looking circles on the bolster?

Thanks, the bolster color change was a bit of serendipity. Usually when I try something different it turns out not so good. Sammy: It is a chunk, that's for sure. Even the 9 inch version is heavy. But, I have carried it, not EDC, but quite a few times. It's rare for me to buy a knife that I don't in...

Pretty sure it’s Italian.
Blade is marked 440 B.
I vaguely remember a serrated version of the 11 inch swing guard being offered, years ago.
Nice, always wanted one.

A small update on this one, too. I started out planning on sanding the bolsters for a brushed finish, then heating the bolsters and use the coffee ground method to try to darken them. Instead, when I heated the sanded bolsters, they started to turn a brass color. What the…?? I thought they were stai...

Small update:
Added a brass grommet to the lever slot.
Trying to give it a more finished look.
I still need to attach it, I’m guessing CA glue should work with the scales.

The only commemorative knife I’ve bought was a Newt Livesay 1999 SOF commemorative “Woo”, a paracord wrapped tanto neck knife.

Maybe, if I knew/worked with/liked and respected the person whose name was on the blade.
Otherwise, it’s kinda like getting a tattoo of the name of somebody else’s girlfriend.

I’d say Taiwan.
The Chinese knives seem to favor the bayo style blades.
And if it was from China, it would be stamped “Made in Italy.”