I upgraded just before Christmas last year. It took about six months to get the knife. As others mentioned, it's a Chinese copy of a nice knife. I threw away the ****** wooden mount and replaced the plastic scales with jigged buffalo horn. Then, I got a Case leather scabbard for it and sharpened the blade. It's kinda cool now, even if it's not perfect - my first attempt at "making" a bowie knife.

BTW I tried to drill a hole into the grip area but was unable to do it with my Taiwan made drill press, so the steel may be better than I originally expected.



I think it's worth the upgrade just to provide a little financial support for the NRA. I would have done it even if they didn't offer the knife.