I found this at a killer estate sale last week. I would like to have known the previous owner. Retired M.D. gun collector/hoarder, re-loader, audiophile/music guy, cigar smoker, 6 pinball machines, 5 safes, and on and on. This early American switch blade came in two variations, as far as I can tell. The wood handle and the less expensive (like this one) composite handle. The blade is a little slow but it opens and locks tight, and it still has the factory edge.