Thread: The Desert Bighorn

Nice but they are thick. I know nothing about making scales, so maybe they had to be thick.

In the early 1960s I almost bought a Bob Loveless fighting knife with bighorn scales. A beautiful thing that is worth a king's ransom by now.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Nice but they are thick. I know nothing about making scales, so maybe they had to be thick.

In the early 1960s I almost bought a Bob Loveless fighting knife with bighorn scales. A beautiful thing that is worth a king's ransom by now.

Ugh, in '91 I ordered a Bob Loveless drop point with mammoth ivory scales. The cost was just over $500.00...I waited 6 months. The knife came and the next day I contacted him to return it. Why, two reasons: first I didn't like the way it fit into my hand. Second, I was stupid. Like you say, Bob isn't making them anymore and he remains one of the masters of the craft.