I finally managed to get my hands on a large Butcher, after over a month of trying. I'm quite sure it's a regrind since the spine and tang are so huge, and it has grind marks in it. Even so, I love it. Here are some pictures of it alone, and a few with it's bigger cousin, the Savage.

Click for big pics. They were way too big to have full sized in the thread.


There isn't actually staining on the toe end, it just looks that way due to the exposure. I wanted to have the etching on the tang visible.


A shot to show how thick the spine is

Too bad it's not a full wedge...

Here's a pair of back to backs to give an idea of the size. The Savage is 8/8 at it's widest. I don't have a ruler on hand, but I'm guessing the Butcher is 7/8.