I just got this one and love it I talked to Mr. Jack Crider and he told me a little history on the knife. He bought it from the shop April of 1980 for $230.00 he was told it was the first sub hilt fighter (non bowie) first in 154C and one of three with the trademark on the opposite side. I am very lucky to have this one!
How I found it was an interesting story. I met a real nice guy at the blade show on Thursday and we hung out all day on Friday. I was running around like a kid in a candy on Friday because I had to leave that night and be at work at 7 AM the next day. So I call the guy I met at the show (don’t want to name names) the next day while I am at work and ask if he found any thing that is cool. He absolutely did. He picked it up along with a Bear Camp Special #001 a Leibowitz (SP) and some other high end knives. I asked him how much he wanted for it and he told me $XXXX it was a large some of money for me so I told him I would call him in thirty minuets. When I called him back he had sold the knife to another man I know (a great guy by the way) and he sold it to me for $500 less than the first guy was offering it to me for. I was and still am a very very happy man.