Registered: 09/14/05
Posts: 1806
Loc: The Desert Southwest
You're probably right that the balance would improve, but the knife really doesn't feel all that bad without it. (I once ordered a Randall knife with nickel-silver butt-cap. Ended up trading it, because the knife felt much too handle-heavy to me.)
Registered: 09/14/05
Posts: 12867
Loc: Central Florida
For your viewing pleasure. One of only 10 sets being made. NASA brown G-3 handles: #12-9", #14 grind #14-7 1/2" #15-5 1/2"
All featuring: * Stainless blades * Nickel silver (#1) hilts * Nickel silver butt caps * Aluminum & black spacers * NASA brown (G03) commando handles (The G-3 was salvaged from Launch Pad #39 complex) Enjoy, Capt. Chris