Thanks Larry. I picked it up from a friend / mentor that has helped me enormously in my collecting career. We're pretty sure that it's a Model 1 and I think the handle is micarta, and it may date from the 1960s ... but that's all finger-in-the-wind guesswork.

Overall length is 12 5/8" and the blade is 8".

Mike

Yes...it is a Model 1.

What makes it "nicer" is what appears to be what the collectors call "Old Yellow" Micarta.

Some folks who collect period knives seek them out.

Larry

Thanks Larry. When I first saw the knife I thought they were some sort of ivory, but when I looked at them under a glass it became clear that they were micarta. I agree that the yellowing with age gives them a wonderful look.

Mike

Probably made from mid 1970's to 1980's. Maurice Johnson high ride...fairly uncommon and certainly wasn't a catalog offering. Nice rig...and "yes", Westinghouse ivorite (Old Yeller) micarta.
Stay sharp...and welcome aboard,
Capt. Chris

Thank you! I'm guessing that Maurice Johnson is no longer among the living?

Correct M. Johnson is deceased...sadly.