From: deowll@gmail.com   
      
   Atlantic Cutlery offered a new knife called the travelers knife. I assume   
   that means gypsy. It is a Damascus full tang knife with horn scale handles.   
   The spine is rather thick. This thing looks kind of like it might have been   
   hand forged as part of the shaping which is a shock. There are a few neat   
   notches on the back. It looks like something made in India most likely by   
   windless or somebody connected to them though nothing on the knife shows   
   where it was made or who made it.  The minor engraving on the scales is not   
   impressive. I could have done it. The knife would have looked better without   
   it but it might help the grip. The knife sheath seems to be okay. With no   
   hint of a guard I would not commend this as a weapon. The blade is about 5   
   and a half to six inches long.   
      
   The only thing about this blade that actually pissed me off was the blade   
   had never been sharpened. I did the first sharpening with a basterd file. I   
   then refined it with a butcher steel. At this point it seems to be   
   completely functional. As odd as this may seem  I really like it. I used it   
   to cut up some ribs and it worked well. I'm not sure how hard the steel is.   
   The file worked fairly fast. I have another Damascus knife that that seems   
   super hard however this file seems to cut pretty fast on a couple of things   
   I've used it on.   
      
   I'm not sure when or if I will get to actually put this knife to the test.   
   This week  the highs have rarely gotten above freezing and early in the   
   morning I've seen single digits. It is supposed to snow tonight.   
      
   You guys have fun.   
      
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