Handcrafted and engraved by Gary R. Blanchard, this dagger features a 4 5/8 inch blade. Both sides of the ricasso feature a leaf engraving with "G.R. BLANCHARD / MAKER ENGR." marked on one side and the number "7" marked on the other side. The leaf engraving extends to the hilt. "T" guard adorned with two yellow transparent composite spheres on the ends. Horn handle with a yellow transparent composite middle section flanked by leaf engraved bands. Blanchard started in the knife making business as a scrimshander in the 1977 and by the early 1980s was engraving knives in his on unique style and handcrafting his own knives. Today, Blanchard continues to design and fabricate custom knives. OAL: 8 1/2"

Very fine, with limited light spotting on the blade and a few chips of horn missing from the handle.