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I reached out to Francine Larstein about this knife. Below is her correspondence. Very rare hard to find item. Please inspect the photos.
Hi Peter,
What a beautiful little knife. This is the small version of a Custom Lockback Folder—very rare. I don’t think we’ve made more than 25 of these, if that. This one was made in the late 1990’s. Not sure of what the handle wood is. The etching is a Seated Hawk design by David Boye.
If we were to make this knife today, the price would be $1,175.00. Since this one was made by David Boye, the value is greater, but I can’t say at this time what it would be. The Boyes and I are now working out the pricing for the Boye-made knives.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Best to you,
FrancineFrancine Etched Knives