A beautiful Scagel style fixed blade by Dr. Jim Lucie

[Buddy Thomason]

Thanks to Paul Kessler for letting me shoot this wonderful example of Jim Lucie's work. Jim himself declares that this is one of his "best." Having seen a fair amount of Jim's knives in the past (and owning one myself) I definitely agree.

When Paul showed me the knife at BLADE Show last year I felt sure Dr. Lucie would want a good picture of it for use in his book about Scagel (a short chapter about Jim and his knives will be included). Indeed that will be the fate of this image:

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Jim also made the sheath, as he does for all his knives. Blade length is 6 3/4 in. and OAL is 12 in. Weight is 11.2 oz. Paul wisely declined my reasonably generous offer to purchase the knife from him. :( From the serious collector point of view, owning some of a maker's best work is highly desirable. (Note: best may not always equate with most expensive)

Thanks again to Paul for sharing this one with us!

[Eli Gautreaux]

That's a GREAT looking knife, and an VERY appealing picture! Thanks for sharing it.

[Peter Elovich]

Great picture Buddy. I like Scagel style knives very much. I'm curious as to what criteria Mr. Lucie judges that to be one of his best?

I prefer the crown stag pommel ones myself:D

Peter

[Kevin Jones]

Beautiful knife and beautiful photo.

[Jerry Manuel]

Thanks Paul and Buddy . I look forward to seeing more of Dr . Jim's work at Blade . That's a real beauty - Jerry