Russell, You�ve selected an excellent topic well worthy of discussion. If your observation is that all of the small aluminum hilted knives seem to share common characteristics I think that is pretty much a given. The stag gripped �Olympic� versions of these knives are demonstrably fakes.

Very unfortunately the most comprehensive threads (IMO) regarding them seem to have been lost. Posted below are the only remaining threads that I could find still intact. FP

HJ-DJ Knives

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