That's a beautiful knife. For many years here in the southeast U.S. I carried larger knives...well not always, I started out at age six with a bone handled Edgemark with a three inch blade, then moved up to a Buck 119 later, then on to bowie style knives in a search for a knife to "do everything" so I wouldn't haave to carry as much gear. Now I have gone through everything from small to large bowies and on to machetes of various sizes. The lesson learned was that there is no one knife to do it all, if it is big enough to chop logs for a cabin or split logs for a fire then it is too big for working with more detailed work or game processing and vise versa. So I ended up with a three blade combination....a pocket knife for fine work, a small bowie for camp and chores, and a small axe for chopping and splitting, and I still often take a machete to certain areas but it usualy just stays in the truck. Thanks to Rick, a friend I met on line about a year ago who is a member here by the name Askdamice and the influences I am seeing here, I am slowing returning to my original thoughts on knives....away from the tactical knives I got into at one time and more toward the traditional knives. I much enjoy the knives I see made by members here, and the enrgies I sense are placed into the making of them. I look forward to seeing many more.