I found it - NEW, in-the-box, with the extra trailing-point skinner-blade and takedown instructions - from a seller in MO for $100. Another seller wanted $250 for his in the same condition. It’s the original all-stainless version, with hollow-ground blades of 440-C, and it’s big, rude, crude, and heavy enough to stun a horse. The wide, concave slots in the takedown bolts use a pair of quarters, per the instructions. It requires little if no lubing - a pair of wide, paper-thin nylon washers separate the blade-tang from the scales for smooth operation. The U-shaped blade-slot aligns with an internal offset pin, which act together as the blade-stop. If I can’t have MY design, I wanted a swing-lock before I became worm-food - it’s INCREDIBLE no one makes this today!
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