Man, that is CLASSY!
I love the "experienced" look and the nostalgic pewter hilt-pieces on the scales. This guy has an eye for class and classIC.
I love his leather-work ideas - very nice touches in the back-sewn sheath and the antler slide.
They say now that hominids have been using something or another as a cutting tool for as much as two million years now. It's amazing how many try to improve on the basic design as evolved since the iron age yet failed miserably, but this fella is GOOD. I'd love to be that good at something - ANYTHING.