70's Kershaw Elk Hunter 1034-

Kershaw Elk Hunter 1034; Seki, Japan

In the mid-1970s, Peter Kershaw, formerly a marketing representative at Gerber Legendary Knives formed his own company together with his wife Judy and shipped their first knife in 1974. He had sent a Made in USA Gerber fixed Blade to Ichiro Hattori to serve as a design basis for the series of knives that became the Kershaw 10X0 series. The blades were all Aus8 and while the original models had wood handles, the basic production models used a phenolic resin handle.

• Tapered Drop Point Hunter
• 5” AUS8a Blade, 9.75 Overall
• Weight 11.9oz
• Harness Leather Sheath
• Made in Seki, Japan
• No Box, Has Original Factory Edge 

Knife is listed used, shows no signs of being used. Judge from photos. #1034-0223

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