Jim Merritt Custom Knife /sheath 1970's Loveless Partner. Rare

  

Jim Merritt -USA- custom double edge dagger knife with original tool leather sheath-1970's - rare! Up for sale is an original Jim Merritt custom dagger knife made in Long Beach, California 1970' before Jim worked with Bob Loveless in 1982. The ATS-34 mirror polish finished double edge blade measures 3-1/2. Full tapered tang construction, overall length 7-1/4. Desert ironwood scales with 16 brass pins.

Comes with its original tool leather sheath and back metal clip with makers name stamped on back. This is a rare find by the legendary Jim Merritt that made custom knives years before working with Bob Loveless in the Riverside, California shop in 1982 until his passing in 2018. Knife and sheath are in vintage excellent + unused condition.