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Al Mar Quest III is mint with the great original sheath. The blade is
10" and it is 15-1/4" overall. It hasn't been carried, used or
sharpened. Serial number #194/200 and Model 4011C. The handle is
black neoprene
and the double edge blade is 6A stainless steel and 3/16" thick. It
has two sharpened edges as it came from the factory.
This is a big Al Mar --- 15-1/4" OAL!
It comes with the original fine nylon sheath
made by Eagle Industries of Fenton Missouri or by Pinnacle, Inc. of
Vancouver, Washington. The sheath is black nylon, has a pocket on the
front and several different hold downs on the back. It can be used
vertically or horizontally. It has lanyards to tie to your leg or to be
strapped down on just about any rig. The sheath can be attached to almost
anything and anyway you like to carry the big knife. It is well thought
out. The Quest III had a list price of $220 for a non serial numbered one
in 1993. Get it before it is gone!
About serial numbered Al Mar's: From the day that
Al started producing knives (1979) he ordered 200 from the factory on the
first run. When those
200 came in they were sent out to the dealers. If the dealers response was
good then Al ordered some more. If the dealers respond was bad then that
was the end of the knife in production. Either way good or bad that means
that there are only 200 serial numbered Al Mar's of every knife that he produced.
This of course makes each one of these pre-production knives very desirable.
The only thing better is a proto type Al Mar knife, and I have only had
two of those since 1991.
Al Mar was working for an industrial design firm
in Los Angeles in 1967. Gerber's first designer retired about this
time and Al Mar joined Gerber Legendary Blades in 1967 or 68
(American Blade magazine Dec. 1976) after Pete Gerber gave Al the
task of coming up with an aluminum handle for a kitchen knife. Pete
Gerber thought the project was very successful and offered Al the
position of design chief. Did you know that Al is credited with
designing the Gerber Mark I.
He left Gerber in 1979 to start Al Mar Knives and he died in October of 1992. Al was 54 years old. The new owners have now discontinued most of the original models and moved to other makers on the remaining models. This leaves the knives made while Al was in control of the company very desirable and collectible! Mar is Chinese for horse.
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Al Mar Quest III is mint with the great original sheath. The blade is
10" and it is 15-1/4" overall. It hasn't been carried, used or
sharpened. Serial number #194/200 and Model 4011C. The handle is
black neoprene
and the double edge blade is 6A stainless steel and 3/16" thick. |
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