Jimmy Lile Button Lock Folding Knife # 036

2.125" blade length. 6.25" overall with hilt. Single edge drop point folding knife featuring a button locking mechanism, nickel silver plated bolsters, and staghorn grip scales. Left blade is struck LILE with no dot, while the right is struck 036, indicating this custom knife was made during Lile's lifetime, and was number 36 in the series. Left ricasso struck with the maker mark LILE with no dot. The pommel features a lanyard loop, while the knife displays a polished finish to all metal components.

A full time knifemaker from 1971, James "Jimmy" Lile continued to produce handmade knives until his death in 1991. The company now bearing his name continues to offer a wide variety of knives following Lile's original patterns. The best known of these being the enormous clip-point serrated bowie knives that Lile produced for the movie "Rambo: First Blood", starring Sylvester Stallone. An attractive example of a unique pattern of folding knife made by one of America's most well known and respected contemporary knifemakers.

From the Collection of Jeffrey W. Sanner

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Very Good to Excellent. Blade retains a clean sharp edge with few faint scratches. Some light scratches and tarnish to bolsters. Grip scales retain a polished finish. Blade locks securely without wiggle.

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