I see, said the blind man, with the shadows/reflection, thought it was a worn blued gun. I'd wondered how the Emerson held up to hard use, mine was bought a year or two ago to make up for buying the Benchmade AFCK instead of the Benchmade Emerson back in the 90s and regretting never buying one...the newer knife far better, appears really solid (and that from a Reeve and Hinderer owner), but just no beating seeing one used hard...thanks for posting that one.It’s a 38sp model 60. The knife has been through absolute hell. It’s cut shingles, gutted animals, prepped meals in camp, been sharpened with a nail file in a motel parking lot and spent many a night on the foreign floors of newly encountered acquaintances.