Description

Vintage Wade Chastain Engraved Custom Knife of Roman Gladius style..Mellow toned polished brass hilt with beautiful ivory grip panels, the grip and blade inlaid with semi precious stones…A truly stunning exhibition quality knife of typical Chastain heroic proportion

Wade was from Mills River, NC and died at age 64…He made custom knives for over 25 years and to quote one close friend patron of his: “Wade didn’t know how to make a small knife”…He was a true Master Engraver and quit making knives a few years ago to concentrate on higher end gun engraving which is what he did until he died.

(Ivory Hilt Wade Chastain Custom Made Fighting Knife/Short Sword)