Bill Meyer founded Meyerco in 1997 in Dallas, TX. The designer for this, as well as for a number of other products, was Walter "Blackie" Collins, a founding member of the Knifemaker's Guild, owner of Blade Magazine, holder of over 60 utility patents on knife mechanisms and many design patents on cutlery products. Blackie was also an author and inducted into the Cutlery Hall of Fame in 1996.

This ambitious little knife was produced for Meyerco in Seki City, Japan (think Solingen, Germany; Sheffield, England; or Maniago, Italy), so is of fine provenance. The blade measures 2", 1/3 plain, 2/3 with sharp serrations. Not large enough to skin much of anything but extremely handy around real everyday tasks. At a time when foot-long hunks of steel are labeled as EDC knives, this little beauty fits the bill much more satisfactorily and will hardly require visits to you local chiropractor after just a short walk outside.

Included is a sturdy ambidextrous pocket clip that allows you to carry this knife in your preferred side pocket.

I purchased this knife for my collection in 2001. It came with a lifetime warranty that is now expired, not due to some personal misfortune but because of the demise of Meyerco Corporation on Thursday, August 18, 2005, as recorded in documents filed with the Texas Secretary of State that day. While in my possession, it was never carried or otherwise changed, just resting comfortably in a nice drawer in good company, waiting for its next owner as the focus of my collectoral ambitions evolves. Obviously, this model, much as Meyerco knifes in general, is now part of a very small group of new-in-box items in the market and thereby literally scarce.

Happy bidding, or buy it now as a very reasonable investment! I make every effort to ship the same day an order comes in, unless my post office is already closed.