We have long been aware of the existence of a third original Colclesser Brothers Kephart knife. Horace’s original is in the collections of the Western Carolina University museum, and the second was sold by KNIFE Magazine Publisher Mark Zalesky to none other than Ethan Becker. That one served as the guide for the KABAR BK62 production Kephart, and access was given to custom Knifemakers Dan Eastland (Dogwood Custom Knives) and the late Mike McCarter (House Mountain Blades), who each made a limited run of nearasdamnit reproductions.
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If you have a spare $7.850 lying around, you could be the owner of the 3rd know extant example. It has come up for sale on Ebay, though its valuation is significantly higher than what Ethan paid Mark for Kephart #2.
My guess is it will eventually sell it to some hipster with enough spare cash to not care that he or she is vastly overpaying.
You can find the listing here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/326488000712?
More on Kephart #2:
The Original Kephart Examined
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