Joe Kious Custom Fighter ~ Vintage

This is a rare fixed blade knife by veteran knifemaker Joe Kious. It is an early knife made probably prior to or around 1978. It was made in Alamo TX. Joe made very few, if any fixed blade knives after he moved to Kerrville, TX. His forte was high end folders after he arrived here. Based on Joe's overall fixed blade production, it is a rare example of his work. Many of his fixed blades were sub hilts, this one is a single hilt with what appears to be ironwood handles.

Veteran knifemaker Joe Kious, popularizer of the “Pocket Locket” style of high-end art folder and long-time Knifemakers’ Guild member, passed away in 2014. A resident of Kerrville, Texas, Kious was a full-time knifemaker who sold his first knife in 1969. He specialized in investment-quality interframes and bolstered folders, some bringing up to as high as $10,000 or more. However, it is his Pocket-Locket models for which he may be best remembered.

• Zippered case included
• Condition is near mint
• Adult signature required at delivery

NKCA Grading system

MINT: A factory fresh knife, absolutely original as it came from the manufacturer, not carried or sharpened, a perfect knife.

NEAR MINT: A new knife that has seen sometimes, show some slight carry or shop wear, blades snap perfectly, handles show no cracks.

EXCELLENT: Shows no more than 10% blade wear, handles are sound, no cracks, blades snap good.

VERY GOOD: About 25% blade wear, slight cracks in handles, may have one lazy blade, stamping clearly visible to the naked eye, no blades changed or repaired.

FAIR: 50% blade wear, blades lazy, cracks and chips in handles, handles replaced with same type, blades repaired, stampings faint but readable with a glass.

POOR: Blades very worn, handles bad or missing, blades have been replaced with the same type, reading of the stamp is almost impossible, even with a glass, good mostly only for parts.