I sure hope GEC gets that shipment of bovine cattle bone or has it already on the production line. GEC has Two different Northfield #23LL Trappers to assemble. I just called my GEC dealer "top secret" . I have the ebony wood #35 and the Autumn Leaf #35 on pre-order. I passed on the natural micarta Beer & Sausage. Why be a hog ? If you dye it with Fiebling's leather dye the natural canvas micarta will turn Midnight blue with canvas line streaks. I did that to my #93 knife. It took three months for the blue to completely dry and not color my skin blue . When the blue/black fades out to midnight blue . Canvas streaks start popping out. "character"