Wish I had found this thread before I bought one from him at the Bell County show today. At least he was charging the same prices as Knives Ranch. I was talking to one of the other knife makers at the show, and he said there were only 3 actual knife makers there, but lots that will tell you they are. Guess he meant Ed Mehler! When I was listening to Ed's spiel, I asked why he didn't have his mark on the knives. He said he hadn't gotten his laser engraver yet. Anyway, the good news is it's real damascus, not etched like the NRA give aways. And it is a pretty cool looking and massive Bowie. Even though I don't feel I overpaid, it's still disappointing to know there are ripoff artists in our hobby. Interesting note is that the embossment on the snap of the sheath is "The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma". Maybe the sheaths are made by actual woo-woo Indians, not dot heads... But then Ed claims he makes the sheaths, too!