SERE Auto - Al Mar/Butch Vallotton #028
Price $1,495.00
Product Details
Blade Length 4.625
Overall Length 10.625
Closed Length 6
Weight (oz) 10.1
Source Previously owned
Additional Specs
Knife Type Has Safety
Blade Details Drop Point, Spear Point
Handle Material Metallic, Micarta
Other Details Tactical
About the Maker
Vallotton, Butch
Butch Vallotton is considered one of the finest automatic knifemakers specializing in double action autos and for converting manual folders into automatics. He started making knives full time in 1984, making his first auto in 1987. His assisted knife technology is in current use by Gerber, and he has worked with Spyderco and Microtech designing the very collectible Chameleon Double Action. Butch passed away in 2020.
Al Mar Knives
Al Mar started in the cutlery industry in 1968 in the employ of f Pete Gerber at Gerber Legendary Blades. Mar designed knives for Gerber until 1977 and, in 1978, founded Al Mar Knives. Since 1979, AL MAR Knives™ has been committed to making unique designs at quality levels that rival custom, hand-made knives. Today, each knife crafted by AL MAR is hand-finished and hand-sharpened by craftsmen dedicated to creating the very best possible. Each AL MAR knife features flat-ground blades for strength and superior performance – and that’s just one reason to trust the AL MAR name. Inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame in 2009. Al passed away in 1992.