Melvin Dunn Liner Lock Folding Knife made in 2000

This is a liner lock folding knife by custom knifemaker Melvin Dunn. Melvin was located in Rossville, Kansas and attended hunting shows, knife shows, trapping shows and outdoors shows. His knives originally were made with D2 blade steel using his proprietary heat treatment. He switched over to S30V steel at some point. I met Melvin a few times and actually watched his table for about 20 minutes at one show while he went to get something to drink.

He was always very proud of the edge retention for his blades, and he made them for the hunting, trapping and fishing sportsmen. I have no idea if Melvin is still alive or not, but his knives are being made today by a different person. This is one of the few folding knives that I had ever seen him sell. The handle is made from a rich burgundy-colored micarta, which as darkened with age.

The liners are a blue anodized titanium, and it is a liner lock. I believe that the thumb opening stud is brass. The back of the knife and the spring are fileworked, which adds some flair to the subtle design of the knife. There is a lanyard hole (like with most Dunn knives), but this one did not come with the leather lanyard. Pins are brass, and the pivot looks to be a stainless hex bolt or rivet of some sort. I've never taken the knife apart to see.

Closed, the blade is just under 4 3/4 inches. Open, it's just over 7 1/2 inches. There is one small "ding" on one end of the knife. The pictures are the main component of the description and if there is a discrepancy, please rely on the pictures.