Warners Loveless

Specs:

Blade Length: 6" Weight: ? oz.

Blade Thickness: ?  Sheath: Leather

Overall Length: 11" Blade Steel: Ats 34

Rc: 60

You will notice the title of this page is Warners Loveless not the commonly used Warner/Loveless. I just noticed from my copy of the 1990 factory brochure that the correct name for this knife is in fact Warners Loveless. Below is what the factory had say about these knives in the 1990 brochure.  I would have preferred to have simply inserted a picture from the brochure of the text but only have a photo copy of this particular brochure.

"This Year's custom project was also proposed by Ken Warner. In the mid-60's R. W. Loveless, working in Lawndale CA, was in mid-passage between his early Delaware made knives and the classics that burst on the knife world about 1970. He was experimenting with high-tech steels that had yet to be used in knife making, and making knives with various types. In 1968 he gave Ken Warner the knife Warner used for 20 years as his elk knife.  This sturdy clipped utility/hunter is unmistakably Loveless, but different from his now classic and standard patterns.  It is an honor that we at BlackJack have been given permission to re-create Warner's Loveless knife. We gave this project to our trusted custom maker Kougi (changed to Koji after this written) Hara in Japan.  The finished knife is magnificent.  It retains all the subtleties of Loveless' work.  The original Loveless sheath has been duplicated stitch for stitch.  Construction is full hidden tang just like the original.  We chose high-tech ATS-34 hardened and triple tempered to 60RC for our blade.  The stylized half guard is nickel silver and the handle is premium Sambar Stag crown, shaped exactly like the original.  This 1990 custom will be available in limited number from April forward."

This knife was formerly part of my collection and is number 017. I do not know how many were made at this time but suspect it was no more than 200 and most likely less than that.