This is an additional Black 6 for this auction.

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Sometimes everything just seems to come together on a knife. And with High end customs it's always a challenge to form a marriage of all of those aspects. Sometimes it's a great design but the materials don't match. Sometimes it's a mediocre design with great materials. Sometimes the knife is a kluge. Believe me, I've seen plenty of those. You know the old saying about putting lip stick on a pig and you still have a pig, right? But then sometimes everything is just right, in fact it's damn near...

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This is hands down one of the most beautiful custom Commanders ever built. The Commander is a beautiful design all by itself, but when combined with black, checkered handles, black blade and a set of dazzling Zirco-Ti bolsters, the knife is drop-dead gorgeous. In Emerson's own words, "This is the most beautiful set of bolsters I've ever put on a knife. I really had to debate on whether I should sell it or keep it." This could be the ultimate Commander for all of you who are drawn to Commander kn...

I am blessed with a family that continues to grow, 3 children and 2 grandchildren. Over the years whenever any of them got sick or weren't well I felt terrible. As any parent would do if I could wish the sickness on myself I would so that they would be better. There are children out there that are much sicker than any of my family has ever been and I know that their parents feel the same. Unfortunately that's not how it works. But fortunately there are those who are working to take that sickne...

The Emerson Smyte design is a knife definitely inspired by a Persian or a Middle Eastern influence. It has just the right curves in all the right places. When the human arm swings it swings in a curve or an arc and not in a linear motion, as opposed to a straight jab or a cross. When a curved blade, such as a scimitar, or to a lesser degree, a Japanese sword, is swung through a striking motion, the cutting edge is continuously being introduced as the strike goes through its motion from start to ...

Goyaale (Geronimo) was one of the last great warchiefs of the Indian nations. Although he was shot and wounded almost a dozen times he still evaded capture in the hills of Arizona, where it took hundreds of U.S. Cavalry soldiers almost two years to surround and finally capture this rugged, proud and fearless Apache warrior. When he was captured he surrendered his two most prized possessions: his rifle and his knife. When I designed this knife I had no idea what it would reflect or what it should...

You all know I'm a historian. As a result of my specialty fields of study, Mediterranean European and Near Eastern history, and also as a weapon's designer, maker and trainer, I have of course been influenced and inspired by these studies. You can definitely see the scimitar influence in a number of my knife designs. It is a fact that the best weapons of warfare are developed as a result of those weapons being used in actual combat. The designs that worked lived on through history and the ones t...

Like I've said before, I am a historian and a weapons maker. I am also a tactical trainer and a lifelong Martial Arts practitioner, specializing in the field of hand-to-hand combat and edged weapons. Being such, it is impossible to not be inspired, awed and influenced by the high art of Japanese weaponry and their designs. You can definitely see the influence it has had on me. I was even fortunate enough to be invited by the government of Japan to visit and work with a swordsmith considered a "l...

No Emerson collection is complete without a custom CQC-6, the knife that created the tactical cutlery revolution. Featured in books, movies, TV shows, and in the hands of deadliest warriors on this planet, the Emerson CQC-6 is the knife that brought the Emerson name to the pinnacle of a custom knife-making career and carved out its place in history. This model is the first custom CQC-6 to feature an all black blade, black liners and black bolsters set against a beautiful set of white pearl handl...

The Emerson Commander knife can truly boast the words "been there, done that" more so than almost any other tactical folding knife. The Commander is another knife that was designed specifically for the U.S. Navy SEAL teams and for many years we built them and logo'ed them for every U.S. Navy SEAL that graduated BUDs class in Coronado. Carried by many of the most decorated and famous SEALs in history, including Congressional Medal of Honor winners, the Commander was also chosen by the Department ...

This model, the CQC5, is the little brother of the iconic CQC-6 folder, but it is every bit as much of a knife as you could ever want in a tactical folding knife. This all black version features black checkered scales, black liners, black bolsters and a razor sharp black chisel-ground blade. A knife that could certainly go on anyone's Christmas wish list.

Another beauty in the custom CQC family is this custom CQC-5 featuring a satin blade, liners and bolsters with a dramatic look featuring white pearl handles. The full dress design complemented with a set of beautiful pearl handles really stands out, and it would be very hard to find a prettier version of a CQC-5 than this one featured in this year's auction. The perfect epitome of a gentleman's tactical folder.

If you are an Emerson collector you know about the Emerson CQC-6, a knife that became the most sought after tactical folding knife of all times. There was a reason for it, and this All Black 6 screams out the reasons why. Dark, sinister and beautiful, this knife, in all black dress, has become a "top hat" version of this famous design. Emerson states, "I never knew that an all black 6 would draw such attention, that was, until I built one. When I put the very first one together, I saw how truly ...

This is perhaps the rarest of the rare of Emerson custom knives. This knife, designed specifically at the request of the U.S. Navy SEAL teams, was originally designated the SSRT (Silent Sentry Removal Tool). It was a killing tool designed with only one purpose, and for a technique that required an upward curved shape sharpened along the topside of the blade. Because of its sinister and singular purpose, Emerson never made these for release to the general public. That is why there are only a hand...

The CQC-15 is a knife that brings you the best of both worlds, the re-curved cutting geometry of the Commander blade style and the hyper-aggressive forward cutting front end of the CQC-7 Tanto. Dressed all in black, this knife is ready for either the Broadway Theater or any combat theater anywhere in the world.

There's probably no other knife better known to both collectors and users than the Emerson CQC-7. Its role in the cutlery world is unique in that there are both custom handmade versions of the design right alongside the production version, going all the way back to the Emerson/Benchmade collaboration. I guess that's what you get when you have a custom knife maker that also owns a production company. It is the most popular tactical folding knife design in history and was and still is the benchmar...

This is a truly unique and rare version of the latest evolution of the iconic Emerson CQC-7 design. The Flipper version of this legendary knife is truly amazing. If you like flippers or if you like 7's, this is a must-have knife. And it is green, making it a truly unique version of this proven design. We have had so much demand for the production version of the Flipper 7 that we are having trouble keeping up with the orders. Now you can have a super-custom handmade version of this beautiful knif...