I have fawned over your fantastic reviews and collection for a while. This is my first viewing of this knife. I am awe inspired by this. True art.

I like the passion you have about your hobby, and about this knife in particular. Your passions comes across as genuine which makes me look forward to your next video on knives.

Super excited for you Jim. Thanks for another excellent video and enjoy your grail! It really is a work of art. That blade is just....incredible.

I owned a Tighe Breaker for a while, it is amazing what he does with the sculpting of the blade and titanium. He is a true master of his craft for sure.

Wow, all these exquisite knives and you carry all of them?? Bravo!! You are my kind of collector. I'm not even kidding... something about hearing that makes me very very happy.

Excellent score. I know the feeling. My grail was/is the Sniper Bladeworks DH. It's been my dream knife for almost four years. Either the shop wasn't taking orders, or I didn't have the money, but usually both. When I finally got the money and they were finally taking orders, I finally got my hands on one. When I received her in the mail I almost died. It's still my grail to this day. I love it so much that I'm having a one-off-custom SBW that I designed myself being made for me as we speak.

That is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Truly a Showstopper

Jim, one thing I would like to point out in a positive light is the fact that you carry your knives no matter the cost of it and I truly respect you for that. I'm your average knife person and I cringe when I carry my most expensive knife which is $140.

Looks very usable yet very esthetically pleasing at the same time. Thats my favorite kind of knife, best of both worlds.

Brian is a true artist ! Congratulations on the score.

It's indeed a gorgeous knife and you managed to keep yourself together, good on ya lol. Seriously though Jim, I love hearing people who are at the level of collector you are saying that you carry what you have and that the wear or minor blemish isn't a flaw but adds to the knife. I'm a firm believer in not having safe queens and I'm glad this is going to be with you so often. That beauty deserves to be shared.

That blade is simply perfect

love the clandestine sound it makes when you flip it

by far one of my favorite, brian tighe is doing things that not many people can or are doing and his work is fenominal.

Munroe holds my "Grail" status. Congratulations mate on a journeys end well met

this is without doubt the nicest knife i've ever seen

All the way to 5:36 I was listening to your commentary and watching the knife sit still in the closed position. My KZfaq froze without me knowing and it was still very entertaining. Congrats on your grail acquisition.

I have been "the watchguy on TV" for 9 years now. Since I left ShopNBC and came back home to south Florida, I have been at World Of Watches TV. I don't do regular home shopping, I am watch-specific. I could never sell old ladies quilts and TVs, not my thing.

Congratulations on obtaining your grail! It's a real piece of art!

Its an exquisite blade Jim congrats on obtaining it brother !

That's a great knife. Love the sound it makes when opening. Nice :)

Woohoo! Beautiful knife...been waiting to see this one ever since you mentioned it a couple weeks ago. I'm impressed and think it's a pinnacle piece. I use almost all my knives too, except for a ZT 0777. Congrats on the new score!!

that's the supermodel of knives!

Congrats, that Bengal is a beauty!

you know its funny, to all the people out there that think your grail knife has to be a real expensive custom. ive wanted a Benchmade 300 flipper ever since it first came out, just ordered it, and i cant wait. whatever your grail is, the joy you feel when you finally get it is like Christmas morning when you where a kid....just keep dreamin

Awesome score man. Looks like it flips great too. I love button locks, I wish more makers offered it. Killer blade dude.

Great vid, beautiful knife and the sound when the blade is flipped open is Smooth so so Smooth :-)

Congrats Jim, very nice accoutrement to your collection and if Brian does a pocket clip changeup that would be awesome! Thanks for the video too.

Congrats Jim! enjoy it!

Nice Score Jim! Pat Crawford in my book is the Godfather of the tactical knife. I got several of his knives over the years... first met him in the late eighties when he was starting to become famous

Congrats on the grail, Jim!

I'd love to have the same knife if only it was a fixed blade. This is beautiful.

Well, you have to understand that this was "the knife" that sparked my interest into stepping up from productions to customs about 4 years ago. And knowing that I would never own one... well, that is a big deal. Then to get it and to feel how buttery smooth everything is, and to see that the fit/finish is on par with, or better than customs worth more than double... yeah, totally grail-worthy. But don't worry, I have more recognizable grails incoming ;-)

That is a thing of beauty!

Congrats jim! Keep up the good vids!

I have a tiny tighe breaker and have Hanse others by him and Brian makes the most comfortable knives I've ever felt

Beautiful knife, I'm happy for you and I'm sure you will treasure it always :-)

Also Jim Thanx for opening me up too some fellow canadians,Tighe.Lightfoot,i actually got a CRKT Greg Lightfoot Urban Shark,kudos from Atlantic Canada !!

Gorgeous!

Congrats on you finally obtaining that amazing grail! While I do consider several knives to be grails (some of which are being made for me in the next few months) I hope to one day find my ultimate grail, a lefty Anso. He no longer makes lefties so finding one is pretty difficult. Almost nabbed one back in March but missed it by a few minutes.

Good for you, it's nice when a "Grail Knife" comes home. Enjoy Sir. Your collection will soon rival B Dunn's.

wow thats really beautiful

Thanks! Nice to have you on board. You will LOVE the F3. I have a blue dial Cave Dweller, Keith makes some great watches. Keep an eye out, he is about to release the Harpoon 2...

beautiful blade Jim! you know, I never even knew this awesome world of knife design/build even exsisted ..then I came across your channel ~ well shit man I thought paying more than $25.00 for a blade was pricey!!! (actually, it still is). but I truly enjoy watching your honest opinion on all these beauties you have...just wow! thanks Jim.

Amazing knife man. Great score.

Congratulations on acquiring that first grail. And kudos for having the balls to carry it, it would be like buying a beautiful car only to sit in the garage if you didn't. P.S. Nice Boschett.

beautiful !

You reminded me of a Giddy little school girl, lol. Congrats Bro, honestly glad you finally got one.

Thank you! It is the most beautiful knife I own, easily.

One thing we all know, from/after watching Jim's vids, is that there will always be another "grail". It's like the marathon that just doesn't end LOL. Just as his collection increases, my own decreases. I've gone from a hundred or so to less than 10. Life is interesting and unpredictable...

Congrats on your score!

Precisely. Grail should be something almost impossible to obtain, whether it be because of a lofty price, or simply due to limited availability. And something that fits all of your needs, wants and desires. Glad to hear you've grabbed yours!!

Very nice, you have gained another Sub, I found your channel looking for an XM-18, now I want an F3. Nice Boschett, I actually have a gray faced Cave Dweller. I have just started getting into the higher end knives. Thanks, and keep them coming.

LOVE your boschett cd.

never seen ti look like that .Nice !

Beautiful knife Jim.

lol, thanks! While I represent very different watches now, I can say objectively that the SAIII is still a damn great design for an XL sized diver. You done good.

I'm getting #3 tomorrow...Lol. Great review brother!

amazing

very nice, thank you for the video

Congratulations jim

Inside me....Jim. Nice.

Only knife nuts would really get this... but I love the way that thing sounds. Perfection....

Jim, shot in the dark..if you were ever considering to downsize your collection, I would cherish this knife

Ridiculous! Congrats on getting ur grail. Take care.

Someday I will, but I will only buy secondary. Snody makes some fantastic quality knives, and he deserves the reputation he has earned for being a top-tier maker, but I will absolutely never buy anything direct, or that somehow will put my money in his pocket. Ever.

congratulations brother

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT " IT IT AWESOME" GREAT SCORE!!!

Can't wait to see the q36

One of my grails haha couldnt believe my eyes when i saw it uploaded

Lovely

Nice job

There's a thing of beauty graduations

I don't mind tip down, there is not a too big of a difference IMO. I feel that it has been demonized by some people in the community and everybody jumped on the bandvagon. This knife is a piece of art! Great score!

looks stunning except the clip. Looks like an afterthought

My Grail Knife was the ISAK Blue which I got a few weeks ago.

Beautiful scroll work, is that a usable knife and the scroll work done by hand.? It seems like an under glass knife but using it that’s top shelf and using it for what a knife is intended to be used for. Semper Fi.

Skelton you knife buyin sob! Well done.

You got a point there, but in my perspective a grail knife can often be connected with a higher price. You really want this expensive knife and you dream about it but because of the price it is so far away that you can't have it (yet). This and also the fact that customs are more rare make this "grailness" effect stronger. I only have one custom and my grail knife is the other custom I'm on the list for (it is under 600 bucks) but for the rest I'm perfectly fine with my production knives.

I'm gonna sign out now and go play with my knife! LOL

Absolutely beatuful, Jim. And what do you mean when you say your show?

Nicest looking knife i have ever seen, holy shit.

+Jim Skelton... what are your thoughts about the cold steel espada cts-xhp steel blade? I'd appreciate your advice

That is one knife i could see u paying what ever it took for your collection congrats to u

It's reallllllllllly hard to get a button lock to fail. If he sent it in to Brian, Brian would fix it (probably at no charge) and turn it around quickly. I know he would not want an unsafe knife out there with his name on it.

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Thanks! It's actually the Harpoon, but I have a Cave Dweller also

Great vid Jim! Nice looking knife. Is Pirela local in S FL?

That thing is amazing, if i owned one id replace the pocket clip though because it looks like something from an appalachian trail knife with better materials.

Beautiful blade! I have watched a few of your reviews but I cant say I remember you saying what you do for a living. If you dont mind me asking what do you do and how do you utilize your knives at work?

Congratulations. That's one beautiful knife. I say if it's in your budget get the dress version too. Not like you'll ever say man I shouldn't have got this knife. But will you ever kick yourself for passing. Anyway great vid. Keep them coming.

very nice, too bad you didn't get its sister as well. Oh well at least you have the one you wanted. Congrats

You have what you considered your grail now jim, what about your future knives, will they mean anything to you now that you have the bengal ?

I would say Hogue owes someone royalties for the new X5 Allen elishewitz designed button lock flipper if it wasn't licensed I think they straight ripped it off

You sold me 5 invicta watches around 2007. I wasnt then and am still not a watch guy, but for some reason you made me really want those watches. My favorite was the subaqua noma 3. Is that even a good timepiece or are u just a great salesman? Your knife videos are superb btw

Thanks for showcasing this. I want one now and will be on the hunt for one. If anyone knows of one for sale, please let me know.

That's a sexy beast Jim! Do you have any of John Gray's work?

LOL, if only that would happen. I'd have so many more knives at that point!!

Nice

Nice knife