This is a nice heavy duty factory sample prototype hunting knife featuring a black handle and carbon steel blade. Believed to have been made by Tak Fukuta circa 1960s. Fukuta was the first Japanese member of the American Knife Maker's Guild, and apprentice to Bob Loveless. He hand crafted fine quality knives that impressed his mentor. Over the years, his factory in Seki, Japan also produced knives for Parker, Valor, Gutmann, Explorer, Frost, and Browning among others.