I am a knife knut from way back....I have been carrying a knife for 43 years.
I am a big fan of Mr. Emerson's knives.
I had a friend change the scales on the Mini A-100 (the green one.), from black G-10 to the green G-10. I also added a Pete Gray green Monster Thumb disk to the Mini A-100.
I had been wanting a Mini A-100 for many years, and Emerson made them again for a brief while, AND I had the money to buy it.
The black knife was gifted to me. It is an Order of the Black Shamrock knife. I belong to the OBS, and one of my Brothers from the Order gave it to me.