Special Notes:There has been some controversy over the Gold
Ravens. Some were marked "xxx of 1000" and some were marked "xxx of 1500".
The medallions on the display and the placement of the etchings on the blade
were also different. I have never found an explanation for this.
There were two special collectors series of the
first 7 fantasy knives released in 1995 or 1996 with matching serial numbers.
The knives all had black handles with gold wire wrap.
The "Collectors Series" set had blades with standard production finish
and etched "Collectors Series One of
500". Each box had a small rectangular white sticker on the end with the
serial number.
The "Signature Series" set had blades that were more highly polished
and were etched with "Signature Series
- First Production Run-1 of 250". In addition, each sheath in a set is hand
signed and numbered by Gil Hibben in ink. The boxes have a small white
rectangular sticker on the end that is hand numbered (in red ink). All
numbers in a set match.
I have only seen one complete 7-piece set with matching serial
numbers. It seems that most have been split up and scattered around.
Knives in the sets were:
- Silver Shadow
- Double Shadow
- Highlander Bowie
- Raven
- Raptor
- Warbird Dagger
- Warbird Bowie