My thoughts are why not get in touch with one of the members here who make custom blades. Your up in the $150 plus range and Mike Miller makes a decent blade in the $150-$200 range. Standard steel types/materials. If wanting high dollar stock/materials vs. standard materials, expect to pay double those prices.
You can choose stock thickness/type, grind, profile, custom blade/handle dimensions to fit your hands, and scale materials.
If buying to just collect, you may have different thoughts, but to me a knife is a tool and will get used so why not a custom to fit your tastes??
If you have a budget of $250-$350 you might want to check out Rick Menefee's work on similar blade profiles/standard materials.
SD
