Mink, yep that’s what I had read as well. From what little I’ve actually seen of Bark River knives I would think that would be a good thing, as they were nice looking and are well thought of.
Since my checking into this stuff, I’ve also have been eye balling the Hess knives, seems like a continuation of the vintage Marbles styling. Very reasonable pricing. I ordered on of the little whitetail models, we’ll see how it turns out