Bark River Custom 2012 Little Creek Sheepsfoot A2 Maple Burl Pocket Sheath 4-7/8 For Sale

Rare Bark River Knives (BRK) "Custom 2012" Sheepsfoot Carver – Handcrafted A-2 Tool Steel – Highly Figured Natural Maple Burl – Solid Brass Hardware – Leather Pocket Sheath – 4-7/8" Overall

Up for sale/sale is a rare factory "Custom 2012" shop execution from Bark River Knives, handcrafted in Escanaba, Michigan. Built on Bark River's compact Little Creek chassis, this unique custom-shop variation features a factory-reprofiled 1-13/16" Sheepsfoot / straight-edge detail utility blade and measures just 4-7/8" overall, making it an ideal fifth-pocket fixed blade, leathercraft tool, or precision whittler.

Stamped with the primary "Bark River Knives / Escanaba, MI USA" mark on the show side and the coveted "Custom 2012" designation on the reverse.

Custom Shop & Field Highlights:

• Custom 2012 Provenance: A genuine shop-modified factory custom from the 2012 run, offering a unique blade geometry not found on standard production catalog knives.

• Sheepsfoot Utility Profile: Hand-ground straight cutting edge with a sharp down-turned point, providing pinpoint index-finger control for scoring, caping, whittling, and EDC box work.

• A-2 High-Carbon Tool Steel: Renowned for impact toughness, high edge stability, and easy stropping on Bark River’s convex grind.

• Exotic Natural Maple Burl: Premium stabilized burl scales displaying rich golden-amber chatoyance, dense swirls, and natural burl eyes.

• Solid Brass Appointments: Fitted with dual 3/16" brass pins and a matching 3/16" brass lined lanyard hole.

• Leather Pocket Sheath: Accompanied by a genuine leather pocket slip sheath for discreet daily carry.

Physical & Cosmetic Condition (Detailed & Transparent):

• Blade & Tang: Mechanically excellent with clean convex bevels, sharp cutting edge, and distinct factory ricasso dies. In the interest of full transparency, there are small, infrequent cosmetic carbon/corrosion spots on the A-2 blade flats, exposed tang perimeter, and brass pins consistent with carry and storage (can be kept as honest patina or easily stropped/polished out with metal polish).

• Handle Scales: The maple burl covers are rock solid, tight, and completely flush to the tang with zero checking, cracks, or shrinkage.

• Pocket Sheath: Supple leather with strong stitching and snug retention; shows honest superficial handling/pocket carry stains.

A scarce, highly functional custom-shop oddity for Bark River purists, pocket fixed-blade collectors, or woodcarvers looking for a premium palm tool.

Please review all high-resolution macro photos closely to verify the custom sheepsfoot profile, Maple Burl grain, and "Custom 2012" stamp. Securely packaged and shipped fully insured with tracking.