ETA- I'm not shopping here, so please dont move this to the EE.
Its a long story.
When I was about 12, my cousin bought a Cold Steel Tanto, one of the small ones about 8.5" long. It had the single-sided guard (to keep your hand off the blade), and the pointed pommel on the end of the kraton grip material. It came in a leather sheath with a belt/boot clip.
I wanted one for the longest time, and I finally bought one when I was about 14. It was a United Cutlery, but it was the identical knife- same blade steel, same handle material, but a different sheath. Like a dumbass, I sold it for $15 to buy a pellet pistol from another kid.
Now, I'd like to buy another Tanto. I'd like to find one with the same Handle/Guard/Pommel configuration as the older Cold Steel and United knives, but they just dont seem to be out there without buying one of the larger Cold Steel models, which isnt really what I want. All the newer Tantos are either like the Recon Tanto, or they have a double-sided guard with a different pommel.
Anyone have any ideas?