William Harsey, Jr.

William Harsey, Jr.

William (Bill) Harsey, Jr. is an award-winning American knife designer and maker who works with several knife companies, including Gerber, Lone Wolf Knives, and Chris Reeve Knives. Both operators and collectors value his knives. Harsey was born into a logging family in Oregon in 1955. He received an MFA from the University of Oregon.

Harsey collaborated with Colonel Rex Applegate to design Gerber's Applegate-Fairbairn line. He worked with Chief James Watson to design Gerber's Watson Harvey Silver Trident. In collaboration with Chris Reeve Knives, he designed the Yarborough knife, which since 2002 has been presented to graduates of the United States Army Special Forces Qualification Coursecite journal | last = Karwan | first = Chuck | title = Special Forces Combat Knife! | journal = Tactical Knives | volume = 10 | issue = 3 | pages = 60-63 | publisher = | location = | date = 03/01/2003 | accessdate = 2008-08-13 ] , the Neil Roberts Warrior Knife, which is dedicated to the memory of Petty Officer First Class Neil Roberts, who was killed in action Afghanistan in 2002 [ [http://www.chrisreeve.com/neilroberts.htm Chris Reeve Knives - Optimum Quality, Optimum Performance ] ] [ [http://www.nightstalkers.com/enduring_freedom/memorial/po1_roberts/index.html Web Page Under Construction ] ] , and the Pacific / First Group Knife, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Army Special Forces in Asiacite journal | last = Shackleford | first = Steve| title = 2007 Blade Magazine Knife of the Year Awards | journal = Blade Magazine | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher =Krause Publications | location = Iola, Wisconsin | date = 09/01/2007 | accessdate = 2008-08-13 ] .

References

External links

* [http://gerberknifestore.com/site/1586704/page/697891 Gerber store page for Harsey]
* [http://lonewolfknives.com/store/pages/designers-harsey.shtml Another profile of Harsey]


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