Little is known about this knife I got it from one of my best friends it was a gift from his father back when he was little boy. I realy appreciate this specil gift even more so because I'm a knife collector. This blade was made by the Slovak knife maker Ladislav Šanta who's nick name was Lasky so he made this as his brand name. I could find any records about this knife but the signature mark L is on the blade so I dont this this was a fake. The value of the knife back in the days 14-20 yers ago was 2000 SKK with today's conversion that is around 83 USD Since than his knives cost around 180 - 430 USD for me the price can not be put into numbers because of the pride heritage and the knife history.