Michael,
I have a much more complete list of the Hibben knives we have done at UC, if you would like it. There are many more version of the fantasy and functional knives that were made over the years that are not on your list. I started a record many years ago because so many people kept asking UC's sales dept for one. I do the same thing with my own knife and sword line. I wish UC had kept exact dates and serial number runs on everything becuase many people have asked for them over the years!
Here is a quote from your site:
"Update 1/7/2005: United Cutlery has decided NOT to release a 2006 edition of the Hibben Fantasy Series. This is a United decision and is not the wishes of Gil Hibben. United has had the prototype for the 2006 knife for nearly a year and has simply decided not to put it into production. Those of us who are very disappointed in this decision should write to United Cutlery at
www.unitedcutlery.com"
I'll correct some of that. The knife originally planned for 2006 is going to be made. It was never cancelled. Not sure where that rumpour came from. It was just bumped to '07 for the 50th anniversary. UC's official "marketing" of this is that the first series, series 1, was of 15 knives, from 1990-2005. The "new" series will start in 2007, the 50th anniversary of Gil Hibben as a custom knife maker. The Hibben's were not happy that the decsion was made to skip a year. Those plans were made late in the game by UC, for reasons I won't go into. Don't ask what the difference is from series 1 to series 2, because I don't even know that yet!
Also, you mention that UC has had a proto for a year. There has never been a proto of this knife. I went through a pile of Gil's custom knife photos and picked a few that were possible to do production versions. That is how the last three annuals have been done. Gil, myself, and a few others at UC picked the next knife early last year. It is based one of Gil's original custom knives, so one exists somehwere, but I have never handled it. The drafting drawings were created from a good profile photo Gil had shot. I have a good 3D computer model of it now. It should be a sweet knife.