Cool and interesting knife, Bandit. I think it's a
great idea to give it to your brother as a birthday gift!
I do have a some questions as I've recently purchased a couple of these very small knives. But first, specific to your knife. Does the paperwork you have call it a "yellow boy?" I've looked at shops with some Winchester knife offerings, and the only yellow boy I've seen has yellow handles. Maybe the commemorative Winchesters had a variety of options available. Anyway, below is an example of a Winchester yellow boy toothpick I found.
winchester yellow boy toothpick.jpg
Also specific to your knife. You said the OAL closed is 5". For instance, the specs state a Case Peanut has a closed length of 2-7/8". The OAL of the larger blade is just over 2-1/4". I just got one of these.
I also just got a Buck Toothpick with an OAL closed of 3" and OAL blade length again at 2-1/4". Seems like these models are just plain 'ole smaller. Thinking about posting some pics in this knife forum of these new blades.
Finally, out of curiosity I read some BladeForum discussions on these toothpick or peanut models. Gosh, according to some of the knife knuts there (kindly said), a knife really has to match these descriptions to be included in those categories. Whatever they are labeled, that's okay with me.....I just like their really diminutive size. In fact, one of the BF fellows said these take some getting used to, but he uses a Peanut for his EDC! Interesting choice.
Bottomline, I like your knife and
especially your plans for it. Just find it interesting to learn how knives are described and looked at by collectors. Always learning something new, and it's all
fun stuff. Thanks for your sharp post.
