Exterior: Minimal Wear This skeletonized-tang knife has been taped at the handle for improved grip. The hole allows a finger to be threaded through for stability and safety. It has been painted in a zebra-stripe pattern with aluminum and chrome paints with various reflectivities, and has then been covered with a tomato red candy coat. Valeria doesn't pay Javier to ask questions. . . she pays him to pry out answers