šŸ’„Blast from the PastšŸ’„ (unofficial nostalgic older knife thread)

Here's my original issue Gerber from when I got to my first unit in 2007. It has spent time in Iraq and Afghanistan and is scheduled for some time in Africa next year! I haven't used the blade that much, but the pliers have come in handy countless times!

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Here's an oldie.
Kershaw made some tyrades with liners and G10 scales back in 2009.

This one had primary bevels that were way uneven, and the blade was really thick behind the edge, something ridiculous like .050" (I don't remember exactly but I think it was in that neighborhood) it was bad enough that even when it was sharp, it didn't cut well at all. In 2018 or so a combination of confidence in my grinding skills, beer and frustration came together and I reground the blade to even up the bevels and thin it down to .020" bte. It's a much better knife now.

I still have a bnib orange version around somewhere too.
 
Since we are on Kershaw :
How long has the basic inexpensive little Chill knife been around ?
I bought one over five years ago . . . then bought a second one to mod.
GREAT KNIFE !
Showed the stock one to a coworker , who could pretty much care less about knives , and he said "I need THAT !" and ordered one on the spot.

Curiously enough I run across them every couple years and the price is the same as it was five years ago and more ! ! ! !
Another knife I can not believe has not changed in price in like eight years is the Cold Steel two blade Lucky = carbon fiber handle S35V steel goes for the same price as a very basic Case medium stockman (but that's another post for another time ).

PS: long story why these do not have two blades and the bottom one has a plain edge blade now .(old photo of mine)
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follow this link for the Chill
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Thread 'Kershaw Chill'

The Chill is one of Kershaw's new models from China. It was designed by R.J. Martin (he also designed the Groove, Zing, Volt, Rogue, and Blitz). This one is a dedicated flipper model; there are no thumb studs. It sells for around $20 in stores. The Chill is model 3410, and weighs in at 1.9 ounce on my scale (even lighter than the Skyline). I'll be using the Skyline as its comparison for this review, as they're so close in size and weight.
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The Handle: The Chill is 3-7/8" long when closed and 5/16" thick not counting...
 
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