I've beaten the living snot out of mine and it is still solid as a rock! I don't know what I could do to make this thing gain blade play, but I've tried. I say go ahead and buy one, you will not be disappointed.
I'm gonna go for it, it'll take some time though. Maybe they will offer some different scales by that time, who knows.
I love battle scarred knives, can u get a pic up on here of yours? I like to hear about the use of a knife as designed ie heavy duty.
Maybe even going a biit past the design parameters..gotta push the envelope b4 we know what's inside.
Meanwhile here in 275 town, all is well, and my Ontario XM-1 (well de-snotted, of course!