Codger_64
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I hadn't really noticed the current flood of recently finished Sharpfinger blades on the market until today. Amazing. If you pay attention to the packaging (almost always the last stock of ISC boxes), the handle materials (Almost all use a wood and finish that I am not aware was ever used by ISC) and rivets used, the difference is pretty apparent. Genuine paperwork and blade sleeves are almost always absent. The tang stamps also vary widely as one might expect from a stock bin of blades. "LTD" and "SC502" are seen, pre-2001 regular grinds and post-2001 hollow grinds. And the stories given to explain them vary widely. A few are offered with genuine photocopies of genuine certificates of authenticity from whoever.
I recall these being mentioned here recently along with the info that some seller jumped the shark and let it slip that the unfinished blades had been exported for assembly and reimported to be sold. Confusing matters is the fact that there are a few authentic knives (likely purchased in the first year or two after the '04 closure) for sale that look quite similar. Has anyone here bought one of these recently assembled knives?
I recall these being mentioned here recently along with the info that some seller jumped the shark and let it slip that the unfinished blades had been exported for assembly and reimported to be sold. Confusing matters is the fact that there are a few authentic knives (likely purchased in the first year or two after the '04 closure) for sale that look quite similar. Has anyone here bought one of these recently assembled knives?