My father gave me an AG Russel K87CW with a Cowry Damascus blade. It's a beautiful knife, but I'd rather have something I can carry, and this doesn't suit my needs. I do not have the box/papers or anything other than the knife.
Pictures are on my PhotoBucket here -
http://s1087.photobucket.com/albums/j464/Shawn_Meilicke/
Specs:
Blade Length: 3-1/8
Steel: Cowry Damascus
Lock: AGR One Hand Lock
Handle: Stainless Steel
Closed Length: 3-7/8
Weight: 2.4 oz
Details: The knife is in very good condition. In the pictures I tried to show the problems with it, but I'll list them here as well. I'm going to be extremely specific so there are no surprises when you get the knife.
First off, it's got an extremely small, and easily sharpened out chip on the edge of the blade. I could get it out myself, but I've left the edge the way I got it (I assume it's factory). There is a slight amount of wear on the blade from it being used before I got it. My guess is as good as yours. The handle has some small scratches on it but most people put scales on anyways, so no big deal. The handle also has some very very tiny and barely noticeable rust spots on it - I tried to post it in the pictures. It also seems like there's some substance on the inner part of the handle, it sorta looks like paint, but I'm not sure. Doing a slight amount of scraping just now it comes off really easily, so I don't think it's anything to worry about. Lockup is not amazing. I'm not sure how people gauge it percentage-wise, but it moves side to side and forwards and backwards a little bit. I'm assuming a small amount of tightening of the pivot screw would fix this, but I don't have the tool. The blade is also ever-so-slightly off center
What I would like to trade for -
I've been aching for a Benchmade Griptilian 551, plain satin-finish edge. Black handles. I can move a little bit on the specifics, but this is what I'm aiming for. A Ritter grip is not out of the question either of course, and the same hopes for fit and finish remain true. I'd expect the knife to be in near-mint condition or better.
On top of that I would like a decent fixed blade, maybe something like a Becker. I don't know much about them yet but I'd love to join the family!
I'm firm on wanting a Grip, but the other knife doesn't have to be a Becker. It doesn't really even have to be a fixed blade. I'm open to a lot! Another BM would be pretty sweet!
I would greatly appreciate both knives being in very good condition as the AGR is very nice, and I'm not asking for much.
My goal here is to have an easy trade that's fair for both parties. I don't want any problems, and I'd also like to establish myself here on BF as a trustworthy trader.
Please reply here or e-mail me with any questions or offers. Thanks in advance!
Email - Shawn7656 at gmail.com
Pictures are on my PhotoBucket here -
http://s1087.photobucket.com/albums/j464/Shawn_Meilicke/
Specs:
Blade Length: 3-1/8
Steel: Cowry Damascus
Lock: AGR One Hand Lock
Handle: Stainless Steel
Closed Length: 3-7/8
Weight: 2.4 oz
Details: The knife is in very good condition. In the pictures I tried to show the problems with it, but I'll list them here as well. I'm going to be extremely specific so there are no surprises when you get the knife.
First off, it's got an extremely small, and easily sharpened out chip on the edge of the blade. I could get it out myself, but I've left the edge the way I got it (I assume it's factory). There is a slight amount of wear on the blade from it being used before I got it. My guess is as good as yours. The handle has some small scratches on it but most people put scales on anyways, so no big deal. The handle also has some very very tiny and barely noticeable rust spots on it - I tried to post it in the pictures. It also seems like there's some substance on the inner part of the handle, it sorta looks like paint, but I'm not sure. Doing a slight amount of scraping just now it comes off really easily, so I don't think it's anything to worry about. Lockup is not amazing. I'm not sure how people gauge it percentage-wise, but it moves side to side and forwards and backwards a little bit. I'm assuming a small amount of tightening of the pivot screw would fix this, but I don't have the tool. The blade is also ever-so-slightly off center
What I would like to trade for -
I've been aching for a Benchmade Griptilian 551, plain satin-finish edge. Black handles. I can move a little bit on the specifics, but this is what I'm aiming for. A Ritter grip is not out of the question either of course, and the same hopes for fit and finish remain true. I'd expect the knife to be in near-mint condition or better.
On top of that I would like a decent fixed blade, maybe something like a Becker. I don't know much about them yet but I'd love to join the family!
I'm firm on wanting a Grip, but the other knife doesn't have to be a Becker. It doesn't really even have to be a fixed blade. I'm open to a lot! Another BM would be pretty sweet!
I would greatly appreciate both knives being in very good condition as the AGR is very nice, and I'm not asking for much.
My goal here is to have an easy trade that's fair for both parties. I don't want any problems, and I'd also like to establish myself here on BF as a trustworthy trader.
Please reply here or e-mail me with any questions or offers. Thanks in advance!
Email - Shawn7656 at gmail.com
