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Not everybody's cup of tea... I can definitely appreciate that. It does take some getting used to. If I recall correctly, someone purchased the knife from John but later returned it citing some bogus complaint when really they probably couldn't 'bond' with it. Subsequently, I learned that John was just sitting on it so I suggested he send it to me and let me live with it for a while to see if I might want to purchase it. I did and I've really enjoyed it.
It's very well made, of course, and the coil spring action is particularly nice. The blade deploys quietly and without the violent slap that some back spring autos can have. It's also heavy and somewhat slippery if your hands are cold or dry. I carry it in a discrete black belt pouch. OAL is 6 3/4 in. and the blade is 3 in. It weighs 4.4 oz.
This knife is also very difficult to photograph. After several attempts over the past 3 years I finally got some clear images. The composite image features all 4 damascus panels and some of the filework along the back bar. Seems like I'm always finding something new in the damascus pattern. There's an elephant's eye, butterflies, an angry monkey face... I can also see medical stuff like sagital sections of the brain stem similar to what you'd see on a CAT scan or MRI. There's even a guy taking a dump with a little pile pf poo between his legs. I pointed that out to John but he couldn't see it. My son, who was 12 at the time, could see it just fine. It's a pretty entertaining knife!
It's very well made, of course, and the coil spring action is particularly nice. The blade deploys quietly and without the violent slap that some back spring autos can have. It's also heavy and somewhat slippery if your hands are cold or dry. I carry it in a discrete black belt pouch. OAL is 6 3/4 in. and the blade is 3 in. It weighs 4.4 oz.
This knife is also very difficult to photograph. After several attempts over the past 3 years I finally got some clear images. The composite image features all 4 damascus panels and some of the filework along the back bar. Seems like I'm always finding something new in the damascus pattern. There's an elephant's eye, butterflies, an angry monkey face... I can also see medical stuff like sagital sections of the brain stem similar to what you'd see on a CAT scan or MRI. There's even a guy taking a dump with a little pile pf poo between his legs. I pointed that out to John but he couldn't see it. My son, who was 12 at the time, could see it just fine. It's a pretty entertaining knife!
