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The Artisan Cutlery Small Archaeo was purchased in new condition, but the original owner tried to put a new edge on it and they went a little far on both sides and hit the ricasso. It is sharp, but the damage is done. There are no marks on the rest of the knife. This is the DLC titanium frame with carbon fiber inlay. Excellent flipper and great looks, just a little smaller than expected. Everything included as new.
This was just a plain, new 06 when I bought it from BHQ. I wanted to try a better spring in one of these, but it isn’t that easy. The aftermarket springs are about .04” taller, and the original spring barely fits right. I added a much more powerful aftermarket spring and a .04” thick g10 piece in between the scale and liner in the button side. Now it fires more like a Protech or the new MTs. Nothing else is different. The lock and button still work perfect and it is barely noticeable. The fit around was not perfect but I kept it very close. I used it for about three weeks after it was modded and remembered why I got rid of my last one, they are not light. The screws show wear from disassembly and reassembly several times to tune everything. I also had to make new pocket clip screws because the originals were not long enough. Check pics and feel free to ask any questions or for any additional pics. Original box included.
Zelle or PPFF
$80
This was just a plain, new 06 when I bought it from BHQ. I wanted to try a better spring in one of these, but it isn’t that easy. The aftermarket springs are about .04” taller, and the original spring barely fits right. I added a much more powerful aftermarket spring and a .04” thick g10 piece in between the scale and liner in the button side. Now it fires more like a Protech or the new MTs. Nothing else is different. The lock and button still work perfect and it is barely noticeable. The fit around was not perfect but I kept it very close. I used it for about three weeks after it was modded and remembered why I got rid of my last one, they are not light. The screws show wear from disassembly and reassembly several times to tune everything. I also had to make new pocket clip screws because the originals were not long enough. Check pics and feel free to ask any questions or for any additional pics. Original box included.
Zelle or PPFF
$80
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