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I just said I wasn't "pissy" but thanks for your maturity "OH, WELL" whats that? dont start a fight Dave...
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You guys are amazing, You can argue but look at the knives, yes the paradigm has a few extra screws and springs but the blades are the same with the exception of a hole in the vantage. The shape of the handles are identical. The Paradigm has a different locking system, yes, but all the paradigm is, is a Vantage with extras. And to EEE how do you know you cant interchange the blades. Have you tried, if not you dont know, if you have than you think the same way I do, because you tried... Put any model # on it you want, you can dress up a monkey but its still a monkey...
So you have the Dymondwood and the paperstone handled versions? What about the "glass reinforced nylon" handle?
The Avid has the Dymondwood handle along with 13C26 Sandvik steel, the Pro model has the G10 handles and S30V steel.
Love 'em all...the only one I don't have is the paperstone.
Cheers,
Russ
Where does one find the 13C26 versions?????
The Paridigm is a Vantage and its Avid has Blue Micarta scales. The Vantages are all real cool. I prefer the Avids, you get upgraded steal and a nice handle material, still at a reasonable price. I have several. Surprisingly enough I just picked up a 341 Vantage Avid Charcole Diamond. Its the smaller Vantage and I like it because it fits so well in pocket. You dont even realize its there.
Does anybody still have the issue of off center blades with the vantages? The 341 was off to the right side a little, not quite rubbing but close. I tightened the blade screw but it makes it hard to open. Does any body have this issue and what can be done.
If you have the right tool you can tighten the blade pivit pin just a hair and that should correct it if its not too bad. I did just that and mine are centered.:thumbup:Yup, I have an Avid and a Pro, both with off-center blades out of the box.
I know that Buck will fix 'em up, but I also have some knives for the Spa, so they will all go in at once.
If you have the right tool you can tighten the blade pivit pin just a hair and that should correct it if its not too bad. I did just that and mine are centered.:thumbup:
No coincidence on the family resemblance. We originally developed the Paradigm as the Pro-level of the Vantage family. It was unique enough that we decided to make a Vantage in S30V and G10 for the Pro-level.
Does anybody know if the clips are the same size on the small and large variants of the Vantage line?
I searched here and tried to find side-by-side images of a small and large (any version) on google and came up empty, more or less.
They look like they might be the same clip but it's really hard to judge the scale on two separate images.
I'm hoping someone that owns both sizes can confirm if this is true or not.
Wow,nice photo Dave!The clip on the smaller one is smaller than the clip on the larger one.
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