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change in XM24

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Did anyone notice the change in the XM24? The blades are no longer labeled S35VN and the logo "HINDERER" are no longer embedded in the frame-lock side but it seems to be etched in there... Are there any other changes? Do we think this is going to be permanent?
 
I just got my XM-24 brand new last week and although the blade is not stamped, The Hinderer name is pretty well embedded in the frame lock side.

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I laid my knives out and every one of them had a different appearance in the "Hinderer" embeddment/etching.
The steels used are 20CV (not etched) CTS-XHP (etched) and S35VN.
These are hand made and will vary by knife/model/batch etc. The stop pin will probably change, I've seen changes in the thumb studs.....
Yes, I imagine things will change/vary/etc.

Hope that helps :confused:
 
RubiconSS said:
I laid my knives out and every one of them had a different appearance in the "Hinderer" embeddment/etching.
The steels used are 20CV (not etched) CTS-XHP (etched) and S35VN.
These are hand made and will vary by knife/model/batch etc. The stop pin will probably change, I've seen changes in the thumb studs.....
Yes, I imagine things will change/vary/etc.

Hope that helps :confused:
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Yes, I think you are correct also after looking at some of mine also. But for those wondering, here are the pictures. Sorry but I had to compare it to an XM18



 
onlooker96 said:
Did anyone notice the change in the XM24? The blades are no longer labeled S35VN and the logo "HINDERER" are no longer embedded in the frame-lock side but it seems to be etched in there.
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The name is machined into the Ti lockside. Variance is probably due to the wear on the tooling, the size of the tool, programming tweaks, etc.
 
Well, I guess I was wrong and this whole thread was started because I never noticed the variations and thought it was a change...
 
onlooker96 said:
Well, I guess I was wrong and this whole thread was started because I never noticed the variations and thought it was a change...
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No worries. I learned a bit from this thread and I'm certain others did too.
If we didn't post questions and such, these Internet forums would be boring.
 
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