did your byrd look like this?

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my "new" cara cara g-10 arrived last night from bladematrix and it feels like i was sold a used knife. check it out.

couldn't get a good pic but there's a nasty scrape about half down the spine. you can sorta see the notch at the end of it.
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here's the clip, mounted on the wrong side, and look at it.
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here are the screw mounts on the other side. looks like th clip used to be here?
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and check out the filth.
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so, is it the chinese quality or did i get screwed by bladematrix? they also sent me the wrong machete, but i don't care about that so much.
 
That is definitely not a new knife. It certainly looks used.

I have purchased several new byrds and they all arrived in great shape.

If you purchased that as new, I would return it for sure.
 
That's definitely a used knife... The fact that bladematrix would send something like that is unbelievable... Email them, send it back, do whatever you have to do to get a new one. That is not a knife that should be shipped as new.
 
wow i would be pissed. it looks like someone that works there swaped out their old cara cara and swiped the new one
 
Yeah, that is DEFINITELY a used Cara Cara.

I ordered mine from GP Knives, and it came in pristine condition, no scratch on the blade, no worn-out clip, and no gunk in the knife.

I would contact them immediately and get your money back or have it exchanged. Make them pay the return shipping too. They messed up your entire order.
 
well, i called em up, they don't like pickin up their phones. when i did speak to someone, he was professional and courteous and offered to replace it. no plain edges in stock. i told him something of comparable value would do so he's sending me a boker subcom instead. when it arrives, i send this knife back.
 
i'm not sure i'll get another byrd. it's a nice tool, no question of that, but big folders have fewer uses and my jyd2 has proven very pleasing.

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and here's the wrong machete. my first cold steel.
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You flat got ripped off!!

I second the knifeworks vote, I also use knivesplus regularly. And I will gracefully overlook the fact that you seem to prefer the JYD over the Cara Cara.
 
That sure looks like a used knife to me. I would not shy away from the Byrds though. I'm more than pleased with my G-10 Cara Cara. If you're thinking smaller try out a meadowlark. In my opinion you can't buy a better knife in that price range period.
 
I've bought several knives from www.newgraham.com and have always got what I ordered. They also have byrd knives.
I've also e-mailed them with questions, and they have always responded with the answer I needed within a few hours. They're a good company to deal with, with good prices too.
 
I own that same knife and they definately don't come out of the package looking like that. I even got a discount on the display because they couldn't find the package. I t still looked brand new. You got a used knife.
 
USED.

This is why I never order from any place that has X's or Z's in their names. Give me good old-fashioned New Graham or Knifeworks.
 
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