finally a custom........

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have bought a lot of high end factory knives in the last 6 months - today i traded a BM proto, and a MT and some $$ for a crawford/kasper Ti, should get it fri or sat - i cant wait - wi;ll do a review once i get it - have been after a crawford for a while......i think i finally got one to replace my sifu - for $400 i hope so lol.....


SIFU
 
Welcome to the "dark side". As you get to know more makers and collectors I think you will enjoy the Journey. Good choice for a first one!

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SIFU1A,
Man you have taken the final step. Factory knives will never satisfy again. Well, a few will. As far as the Kasper is concerned you got a WINNER. Don't know if you have ever handled a CRK&T version but the feel and weight are close to the real thing. Do a search on this and the other forums here and you will find a ton of info about this custom. I think that the Kasper is a classic tactical and a legend in its own time!

BTW I have a large Kasper with the ti frame satin finished and some of the best looking stag overlays I have seen. When I have this knife in hand all my Walter Mitty dreams come true!

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Art Sigmon
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hi - yes i have handled a CRKT, i have 1 w/a bunch of sanding work done on the handles, looks pretty good now - my bro in law has a std kasper w/the micarta grips, and he let me carry it for a few months, but wanted it back last wk, so i know what they feel/carry like - i was gonna buy my b-in-laws, but it belonged to his father, and he decided to keep it - wanted the Ti handles anyway - but i'm excited just finished tracking the package, here fri hopefully - cant wait to get it - thanks for the info you guys..

sifu
 
got it today and its a beauty - will write a review in a few days when we get to know 1 another - i am impressed......gonna have to change my SN, always loved my SIFU, but i have a new EDC now, at least for the foreseeable future.


sifu (crawford lover 1 )


sifu
 
Heaven help you! You are about to catch the dreaded knifeknutitis! It is the bane of every factory and production knife maker/dealers' existance. It is true what they say, once you've had custom you can never go back.

Welcome to the custom world, check your wallet at the door!

Congrats!

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Peace

Paul
Custom Knife Purveyor
Circle P Knives
 
SIFU1A-

Congratulations on a fine choice!

I also purchased a Crawford KFF as one of my first customs. I remember how impressed I was with the fit and finish and the smoothness of the opening. I have since purchased many more Crawfords.

As many have said- welcome to the other side of knife collecting- CUSTOMS! My wife has never been the same since. Wait until you hear- "Oh, that one only cost $400, that is not bad!"
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Have fun- Daniel
 
hi thanks for the welcome to the dark side- i really do like this knife, more and more every day - the guy i traded with, jack a, traded a emerson 'pretac' i believe its called to sniper308 recenly, like 8 knives and $$- go to the emerson forum and look for pretac emerson posted by sniper308 - its like a 3K knife - showed it to my wife and she said 'dont start' lol - i ordered a CRKT small kasper to carry as a utility for a while, have been looking at the small kaspers w/damascus blade/ ti handles - hmm birthday in october? thats a long time lol - but it is just so much neater than my other knives, including my CRK seb - when i got the seb, had been thinking about the kasper then, but ran across the seb at the gunshow, and traded a rifle (rem 7MM mag 700ADL, parkerized) that i only had about $275 in it, and this guy really wanted it, so traded gun for knife - didnt like the rifle anyway, not nuts about parkerizing - and plastic stocks? ok for tac use, but not for deer hunting - but then again i got a good deal on the rifle sooo (it is NIB, and i have never carried/sharpened it - i really dont know why..)- but anyway thought the CRK would cure my itch for a custom, then got my b in laws kasper- wow pretty neat - then he wanted it back - then i got a CRKT kasper, that while close, wasnt the same - had to have 1 - so here we are - but really impressed w/the knife - sorry to go on and on, i bet ya get the idea lol - told my wife i ordered the CRKT this morning, and she said oh **** here we go again.... - anyway this is fun , ya only live once, right????


SIFU
 
For better or worse, the KFF started me down the "custom" road. Very few factory knives inspire any excitement since... So, now you look for a fewer quality pieces instead of a bunch of factory mades to satisfy the appetite.
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