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I've been eyeballing an original Kershaw stainless frame-lock JYD for some time now, but have been unable to find a plain-edge anywhere. I really like Tim Galyean's various Kershaw Collabs, and I really like the Galyean Pro JYD, but I didn't find out about either until after they were no longer being made.
I got a blem'd JYD II, but it just wasn't the same - large, no USAF symbol, and not quite in the spirit of the original (in my opinion). Ironically my folks came over for a visit and I was showing my dad the Galyean Pro JYD and how Kershaw had made one just like it (and the first place I went for a pic was ebay - to show him a serrated version and try and describe it in plain-edge), and low and behold, there was a plain-edge 1720 for a good price.
Long story short... its on its way to my house now. I was late to the game when they originally came out and thought I wouldn't get a chance to own one - very happy with this purchase.
I got a blem'd JYD II, but it just wasn't the same - large, no USAF symbol, and not quite in the spirit of the original (in my opinion). Ironically my folks came over for a visit and I was showing my dad the Galyean Pro JYD and how Kershaw had made one just like it (and the first place I went for a pic was ebay - to show him a serrated version and try and describe it in plain-edge), and low and behold, there was a plain-edge 1720 for a good price.
Long story short... its on its way to my house now. I was late to the game when they originally came out and thought I wouldn't get a chance to own one - very happy with this purchase.
