The PM2 has been at the top of my list for sometime and I finally traded into one. It's not factory and its not new but it has character. Very smooth and I don't think I will have any issues getting used to the Compression lock. Blade and hardware/liners have all been stone washed. Started life as a camo/satin model. Scales are died and its hard to tell but in sun light the family pattern shows up as black on purple. In dim light it looks like 2 shades of black. 
