AxF
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My 71 is my most carried knife. I love it to death and I think you will too. I don't think you could have gotten a better entry level GEC.
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My 71 is my most carried knife. I love it to death and I think you will too. I don't think you could have gotten a better entry level GEC.
Will Power
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Have two of them, this a recent trade arrival. The Burgundy Micarta is the workman, this Natural is the idle rich and a third I used to have never got re-handled.....
AxF
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They're exceptionally well built knives. I just let mine snap shut. The only worry with doing that is with blade wrap which is when the knife shuts with so much force that the blade hits the bottom of the spring and dulls the edge. This is an issue that I heard older 71's had but mine didn't have it. If yours does end up having that issue you can either close the knife slowly or sharpen the blade till it removes enough material (which shouldn't be a a lot) that the edge doesn't hit the spring. As far as I understand this is a fairly rare issue so I wouldn't worry about it.