Up for grabs is a limited edition GMP-3. Asking $ SOLD This knife has never been carried or used other than to check out the centering & flipping action. After some repeated flipping the knife was stored as part of my Pirate Edition collection. Much to my surprise when I took out the knife to show a friend I saw that the dark stonewashed finish on the bronze handle scales had discolored where my fingers had made contact with the scales as seen in these photos:
After reaching out to Giant Mouse I learned that this was not uncommon due to the nature of the factory finish, and that if I wanted to restore the original appearance I could gently polish off the remaining dark finish, and then safely add a black/brown patina using a product called Midas Patina Solution.
I did polish off as much of the original factory applied finish without disassembling the knife as shown in these photos:
After much deliberation I decided to leave the knife as is and price it accordingly. I'll leave it up to a new owner to decide if they want to complete the project per the suggestions made by Giant Mouse or to allow the bronze scales to naturally patina.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Materials:
Blade Steel: Bohler M-390 MICROCLEAN stainless steel
Handle: Bronze. Dark stonewashed finish (polished off)
Liner: Tempered Stainless Steel.
Backspacer, clip and pivot ring: Titanium GR5 anodized blue.
Pivot Mechanism: Ball bearings
Locking Mechanism: Liner lock
Dimensions:
Blade Length: 3.375" (85mm)
Blade Thickness: 0.138" (3.5mm)
Handle Length: 4.5" (114.3mm)
Scales Thickness: 0.118" (3mm)
Liner Thickness: .059" (1.5mm)
Overall Length: 7.75" (196.85mm)
Weight: 4.8 oz (136.08g)
Pricing includes domestic shipping via USPS Priority Mail and G&S PayPal fees. Feel free to reach out via PM with any questions.
Thanks for looking !
Peter
After reaching out to Giant Mouse I learned that this was not uncommon due to the nature of the factory finish, and that if I wanted to restore the original appearance I could gently polish off the remaining dark finish, and then safely add a black/brown patina using a product called Midas Patina Solution.
I did polish off as much of the original factory applied finish without disassembling the knife as shown in these photos:
After much deliberation I decided to leave the knife as is and price it accordingly. I'll leave it up to a new owner to decide if they want to complete the project per the suggestions made by Giant Mouse or to allow the bronze scales to naturally patina.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Materials:
Blade Steel: Bohler M-390 MICROCLEAN stainless steel
Handle: Bronze. Dark stonewashed finish (polished off)
Liner: Tempered Stainless Steel.
Backspacer, clip and pivot ring: Titanium GR5 anodized blue.
Pivot Mechanism: Ball bearings
Locking Mechanism: Liner lock
Dimensions:
Blade Length: 3.375" (85mm)
Blade Thickness: 0.138" (3.5mm)
Handle Length: 4.5" (114.3mm)
Scales Thickness: 0.118" (3mm)
Liner Thickness: .059" (1.5mm)
Overall Length: 7.75" (196.85mm)
Weight: 4.8 oz (136.08g)
Pricing includes domestic shipping via USPS Priority Mail and G&S PayPal fees. Feel free to reach out via PM with any questions.
Thanks for looking !
Peter
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