New Pig Hunter said:
Wow! Picked up my new/old Tigershark at the post office. I knew I loved the shape of this blade, but it is really beautiful when you hold it in hand. Looking down on it from the top edge is a trip as the distal taper transitions from one swoopy curve to the next. I'm just stoked! The "minor blemishes" on the blade are, indeed, minor. The black leather sheath is in like new condition and, tho' it's not saying much, is MUCH thicker and more nicely made than the one on my CS Trailmaster and Recon Scout.
The blade is not mirror finish, but is shinier than what I normally think of as "satin" finish.... not coated.....and no serrations. I still am not 100% positive that it is SK-5 but.....90%. I was almost hoping the "minor blemishes" would be a little worse so I could put some lemon juice, or something, in an obscure place and wouldn't feel bad about a little patina. Anyway, it's a gorgeous knife and I got it for 72 bucks including shipping, so I'm happy no matter what the steel is.
I was also pleased that the handle is Kraton. For some reason I was expecting the harder and slicker (in my experience) Zytel. I guess because the Seal and Seal Pup use Zytel. The Kraton probably couldn't have handled the oil and temperature, etc. that the Seal 2000 was put through in the government tests.
The seller said it was dull......and it was. Very little work has it slicing newspaper handily and poppin' the hair off my arm like nobody's business. I'm gonna work a little more on the edge and take it down to the river for a trial run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!