Hinderer & Wilkins!!

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Today I went to my mail box and picked up 2 new knives; my Rick Hinderer wolf gray 3 inch XM-18 (This is the one on had on order from Blade '06. And for the record, I would wait even longer to get one of Rick's amazing knives!!!) & my Kevin Wilkins Paraforce folder.Kevin makes amazing, amazing knives!! (THANK YOU Commodorewheeler!!) Both are incredible knives!! The Wilkins' is smoooooooooth as smooth can be. The XM-18 is awesome as awesome can be. I LOVE Rick's spanto blade. It is satin finished too. I can not tell you how much I LOVE Rick's knives!! He is the MAN! I am a happy camper!!
I will try and take some pix this weekend!!
 
TKC---You keep haul'n in these fine blades. Do you have a fav? What do you EDC? Pics---SOON!
 
Here are pix of the Hinderer & Wilkins. Thanks for looking!
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Congrats, the pics are perfectly visible now.
Both knives are looking gooooood!

(I think this is the most enthousiastic opening post I've ever seen. You must be realy realy realy happy:D)
 
I like that Kevin Wilkins Folder. I met Mr. Wilkins 2 times now - discussed knives of course. Nice man - nice knives. I didn't buy one... YET.
 
TKC,

Can you give some specs of both knives please? (size, handlematerial, steel...)

Nice Score!
 
I dunno the specs. of the Wilkins Paraforce. The Hinderer XM-18 has a 3 inch blade and the gray is G-10, the lock side is titanium.
 
Oh yeah, I LOVE my Paraforce!! THANK YOU! Commodorewheeler, do you have specs. on it by any chance?

Thank you every one!!
 
Suz, here you go! I also included some pics that I took of the knife before I passed it on to you.

Blade length: 3 1/4" from tip to handle
Overall length: 7 3/8"
Blade thickness: Just over 5/32" at ricasso
Blade material: CPM 154
Blade finish: Handrubbed
Edge: Plain
Handle scale material: Green G-10, dimpled on non-clip side
Lock: Titanium liner lock, satin finished and anodized blue
Backspacer: Black canvas micarta, raised and grooved
Clip: Tip up, stainless steel, satin finished

The Parforce also has an anti rotation screw in the pivot.

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