How to tell the difference between XM 24 and XM 18 Generations?

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I was wondering how you can tell the generation of knife you have? Is there a easy tell tale sign? Not sure if this has come up before. Any help would be appreciated.

Question answered, Thanks RDA!!
 
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You could have looked down just a few threads:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-can-I-Tell-What-Generations-My-Hinderers-Are

To add to that, for the XM-24:

Gen1 - Handle and lockside are titanium. Hand ground blades (variety of finishes). I may be mistaken, but the titanium scale had an iron cross machined into it. There were only ten (10) of these.
Gen2 - Blades can be either hand ground or production. The "HINDERER" logo is on the Ti handle lockside like the Gen 3 XM-18 (and they are otherwise consistent with the Gen 3 XM-18).
 
RDA, thanks, not sure how I missed that post.
EDIT, after looking at that post my question is how do you tell the XM-24 Generation?
 
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RDA, I did, so the 1st generation there were only 10, what about the 2nd and 3rd generation of XM 24, what is the difference on them? I am pretty sure Hinderer is on the 3rd generation XM 24 correct?
Thanks
 
JDieseljoe69 said:
RDA, I did, so the 1st generation there were only 10, what about the 2nd and 3rd generation of XM 24, what is the difference on them? I am pretty sure Hinderer is on the 3rd generation XM 24 correct?
Thanks
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Correct, ten of the first gen XM-24 and the rest have been second generation (there is no third generation yet but I imagine they will be similar to fourth generation XM-18 3.5" with the relocated stop pin).
 
RDA said:
I may be mistaken, but the titanium scale had an iron cross machined into it. There were only ten (10) of these.
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It's a Maltese Cross, a symbol of sacrifice and courage that Fire Fighters everywhere (Rick Hinderer is still a volunteer) have adopted as their own.
 
Hammer said:
It's a Maltese Cross, a symbol of sacrifice and courage that Fire Fighters everywhere (Rick Hinderer is still a volunteer) have adopted as their own.
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Ah ha, thanks for the clarification, indeed it does look more like the Maltese Cross than the Iron Cross, I hadn't realized that previously.
 
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