"I bought a knife and I liked it..."

KarlMaldensNose

KarlMaldensNose

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...to quote elkins45's avatar. An SnG CC, to be more precise.

Not my first Strider folder (had and sold a PT CC) but the first one that made me understand what all the hype is about. Despite some initial problems that have since been dealt with, it's easily my favourite knife so far. I still love my small Classic Sebenza in BG42, orange Military, D2 Paramilitary and mini Rittergrip, but now they're all fighting it out for second, third and fourth place, and honourable mentions. The King has arrived.

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Nice knife. Did you get it secondhand? I didn't know that Striders had satin finish blades as an option.
 
Not a big fan of the CCs, but I do love the finish on that blade. Congrats on the purchase. :thumbup:
 
It's not hard chrome (aka Armoloy) unfortunately, nor is it stone washed. The previous owner had the original striped blade Scotch-brite polished. I think it looks fantastic, but it probably won't wear well. We'll see.

Yeah, So-Lo, you called it... this bad boy knocked my socks off! I'm already thinking about my next one--either a regular PT, hard chrome SnG, or an SnG DGG.

Thanks for the kind words.
 
Nice knife! Glad you like it.

Thanks for the shout out on my sig line. I've never been sure if anybody understood the reference.
 
The title of the thread goes to this pic of Katy Perry (sp?)...
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A play on her song "I kissed a girl and I liked it."
 
Charlie Mike said:
The title of the thread goes to this pic of Katy Perry (sp?)...
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A play on her song "I kissed a girl and I liked it."
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Excellent! You are 100% correct.

I upgraded to Gold at about the same time she was taking so much crap in the British press for "promoting knife violence" or some such nonsense because of this photo, so I thought it would be funny to use it in my signature.

Plus, she's hot. And she has a knife. And did I mention she's hot?
 
Think I posted a thread about that in Current Events or W&C right before you got your gold.
 
KarlMaldensNose said:
It's not hard chrome (aka Armoloy) unfortunately, nor is it stone washed. The previous owner had the original striped blade Scotch-brite polished. I think it looks fantastic, but it probably won't wear well. We'll see.

Yeah, So-Lo, you called it... this bad boy knocked my socks off! I'm already thinking about my next one--either a regular PT, hard chrome SnG, or an SnG DGG.

Thanks for the kind words.
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What's the blade length on this one? It looks like 3.5-4 inches in the pictures.

How naturally does your thumb fall on the opener? Does it just naturally fall there or do you have to hunt for it a little before you open it? I've always wanted one of these, but I'm hesitant to pull the trigger on something so expensive without handling it first. I would hate to drop that kind of dough only to find it didn't fit my hand...although I suppose I wouldn't have any trouble turning it over in the exchange.
 
elkins45 said:
What's the blade length on this one? It looks like 3.5-4 inches in the pictures.

How naturally does your thumb fall on the opener? Does it just naturally fall there or do you have to hunt for it a little before you open it? I've always wanted one of these, but I'm hesitant to pull the trigger on something so expensive without handling it first. I would hate to drop that kind of dough only to find it didn't fit my hand...although I suppose I wouldn't have any trouble turning it over in the exchange.
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the sng has a 3.5 inch blade, 3 inch cutting surface.

the opener (oval) is easy to find. the stud is a stop pin, but functions as an opener, though not as well as the oval.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
the sng has a 3.5 inch blade, 3 inch cutting surface.

the opener (oval) is easy to find. the stud is a stop pin, but functions as an opener, though not as well as the oval.
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What he said.:D

The opener is very easy to find, as there is both the hole and pin in the same area to hone in on. Although it is the hole that starts the opening, I find that my thumb naturally slides back to the pin about half-way through the opening motion to finish it off. Sounds convoluted but it happpens naturally and is one of the easier opening folders I've used.

Not many people do get to handle them before buying, and most end up happy. I know I certainly am. And like you said, they're very easy to recoup your money on the exchange. Even more so than Sebenzas... which I don't really understand, as I imagine Sebs age better than Striders due to them starting off with tighter tolerances. Whatever. Take the leap. It really is a special knife.
 
I would have just left it out, but it is a good excuse to talk about the flamed Ti. Before I had this knife, I thought those heat flames were almost as tacky and mall ninja-ish as the once ubiquitous stripes on their blades. But seeing it close up and how it works with the knife's overall aesthetic, I have to say I'm now a big fan. These pics were taken at a family shindig, so I picked the brains of many relatives and all said the flamed Ti was more interesting and "neat" than aggressive or tactical.

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The Sng is simply a great knife.
The more I use mine the better I like it.

Thanks for posting pics, yours looks great.
 
While the SnG is a little chunky and funky it is one of the best designs once you get it in your hands. I'm on my third. It is a plane jane stonewashed one, but the F&F is the best out of the three I've owned. It has the best closed retention, best blade centering, and I LOVE the stonewashed finish on this one. The variations on quality that I've encountered really seems like it is a roll of the dice. While I liked the CC a little better, the quality of my most recent one is better. The CC feels better in the pocket, and when clipped, it looks a lot better too. The chunky appearance of the "lego" style kinda looks like a "truck stop" knife clipped to your pocket (IMO). Of course, I've been EDCing a Mnandi lately, so anything is cumbersome compared to that.

Overall, the SnG is easily one of my favorites.
 
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