Jerry - Three Different ZTNO Swedges?

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MikeH

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The top one is the very early and rare first swedge. The middle one is the later swedge. But what is the bottom one?

Per the seller:
"Edge - The original edge has been ground off and a new convex edge has been ground on by a Master Blade smith. It is a much better edge and works very well. It is also much easier to sharpen in the field. Blade is natural finish and has slight gloss to it. It is NOT a super bright polish Condition is used, but in very good shape. This knife has not been used very often, only as a demonstration knife is a cutting competition excecise that involves cutting through a 1.5" piece of free hanging hemp rope. This knife passed this test Sheath is a stock Busse black Kydex sheath. "

I E-mailed the seller and asked if the swedge had also been reground. He said that it was an original ZT NO except for the edge.

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I had one just like the top one, one of the sharpest knives I have ever owned. I have never seen the one on the bottom. It is cool too.
 
I like the first swedge best. The 2nd one is I think more common in the ZT line. That is also the same swedge on the BIBB which I am fairly sure came from a ZTSH blank. I have never seen the third one in the ZT line but I won't be surprised if it came from the shop that way. But only Jerrry or the shop manager at the time will know for sure.
 
Ban said:
I like the first swedge best. The 2nd one is I think more common in the ZT line. That is also the same swedge on the BIBB which I am fairly sure came from a ZTSH blank. I have never seen the third one in the ZT line but I won't be surprised if it came from the shop that way. But only Jerrry or the shop manager at the time will know for sure.
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I'd agree that the BIBB seems to be a ZTSH with the back of the blade ground out, and the handle ground into a euro handle. I'd like to see a pic of a ZTSH and a BIBB side by side. :thumbup:

As far as I've heard, only the ZTNO's have the slightly different swedge grind, and there weren't that many of them IIRC. Most ZTNO's had a similar swedge grind as the rest of the ZT line. :D

http://homepage.mac.com/zombiekiller/badmojo/zt.html
 
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