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I love my 25!!!!!!
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
:thumbup:There is a rule in collecting, whether knives, coins, or anything else: as soon as you plump for a real beauty, you will soon see something that you think is better, and you start having doubts about your purchase. Trust me, that is the way of the world.
In the world of collecting there is the added pressure of having to make quick decisions, as nice examples disappear quickly. I've learned to buy using the best info available, and don't sweat it if something "nicer" makes an appearance. Use what you bought, and by that I mean use in two ways, also use it to refine what you are ultimately looking for in knives. You can always sell or trade down the line.
There is no perfect knife for all people: for some the older knife is perfect; for others the 25, and for others, some completely different model. So knife collecting is as much learning about yourself as it is learning about knives.
I'm feeling philosophical today; forgive me.
I love my 25!!!!!!
The pivot in the 25 is beefier than the 21. I like the fact that I don't need to use loctite on my pivot or on any part of te knife. If I remember correctly, the umnumzaan both new and old and the 25 need loctite in the pivot to keep it from moving out.
It looks like the 25 has the larger, more coarse jimping that I like so much. My Classic and my Regular has the smaller jimping which is much more "slippery."
The Zaan is my favorite of these three. The blade design and the handle shape seems to be more similar to the Regular than the Classic.
http://s246.photobucket.com/user/Sonnytoo/library/CRKlgeRegZaanClassic
I kinda think Chris needs to do another run of Regulars. I bet they'd sell.![]()
That's funny, the jimping on my 21 is super grippy. The best I've ever felt. I've read that it depends on the knife though.
That's funny, the jimping on my 21 is super grippy. The best I've ever felt. I've read that it depends on the knife though.