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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.
Lets see some Hinderer action
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Dadpool
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That's going to be awesome.
I thought a lot about color combos for my XM-18 before going with OD/BB (for the scale and screws), and I love how those colors look together.
Eliteone2383
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I want a Hinderer bad but I absolutely hate the g10 scales and micarra scales they come with. If I could find a xm-18 3.5 with a bronzed titanium clip side and a carbon fiber show side I'd be on it quick.
Eliteone2383
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No sooner did I make that post and I found a hinderer xm-18 with carbon fiber in the classifieds lol. I now have a Hinderer on the way!
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Eliteone2383
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It's cpm20cv. This is the first knife I've owned with that steel and my first Hinderer. Anything I should know? Any information is appreciated.
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It's an analog of M390 which there is a lot of info about here on the forums and elsewhere. In a nutshell, a good all around stainless steel which balances edge retention with corrosion resistance and reasonable toughness.
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2020/03...-3rd-generation-powder-metallurgy-technology/
soc_monki
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HU: non-Hinderer knife picture.
Posting here for all you guys who like Hinderer and Spyderco. In many ways, this guy could have come from the ranch ....
Do yourself a favor and try one if you haven't yet.
Roland.
I have many spydercos. I put my Shamans right up there with my xm's. In fact, my most carried knives are my xm-18 and my s30v shaman!
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I have an M4 version I purchased from another member here who had dyed it a very nice blue, and it is an excellent example of the species.
Looking forward to the XM-24 becoming a new favorite.
Eliteone2383
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This is the xm-18 3.5 I bought off here. What do you guys think? Did I do good?
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you did grate, it took quiet a long time for me to find one, love the carbon fiber scales.
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Eliteone2383
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Took Me forever to find a hinderer I liked, then took me forever to actually find one for sale. The G10 and micarta scales make a great knife look unappealing. Thats just my opinion though. My only issue now is having to decide if I want to keep it on bearings or put the bronze washers in. I'm probably going to go bronze washers.
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Personally, I didn't buy mine for the looks...well, not entirely. I like the pattern, the blade, the frame etc...and have learned that I don't like slippery grips...on my knives nor my guns...on or off the job (from which I am now retired). Really just depends upon both your perspective and intended use for the knife.
Beauty manifests itself in various ways. And as always, mileage varies.