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Jiki said:
Why are there photo shop marks?

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Maybe because it was scrubbed?

We've mentioned AAPK knives here before, not sure why we couldn't now. It's a sharp looking knife but the typical AAPK shield logo and etch turn me off a wee bit - not to mention, shields on Barlows?! :eek:

I guess now we know that the bolster wasn't so exclusive to us... Shouldn't have kidded ourselves to begin with, I suppose.

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Pàdruig said:
Maybe because it was scrubbed?

We've mentioned AAPK knives here before, not sure why we couldn't now. It's a sharp looking knife but the typical AAPK shield logo and etch turn me off a wee bit - not to mention, shields on Barlows?! :eek:

I guess now we know that the bolster wasn't so exclusive to us... Shouldn't have kidded ourselves to begin with, I suppose.

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Yea, I wouldn’t trade my forum knife for that. I’m good. I can see it as a need to have if your are collecting 86s though.
 
Pàdruig said:
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I guess now we know that the bolster wasn't so exclusive to us... Shouldn't have kidded ourselves to begin with, I suppose.
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Yes, that is a bit of a bummer. I originally thought it was a Frankenstein (as noted by Jiki), with a blank shield and blade. But that jigging and color looks amazing.
 
akaMatt said:
Yes, that is a bit of a bummer. I originally thought it was a Frankenstein (as noted by Jiki), with a blank shield and blade. But that jigging and color looks amazing.
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Honestly, they turned out a stellar knife - the jigged bone looks absolutely amazing and with how much I love my AJ, I wouldn't say no to the AAPK offering. I'm just not all that active over there and couldn't justify getting one even if I had been attentive to the release. It's a knife for them to be proud of, for sure.

Proves once again how incredible a canvas that the 86 pattern provides.
 
akaMatt said:
Yes, that is a bit of a bummer. I originally thought it was a Frankenstein (as noted by Jiki), with a blank shield and blade. But that jigging and color looks amazing.
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Tibit is very talented, he has been known to transform a knife or two.
 
Pàdruig said:
Maybe because it was scrubbed?

We've mentioned AAPK knives here before, not sure why we couldn't now. It's a sharp looking knife but the typical AAPK shield logo and etch turn me off a wee bit - not to mention, shields on Barlows?! :eek:

I guess now we know that the bolster wasn't so exclusive to us... Shouldn't have kidded ourselves to begin with, I suppose.

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Oooh! Is there still time to join and get my post count up high enough to order???

;)
 
Pàdruig said:
Seems like they kept it pretty hush hush and then limited the purchase to paying (supporting) members only. Looked like a fairly clean process, though I don't think the members were able to pick what they got on the knife.
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Ours was on the the production schedule but I did not see theirs.
 
Jon0385 Jon0385 some pins here:

GEC and Traditional Knife Buttons/Pins

I couldn't find an official button/pin thread and thought it would be cool to gather photos and information in one place. You see them in photos but distributed across many different threads. The pins may seem trivial and not everyone cares about them in the same way. I believe the pins, the...
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The 33 quickly became my most carried GEC as of late but now I am extremely excited for the white owl. I was going to ask for a compassion but I was able to find this old thread that answered my question perfectly:

GEC #68 vs #33

I like the look of both of these. They are very similar and the only real difference I see is that the #33 is 1/8" shorter and appears to have a bit of a peak in the middle. Anything else I'm missing? Anyone who owns both care to comment? Thanks.
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