"Lightly used store display model"

Comeuppance

Comeuppance

Fixed Blade EDC Emisssary
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...So, after my refund due to the deceptive pictures and inaccurate description by the person who sold this to me, I'm sitting on a basically free Applegate-Fairbairn with a broken corroded tip and a lot of sheathing marks. Who should I be sending this to for a regrind and restoration?
 
Sounds like a plan. I'll be excited to bring this back to working order and then put it to work :)

Would Cerakote hold up against sheathing marks? I'm considering getting fancy with this.
 
Comeuppance said:
Sounds like a plan. I'll be excited to bring this back to working order and then put it to work :)

Would Cerakote hold up against sheathing marks? I'm considering getting fancy with this.
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For the most part, yes. It will get some smooth/shinier spots after repeated sheathings/unsheathings, but it should hold up just fine. I've had a ton of experience with Cerakote in the firearms world, and prep/application is highly important. Make sure you get someone reputable to do it, and you should be good to go. Most of the Cerakote issues come from a poor prep job, or an improper mix of Cerakote/hardener. If you use the right amount of hardener, it is highly durable stuff.

Good luck, and nice score.
 
Send it to REK; he'll fix it up for ya. :thumbup:

My AF Gerber folder tip looked exactly like that one LOL - fell tip down onto concrete and mashed the heck out of the point. I had to take off a fair bit of metal to reshape it but it turned out pretty decent IMHO. :thumbup:
 
steelhead seeker said:
Holy shit someone actually sold that you with that description?..from here?
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Believe it or not, it was Boker USA INC out of Lakewood, CO via their eBay account. They've been offloading a number of store display models and this is the only one I had any interest in and bought it immediately. I shot them an email with those pictures and their only response so far has been to issue a refund (no accompanying message or anything) - which, hey, I mean, a full refund leaves me with $82 to ply towards fixing the knife, which is already en route to REK after a brief exchange with Josh. He's going to see if it can be taken down for Cerakote as the handle wouldn't survive the temperatures involved - it'll just be tip repair and refinishing otherwise.
 
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REK to the rescue!
 
And a really nice stonewash to boot, leaving the etched signatures intact:

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Josh did a very nice job on your Applegate-Fairbairn, especially regarding the bevels in the point area.
I know from experience how difficult it can be to make those new bevels come together exactly with the center line in the dagger blade.
 
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