May 2026 BOTM - 791 Range Elite with a bunch of Starwars references = Awesome!

Maybe BB-8?
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or Stormtrooper Commander with Orange Pauldron
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I think the orange pauldron is it. Here's what Google's AI engine had to say:

"A Stormtrooper with an orange pauldron typically signifies a high-ranking officer, such as a commander, captain, or unit leader in the Imperial Army. These pauldrons, or shoulder guards, indicate specialized rank or command, particularly for Sandtroopers on Tatooine, where orange designates a squad leader."
 
Looks like a must-have for collectors, but I'm not interested at all. I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies, or watched even one episode of Star Trek on TV.
Not long after Star Wars came out there was a really funny parody called Hardware Wars using hardware equipment to describe the tale, I remember the phrase “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry…..you’ll kiss four bucks gooodbye.” so if you have never seen any of them and want a good laugh, see Hardware Wars or Mel Brook’s Space Balls.
 
With the heritage elite rollout, let’s hope they will bring the price down by using a good stainless they have on hand and experience with using besides Magnacut. I think the steel may be one key factor for the higher prices. Prices overall have gone up since January.
 
I fell off on the expensive side of the fence. If I don't like it, it'll be high time I upgraded my membership. And if I do like it, well, I'm gonna have to upgrade to gold anyway and sell something else to justify keeping it.🙃
 
The pricing and materials used are in line with Pro-Tec's regular non-special run knives. Viewed from that angle, this looks a bit better.
 
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