Since I have a few Morans, I had to do this project I was thinking about. A friend of mine worked out access to this sand/bead blaster in this guy's shop, and we went there over the weekend to do just that! I taped up the handle on my "project Moran", put it in the blast tank, and I blasted that beautiful mirror-polished finish away! I now have a bead-blasted, gray blade Moran! I must say, it looks very good like that, I wish that the knife was offered in a black-t finish, too. I did this project to have a Moran as a true utility version, and one that I can use in my Edgeworks tactical sheath without having to worry about the pretty finish. Sure, I'll have to use oil more often now, but I really like this "utilitarian" Moran project. If any of you have access to a blasting tank, go for it! I did some clips/screws, which also turned out great. The clip and screw set from my Military now has that nice dull-gray finish to cut down on the "glare and stare" factor. I wish that I had a blaster, as I'd try anything at least once! Here Kitty...just kidding. Hehe.
