My Chimera arrived! : ) Pix!

Eric Blair

Eric Blair

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You guys were absolutely right. Chimeras are great knives! Here's mine which arrived yesterday via Big Brown Truck:
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I love everything about this Chimera. The action is sooooo buttery smooth, and the lock-up is just superb. Ergonomically, this is perhaps THE nicest folder I've ever owned. It's incredibly lightweight, yet feels very secure and substantial in the hand. Instantly this piece has become a very treasured and special blade within my daily carry repertoire.
Guys, thanks for your excellent advice and views regarding the Chimera, and thank you D.C. Munroe for making such a fabulous piece.
Here's another pic of it that I just took during tonight's sunset. Pictured with my new Chim is my pet CTII for size comparison.
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Best regards,
Eric

[This message has been edited by Eric Blair (edited 06-02-2001).]
 
Very nice Eric, that certainly does look like a knife to be proud of. You obviously made an excellent choice.

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Veeeeery nice!! I've been looking at them for a while now. Seeing yours just put one in the "next on the list" category!
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Very nice Eric! Deryk builds a great knife, and is very detail conscious. I can't wait until my two pieces are finished. I have a Chimera, and a Elite coming soon... Yes!
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[This message has been edited by narruc1 (edited 06-03-2001).]
 
Thanks for the kind words, guys!
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Here's a couple more pics of my new Chimera along with my very favorite custom; my Fred Perrin Custom Bali.
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Please Eric, stop posting all these beautiful pictures
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I have been missing my CF Chimera ever since I got rid of it. Hopefully I will find another one at Atlanta. I have had 2 Chimeras and to this day I have no idea why I got rid of them.

By the way, very nice looking knives there. I love my CTII. Its one of my favorite OTFs.
michael
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Eric,
I must say.....That DOES have some NICE lines to it!! I think the idea of the pivot being far forward is unique also.

Neil

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Cool, David! So how do you like it so far? Those scales are NICE. I've made mine a daily carry since it arrived 2 weeks ago. The Chimera is unbelievably light, yet incredibly strong. The action gets smoother with every opening. This knife is just very right, and I'm quite happy that I decided to add this knife to my collection.
 
Well, I found my new Chimera in Atlanta at Blade (thanks David). This one has a stainless damascus blade and is marked # 2 of 25. I think this one is my favorite Chimera so far. Check it out:
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"For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword."
Heb. 4:12

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Its an Emerson thing. You wouldn't understand.

My Emerson collection:
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Michael, I heard that you bought EVERYTHING at Blade, so why doesn't is surprise me that you found this beauty there??
Just when I thought that my Chim was the perfect knife, you show me yours in damscus! Beautiful!!

Actually,....I'd like to see an entirely non-magnetic Chim with a titanium/diamond carbide impregnated blade. THAT would be the only knife that could entirely replace my Talonite Chim as a daily carry.

Nice score, Michael!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Eric Blair:
Cool, David! So how do you like it so far? </font>
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I just got it yesterday. The customs held the package for two weeks but I managed to get the knife without having to pay any taxes
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I am also glad I have it. I compared it with other talonite knives I have and foud out that the color (or appearance) of the blade is slightly different. It looks more like Titanium than Talonite.

I am sure it will perform well, IMO it is really great knife especially for its price. It instantly replaced my BM 710 as my daily carry knife. The only thing I did not try so far was opening a beer bottle with the Chimera (the 710 was great knife for that
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David



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Those are great looking knives! What a really impressive design. I have not been able to locate any contact information for D.C. Munroe. I looked for websites and found a link on Rob Simonich's site but it didn't go anywhere. Could someone post contact info.? Thanks...Ed.
 
Guys,

I am having a small problem... the pivot pin is a bit too loose and I would like to tighten it. But when I turn it, the other side moves as well and I am not able to figure out how to hold it.... Any help will be appreciated.

David

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