No, it's not anything special or custom. Just a regular CQC7A. The one I bought from Blade Realms for $52.00 before they discovered their mistake. It's my first Emerson. In fact, it's my first genuine high quality knife. It feels solid as a rock. It's pretty tight, especially when trying to open with one hand. I figure I'll try to break it in for a while before I try to adjust the pivot pin. Is there anything else I should look at adjusting?
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Dude...don't adjust the pivot pin! Like MTs, they are tight....just lubricate it will do fine. 
Eric.
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Personally, I just work the knife, oil, work, work, work . . . oil, work, work, work . . . and it smooths right out.
Thanks, both Eric and John.
I only have three gripes. The first one is a popular gripe with Emersons. The blade could have come sharper. It felt really sharp out of the box, but that was only because of the burrs left from whatever was used to sharpen it at the factory.
The second gripe is that the black on the screws was wearing off right out of the box.
The third is the chisel edge. Ernie may call it a v-grind, but it has a chisel edge. I guess I can get used to that.
Other than that, the knife is beautiful. Definately meant to be used.
I only have three gripes. The first one is a popular gripe with Emersons. The blade could have come sharper. It felt really sharp out of the box, but that was only because of the burrs left from whatever was used to sharpen it at the factory.
The second gripe is that the black on the screws was wearing off right out of the box.
The third is the chisel edge. Ernie may call it a v-grind, but it has a chisel edge. I guess I can get used to that.
Other than that, the knife is beautiful. Definately meant to be used.
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I have the same problems too when i first got me green G-10 Commander. The black wearing off is a common thing among Emersons but if it's going to be a user, it will come off sooner or later so no worries about that.
As for the grind, The main bevel(both sides) are V grinds but the secondary is chiseled. No worries about that too, When i sharpen the knife with a 204; swipe the grind side like you would with a normal knife on the sharpener(with a slight steeper angle because spyderco's edge angles are different and shallower) and the chisel side with a steeper swipe motion with blade ALMOST pararrel to the stone to remove the burr. i have a bit of experience in sharpening knives so i do it free-hand, it's easier to control for me. Do your sharpening under bright light so you can judge whether the edge is in contact with the stones via it's own shadow. The best solution so far is have an expert to grind down the cutting edge on the grind side to achieve a shallower edge but this is my personal solution to the problem and it will void guarantee from Emerson so do it on your own account. Other than that, it's a good knife.
Eric.
As for the grind, The main bevel(both sides) are V grinds but the secondary is chiseled. No worries about that too, When i sharpen the knife with a 204; swipe the grind side like you would with a normal knife on the sharpener(with a slight steeper angle because spyderco's edge angles are different and shallower) and the chisel side with a steeper swipe motion with blade ALMOST pararrel to the stone to remove the burr. i have a bit of experience in sharpening knives so i do it free-hand, it's easier to control for me. Do your sharpening under bright light so you can judge whether the edge is in contact with the stones via it's own shadow. The best solution so far is have an expert to grind down the cutting edge on the grind side to achieve a shallower edge but this is my personal solution to the problem and it will void guarantee from Emerson so do it on your own account. Other than that, it's a good knife.
Eric.
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Pivot and I use Breakfree CLP. I'm a gun guy and have buckets of the stuff around. 