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Just rotating some more knives out so some can rotate in...like there's anyone on this forum that doesn't already understand this process. 
USPS shipping in CONUS only. I reserve the right to choose to whom I sell, otherwise first unconditional "I'll take it" has it, or whoever reaches me first as determined by timestamp with firm commitment to buy. Please PM or email ryan.larsen@gmail.com with any questions.
I have a beautiful pair of Curtiss full custom F3's today, both with the 3.5" blade. Both stellar knives, but neither is the "perfect" F3 I've been looking for (full Ti/backspacer/flamed accents), so I am going to go ahead and release these back into the wild for others to enjoy. I am not the first owner of either so I can't say for certain whether they were carried or used by their previous owners, however both are razor sharp and appear to be uncarried. I did not carry either of them.
First up, really just a fantastic knife in full Ti w/backspacer, all Ti surfaces finished in orange peel (which I understand Dave does not do very often, click through until you get to the full size pictures and you can really see the detail), and a very nice orange/bronze anodization on the scales which "rainbows up" with finger oils and looks really cool. I cleaned the knife for the photos which actually make it look more boring than when it's handled and takes on some color. Great flipper as expected on bearings, good lockup. Just the tiniest bit of stick on the lock but really nothing to be concerned about in my opinion...only mentioning for full disclosure. I would not consider this knife in need of sending to Curtiss like other F3's I've heard with worse sticking. Absolute iron-solid lockup on the blade, no movement whatsoever. Blade is N690 and finished in a nice two-tone satin. The hand-grinds and hand finished jimping give it the character that tells you this is a full custom, built and finished by one man himself, Dave Curtiss.
Asking $SOLD, which just covers my initial investment on this knife.
On to the pictures:
Second up is another, more recent edition of the F3 (as evidenced by the inclusion of the Curtiss tin box), with a smooth black G10 scale and blackwash accents and acid/blackwash M390 blade. This knife is slightly thicker in the body than the full Ti knife above, whether just due to being a more recent version or again due to the hand-built nature of the knife (no two F3's completely alike from what I understand). Also razor sharp, iron-clad lockup (zero stick on this one), and great flipping action. Full Ti backspacer like the one above. Not much else to say on this one, it's a great knife!
Also asking $SOLD, which is a loss vs. what I paid.
Here's some photos:
USPS shipping in CONUS only. I reserve the right to choose to whom I sell, otherwise first unconditional "I'll take it" has it, or whoever reaches me first as determined by timestamp with firm commitment to buy. Please PM or email ryan.larsen@gmail.com with any questions.
I have a beautiful pair of Curtiss full custom F3's today, both with the 3.5" blade. Both stellar knives, but neither is the "perfect" F3 I've been looking for (full Ti/backspacer/flamed accents), so I am going to go ahead and release these back into the wild for others to enjoy. I am not the first owner of either so I can't say for certain whether they were carried or used by their previous owners, however both are razor sharp and appear to be uncarried. I did not carry either of them.
First up, really just a fantastic knife in full Ti w/backspacer, all Ti surfaces finished in orange peel (which I understand Dave does not do very often, click through until you get to the full size pictures and you can really see the detail), and a very nice orange/bronze anodization on the scales which "rainbows up" with finger oils and looks really cool. I cleaned the knife for the photos which actually make it look more boring than when it's handled and takes on some color. Great flipper as expected on bearings, good lockup. Just the tiniest bit of stick on the lock but really nothing to be concerned about in my opinion...only mentioning for full disclosure. I would not consider this knife in need of sending to Curtiss like other F3's I've heard with worse sticking. Absolute iron-solid lockup on the blade, no movement whatsoever. Blade is N690 and finished in a nice two-tone satin. The hand-grinds and hand finished jimping give it the character that tells you this is a full custom, built and finished by one man himself, Dave Curtiss.
Asking $SOLD, which just covers my initial investment on this knife.
On to the pictures:
Second up is another, more recent edition of the F3 (as evidenced by the inclusion of the Curtiss tin box), with a smooth black G10 scale and blackwash accents and acid/blackwash M390 blade. This knife is slightly thicker in the body than the full Ti knife above, whether just due to being a more recent version or again due to the hand-built nature of the knife (no two F3's completely alike from what I understand). Also razor sharp, iron-clad lockup (zero stick on this one), and great flipping action. Full Ti backspacer like the one above. Not much else to say on this one, it's a great knife!
Also asking $SOLD, which is a loss vs. what I paid.
Here's some photos:
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