Protech picture thread manuals and autos

dcycleman said:
That’s a good looking blade. It was either the tr3 or the tr4, went with the 3, but eventually I’ll probably end up with the 4 as well. Protech has an auto tr4 in green, dlc coated, with d2 steel. I really like 4 inch blades
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Just be aware the TR4 is really a 3.5" cutting edge. That choil is big!

Love the TR4 I just got. Careful, it has a skull!

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Absolutely looking to pick up more protechs.
 
Silent H said:
The milling on the side of the thumb plate is sharper than I expected, but it does grab your thumb and make opening really easy. Otherwise it's perfect. Honestly this is one of the smoothest manual folders I own, and the marbled CF is gorgeous, it basically shimmers in the light.

It's absolutely worth it to me. I'm pretty new to autos, since I just moved out of NY, but push button autos don't really excite me, I'd rather just have a well executed button lock flipper in that case. I like the odd autos, like the ProTech Magic autos, and D/A autos like this and the Benchmade Serum. I also remember seeing a Blade HQ video in which Dave, the owner of ProTech said that the Harkins is the most time intensive knife in their lineup to make.
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I started with the Godfather and Godson and am very pleased with them. They are very strong and fast for a 4" auto.

 
Dustin Lewis Shepherd said:
I been liking for a deal on a Harkins, I have both the magic 1 and 2. Just hard to pay that $$$ for 154.
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Good luck with that. ProTech's 154CM seems to be top notch as far as I can tell, I think it's a little harder than the 154CM blades I have from Benchmade, just based on how it sharpens and holds an edge.

Honestly I think this is closer to a custom, where the steel choice doesn't matter to me. Most of the cost seems to come from the complexity of the D/A mechanism, not the material choices (and 154CM is an above average steel anyway). I think Dave Wattenberg said in an interview that they can't really work on anything else in the shop while making these because of the complexity and machine hours required.
 
My first ProTech.
I think I purchased it in 1999.
I still carry it almost every day.
Still tight, strong and snappy.

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(yes, that was the 58th ProTech Runt, ever built)
Remember the good old days, when they didn't build knives using T6's?
 
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