Question, why does the birth date of CRK knives matter?

Some people like to have the knife made the same day of something significant in their life. It may be a birthday,marriage etc.
 
^^^ its also nice to know when the knife was made. Some people like my self like buying the latest and greatest so anything made in 2013 is a pluss.
 
Thanks are there any reasons? I've not seen this with other maker's knives. It's as if folks are putting credence into a forge date as if it were Excalibur reincarnate...which is begrudgingly piquing my interest even more to just skip an Alias 2 or any other in between knife and go buy one already which further makes me feel like an idiot and a lemming. I only jest, I can totally see the value in a CRK but that said I really am curious as to the emphasis on the birth dates of these knives except. Except for the sole fact that the birth dates are provided which provides a purchaser something to coo over. But surely it just can't be that alone?

QUOTE=rycen;12277578]Some people like to have the knife made the same day of something significant in their life. It may be a birthday,marriage etc.[/QUOTE]
 
I think having a birthdate is important for a number of reasons, some of which were listed above. Another reason is to document evolution of Chris Reeve knives. It's nice to look back at he history and see how and when things have changed. It is also helpful when trying to determine when materials were used (BG42 vs S30V for instance).

I used to be into art when I was younger. Whenever I'd finish a piece I would sign and date the work. I think of Chris Reeve knives as works of art.
 
I think having a birthdate is important for a number of reasons, some of which were listed above. Another reason is to document evolution of Chris Reeve knives. It's nice to look back at he history and see how and when things have changed. It is also helpful when trying to determine when materials were used (BG42 vs S30V for instance).

I used to be into art when I was younger. Whenever I'd finish a piece I would sign and date the work. I think of Chris Reeve knives as works of art.
This^^^
It tells CRK fans the blade material and other information just by the date. I have one from several important dates in my life, knowing that knife was made at a certain time is not the same as having a card:D
 
Some people like to have the knife made the same day of something significant in their life. It may be a birthday,marriage etc.

^this for me.

Chalk it up to another stroke of brilliance by CRK. As if these knives didn't already have enough of a magnetic, hypnotic draw already!
 
Does it matter?! To most people No, To me hell yes!!! Reason, like i said above its important to know when it was made so you know what your buying. If i was to sell a CRK i can almost guaranty i could get more $$$ with a DOB card then with out. Whys is this, "I dont know im not a doctor". Not knowing the Date made will not stop me from buying a CRK like most dealer dont list DOB. But if i was buying used and no DOB card was present i would have to be a bit careful in making the purchase. Just in my opinion witch doesn't mean much!!!
 
CRK is not the only company to date their knives. Others just put the year, though. And some buyers want to know the year for what it tells them about whenthe best knives were made. With CRK, they are all the best. :)
 
There can be plenty of "other" reasons that I can think of:
(a) If there a recall, it will be easy to control the # of recalled knives (for some production issue). Given the attention to detail, I wouldn't be surprised if CRK put the exact time as well. :-)
(b) Difficult to get scammed - if you purchase a user with a mismatched card, something is fishy. Tracing the evolution makes it easy to assign certain knife designs and steel with certain period.
(c) Authenticity certificate as comes with diamond rings. It is *man jewellery* after all.

And yes, knives without a birthcard, are very difficult to sell in the aftermarket -- I recently saw a small lefty seb on CPF, excellent condition, where the price went as low as $235, but without a birthcard there were no bites and it was withdrawn.
 
I like a card if its one I will sell later, but if I'm going to use it I don't care if it has a card.
Inside the scales has a date, and thats close enough for me on a user.

^^^ its also nice to know when the knife was made. Some people like my self like buying the latest and greatest so anything made in 2013 is a pluss.

Or in my case(and many others) I like the older Regular, and Classic models better than the new ones. Of course you don't need a card to tell the difference.
 
The date tells you when the knife was "born".
Like most things it is not the date where it was made! ;)
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If it was just another thing we would call it the date when it was finished.
But there is more to a Chris Reeve knife - therefore they are born.
 
The BD Card states when the knife was "born" so to speak. Scales and other parts can be made months back, just like a real baby....lol. Some people will only buy a CRK if its with box and papers and BD cards. It is nice to have, but not a deal breaker for me. I would say the majority of my CRK have the box and BD card, but there are some that do not as they were bought on the bay or on the forums. Either is fine, as long as its genuine....lol.
 
My first CRK arrived today.


I got mine on Saturday, the sebenza 25, certainly not my first CRK. Mine has the same BD Date as yours. Nice to know they at least had twins on the 30th of May....lol.
 
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