Questions on starmate...info please?

[Bart student]

Hello Folks, I recently required a plainedge starmate, numbered 617 on the blade.
It is now my daily carry, and I suspect it'll stay that way...awsome knife. I heard complaints about ergonomics, but to me it feels like a natural extension of my hand, even after skinning and cleaning 2 deer.

I have some comments first : the liner lock is perfectly. the blade's contactplace is engineerd like I've never seen before.
It makes a awsome sound when opening. Sounds good enough to play with it for hours.

I have some questions I would like an answer to.
1. What does the number mean? Anything specific about this series?
2. Is the liner Titanium or steel?
3. How long does the liner "live" before it's worn out (I wore out a BM stryker).

I would also immediateley buy a smaller version of this knife, because, it is a big knife.

greetz, Bart.

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[red mag]

Hi Bart,

a great knife, isn't it?
I absolutely love it. I carry mine on a daily basis since i got it in august '99.

To answer your questions:
1: the first 1000 pieces are serial numbered (with the first 200 going to the collectors)
2: the liner is made of stainless steel...
3: and should therefore last a long time, but even in case it wears, it is adjustable with the eccentric pivot pin.

hope this helps.

Greetings
red

 

[Bart student]

Thanks for your reply.

It is my daily carry, even tough it is a rather big knife. I absolutely love it.
I've heard people complain about it's ergonomics, but It fits my hand perfectly.

So, since I have 617, does this add to the value or is it just for indetification purposes? I've seen only plain edged versions numbered.
How does the eccentric pivot pin work?
How long do you think a starmate lasts if you use it 5 times a day and play with it a lot more?

greetz, Bart.

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[red mag]

the value of a knife depends on many different factors.
how many were made, are the still in production, were there changes during the production, the contidion (mint, near mint, excellent, good, used)...
The starmate is a production knife, which is still beeing produced. so it is not verry rare, but there exist much less pieces than of let's say an Endura.
If you plan to sell it sometime, then do not use it.
As for the number on your blade it is a nice feature, which may help selling the knife if it's mint.
The first 200 (which go to the collectors) are all part.serrated. I'm not sure how many numbers after 200 were serrated, but I can tell you that 303 is.
The eccentric pivot pin: is a bit difficult to explain, but the name preety say's it all.
The part of the pivot-pin, that accepts the screw-part it not concentric and therefore you can adjust the stand off between the blade and the liner by turning the pivot-pin.
(This has already been explained here by much wiser guys than I am, so a search my help you)
How long will your starmate last: I retired my C-15 after 10 years of service, just because of the starmate.

hope this helps

Greetings
red

 

[Sergiusz Mitin]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Hello Folks, I recently required a plainedge starmate, numbered 617 on the blade.</font>

Bart, you are lucky chap! Mine is # 702, August'99. Just curious, who has the earlier number in Europe?
I have no wonder at all that you like yours - this is really very nice knife, one of two (with BM AFCK) my daily carry favorites!

As to ergonomic complaints, did you see any thing, even the nicest, which could satisfy everyone?

Here you can find some interesting propositions how to modify Starmate.