Re: Al Mar Pathfinder

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Was this a single edge or double edge piece, or was it available in both forms?
 
As far as i know, the AL MAR Pathfinder is only available in single edge form. BUT!...i've handled a double edge Pathfinder when i was in Singapore visiting a knife shop. The owner bought it about 5-6 years ago and it was a limited piece with serial number!

Eric.
 
The top edge is a false edge on both the 14" Pathfinder and the smaller 10" version. They have both been out of production for a while, but they have the Small Pathfinder over at AG Russell www.k-c-c.com/special/eal9a/index.html with a $345 pricetag on it.

I recently had the very good fortune to pick one up at a dealer in Berlin for DM385, which is something like $170 right now. It is a very neat piece - a real collectors item, that definitely is not going to see any use!

Regards Jan P
 
There seems to have been at least two version of the knife.

The Pathfinder was the single edge version and the Quest was the double edge version; both, where available in 10 and 14" bladelengths.

All are currently out of production.
 
I have a double edge Pathfinder, direct from Al Mar, I got it in about 86-87. Ive got the scar on my finger to attest to the double edge.



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I have a single edged Pathfinder. I remember that Cutlery Shoppe listed both the single and double edged models. I am not too crazy about the grip....kinda bulky. I like my BKT Brute better.
 
I have the 14" double-edged version. Sleep comes soundly knowing it is in the nightstand next to me
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david

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I have the single edge 14" version.

I still feel that the knife was marketed under two different names:
Single edge= Pathfinder I and Pathfinder II
Double edge= Quest I, and Quest II

Can anyone confirm this.
 
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