Real Carnivore?

[Brett Smrz]

Hey guys! I'm new in the knife world, and I've grown a fondness to Emerson knives. I'm not sure if this is a correct place to be posting this, but I was just wondering if this is a real Carnivore or not? I haven't seen any with black scales like this, only with the Richlite Handles. The one in question is the one with the black scales. It looks the same, but I can't seem to find any info at all on the black scaled Carnivore! I saw it on an Ebay ad (for $500....) and got confused when I saw the black. Could someone clarify this for me, please?! My curiosity has risen. Thanks!

Here is the one directly from the website.

 

[Turbo4x4]

Yes, it's real.
Here is mine from EKI site directly

 

[Brett Smrz]

Ah, perfect! Beautiful knife, and great photos. Thank you very much for replying. Finding photos of it has been troubling. Even on their website, I couldn't find it in that version. Have you found it difficult at all to clean the handle from food? The Richlite handles look like they might be easier in that circumstance?

 

[harvey554]

I use an old toothbrush with dishwashing soap to clean the handle scales. Works well on these coarse g10 and also Micarta handles.

 

[Brett Smrz]

I use an old toothbrush with dishwashing soap to clean the handle scales. Works well on these coarse g10 and also Micarta handles.

Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely give that a go.

 

[harvey554]

Oh, and if you're cleaning the blade, try to avoid brushing on the logos and other markings. Sometimes they'll fade, unless you don't mind.