Real or real fake?

Monofletch

Monofletch

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Can you Spyderco experts tell me if this is a legit PM2?
What other pics do you need??

What concerns me is the grind termination at the recosso and the crooked lettering. Plus, the action is terrible.

Thanks!


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The admittedly few fakes I have seen for this model always had wonky uneven jimping, and fuzzy laser etching. The worst one I saw had an oval Spydie hole. 🤪

Yours has nice crisp jimping with even spacing and depth, and the laser etches are well defined.
 
Monofletch said:
Can you Spyderco experts tell me if this is a legit PM2?
What other pics do you need??

What concerns me is the grind termination at the recosso and the crooked lettering. Plus, the action is terrible.

Thanks!


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It’s a real PM2, looking at the etching, jimping and small tells in the handle shape. The wonky grind termination at the ricasso, like a small recurve, is also the same on my PM2 & Para 3. I have seen quite a number of PM2s & Para 3s at a local shop here, and they all have the same small recurve at the ricasso. Could be a characteristic of these series recently.
 
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