Rockwell Test Mark?

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Mitchell

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Hey guys,

I just got my native about three weeks ago. Love the knife!! BUT, I have a question. On the image below I have highlight two points. One, I'm fairly certain is a Rockwell Hardness test mark. Is that a common mark to find on the new spydercos? I have purchased many many spyercos as gifts, and for personal use and have not seen this mark before. It's sort of a certificate of QC (to me), but is it a normal mark now? And truely I don't mind that one. Also I have also shaded some wear marks. These are in evidence on both sides of the knife. I have checked the contact points in the handle, and can find no wear marks in the handle to indicate that it is happening in there. Could this be a 'machine' mark? I realize that all of this is cosmetic, BUT, we need to keep the standards high or spyderco will go the way of BM. Which is why I have returned to spyderco, by the way.

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Any information you guys can render would be greatly appreciated.

Mitchell



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Mitchell,

Hmmm.. that one looks like a ding.. hehe.. Though, checking my Spyderco knives (Military, Endura, and the Wegner) I find none of the marks you pointed out there.

The Native is a lockback, right? The only time I got one of those marks is via the ball detent on the liner-lock.

Dan
 
I just received a Native about a week ago andI just checked it. Sure enough there is a tiny little indention on the same part of my blade. It is very small and I probably never would have noticed it if I wasn't looking for it. But it is in the exact same spot as the dot on your blade. Interesting.

Pressed Rat
 
I'm thinking it's a rockwell mark, that tells me they are checking the stuff, that is good, what concerns me is the grove on both sides of the blade. I've cleaned the handle, inspected, etc and have found nothing contacting it. Dunno, you have the problem?

Mitchell

PS, man does that thing sharpen up. Got to the point of single pass shaving, and no razor burn!
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I just checked my Native. I have the same dot a groove marks. I can not see where it rubs on the handles, but when I close it very slowly I can feel it rubbing. I don't thinks it slows it down or hurts it any.
 
Well I had to dig mine out and check it...FWIW, I dont see any dots or wear marks on mine. I bought mine when they first came out and hardly anyone had any in stock yet, and they were hard to find at all.



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~Keith~

 
I rockwelled my old Endura long time ago and that leaves a small dent in the spot.
 
Mitchell - the dent where the spot is, is not an Rc mark. We had a few go through with this mark. When we finally tracked it down, it was a small piece of metal stuck in one of the fixures that was marking the blade. cosmetic only. The scratch is radiused and obviously has something to do with the handle and the blade rotation. Don't know how it got there, but it also seems cosmetic.
I don't think either will affect the performance of the piece.
sal
 
Mitchell - the dent where the spot is, is not an Rc mark. We had a few go through with this mark. When we finally tracked it down, it was a small piece of metal stuck in one of the fixures that was marking the blade. cosmetic only. The scratch is radiused and obviously has something to do with the handle and the blade rotation. Don't know how it got there, but it also seems cosmetic.
I don't think either will affect the performance of the piece.
sal
 
Sal,

Thanks for the info, I guess we have collector items now.
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Or as Microsoft says it, the marks are 'features'. Is that an indicator on the hardness of the GIN-1 metal that plastic can cause these grooves? This is the first time I've bought any GIN-1 steel, and was under the assumption that the metal was similar to 440C in hardness and rust resistance. Is this not the case? If so what are the chances of getting a native in the steel BF is using for the blue knife? At any rate these are great knives. Keep up the good work.
 
Mitchell - I don't think the plastic can scractch the blade. My guess would be that a particle of hardened metal got caught between the scale and the blade and made the mark in one opening. Similar to a small rock getting caught in there for an opening or two.
sal
 
I would have needed to get that piece of hardened steel in the exact position on the other sided as well. That same radius scratch is matched on the other side, exactly. Look like a mill mark from when the blade was made. I dunno, it works the same. It's just cosmetic.
 
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