For sale is my, very recently acquired, Arno Bernard Orca. I am the second owner and purchased it only last week from a member on a Facebook knife trading group. It was described as “like new” condition. That said, the knife is actually in very good condition but, as my pictures and description will illustrate, there are a few very minor issues that were not really disclosed. I have not carried or used this knife, but I’m sure the previous owner did carry it at some point. I try my very best to be transparent about the condition of the knives I sell and may actually exaggerate any perceived flaws; better safe than sorry.
Let’s start with the good: The blade does not appear to have ever been used, maintains its sharp original edge and only shows a couple of very faint hairline marks that appear under direct light at certain angles. The Kudu inlays are gorgeous, the Ti frame does not have any dents/dings or deep scratches and the knife is built like a tank. Solid lockup with no blade play, smooth action and perfect blade seating.
On to the not so good: The knife was obviously disassembled at some point and the screws/pivot show some signs of it. This does not pose a functional issue, but the fact that they are not pristine automatically disqualifies this from being described as “like new”. I have included pictures of the individual screws. As stated above, the blade has a couple of hairline marks that are barely visible and only under certain lighting/angles. The clip also has some minor swirl marks from previous carry. I consider the detent on this knife to be light. It flips much better if you treat the tab as a “push button” instead of a “light switch”. I’m sure this is by design as the blade is also easily deployed with the ambi thumb grooves/notches on the blade.
That pretty much sums it up. The retail on this knife was $679. I’m going to price it at
Link to original bladegallery listing: https://www.bladegallery.com/shopexd.asp?id=103880
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