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I checked out your blog,nice review. I will check back for more.I have a el-02 I ground off the bump on the handle and it made it much more comfortable for me.
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I took a few pics of my Leens (G10 vs. SS) side by side.
Conclusions:
- Size wise they are the same although the handle of the G10 version is thicker by 0.103" (2.6 mm).
- The G10 version weights less by 0.51 oz (14.6 g).
- The pocket clip is shorter on the G10 version.
- The fit and finish is excellent at both of them.
Conclusions:
- Size wise they are the same although the handle of the G10 version is thicker by 0.103" (2.6 mm).
- The G10 version weights less by 0.51 oz (14.6 g).
- The pocket clip is shorter on the G10 version.
- The fit and finish is excellent at both of them.
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I took a few pics of my Leens (G10 vs. SS) side by side.
Conclusions:
- Size wise they are the same although the handle of the G10 version is thicker by 0.103" (2.6 mm).
- The G10 version weights less by 0.51 oz (14.6 g).
- The pocket clip is shorter on the G10 version.
- The fit and finish is excellent at both of them.
Those look great and never seen them before you posted!
I really like them.
I might just try one, or both
China can't make 440c, or buy it from abroad?
I'm sure we'll sell them all they want.
Might be the reason that in general, Navy, Leen, and Ganzo cost more than Enlan and SRM?
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They are clearly making something and calling it 440C, but what that is we don't know.
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Some says 9Cr13MoV, but some says 7Cr instead.
I'd rather stick to the proper labelling by SRM & Enlan.
I'd rather stick to the proper labelling by SRM & Enlan.
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I checked out your blog,nice review. I will check back for more.I have a el-02 I ground off the bump on the handle and it made it much more comfortable for me.
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Only Spyderco in the earlier days of outsourcing the Byrd lines. OEM sent in 440C that upon tested they found it wasn't.
Based on this and circumstancial factors such as more copying than original design (Navy for example), and the price, I tend to be very doubtful it's real 440C.
Based on this and circumstancial factors such as more copying than original design (Navy for example), and the price, I tend to be very doubtful it's real 440C.
Chris "Anagarika";11228974 said:
Ok, guess I get it.
Thing is, I've really never considered 440c as much higher end than 8/9CR13MOV, so it's not like their claiming something far and away better. If you were going to lie, might as well claim Sandvik or S30V or something, seems to me.
Matter of fact the 9CR13MOV that I see on some seems to be rated right about same as 440C and AUS8 for sharpness retention, strength, rust resistance, etc.
I have some Chinese Bokers that claim 440C also, and the Navy steel looks, feels, and sharpens just the same as it. Reckon Boker lies too?
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Most people know that a lot of what the import models claim isn't necessarily so.
I've asked several times what steel is in those Boker "440C" models. The U.S. rep for one well-known maker said he didn't know and, last I heard, he wasn't able to find out.
I've asked several times what steel is in those Boker "440C" models. The U.S. rep for one well-known maker said he didn't know and, last I heard, he wasn't able to find out.
The mail brought two Leens and the Enlan EL08.
The blades on the Leens are just a bit shorter than that on the SRM 710 or the similar Enlan 710.
The SS frame lock Leen is slightly better looking IMO than the G10 liner lock, which is just a bit thicker but lighter in weight.
My liner lock opens and closes a tad more smoothly than the still-stiff frame lock.
I can tell no difference between the "440C" steel on the Leens and the blade steel on the SRM and Enlan.
I can see no way to adjust these pivots. Perhaps they are priced to be disposable when the pivots need adjusting?
As to the Enlan EL08, this is what the Inron wanted to be and isn't -- a good-looking, substantial folder at an everyman price.
I disagree with whomever called the Enlan EL08 a Hinderer knockoff.
It doesn't look like any knockoff to me. But it does look like it was suggested by the CRK Umnumzaan -- it's virtually the same size and blade shape.
I actually prefer the aesthetics of the wider blade and wider handle on the Enlan.
Now if the EL08 would just come with o-rings on the thumb studs.....
Of course, there's only so far you can take this comparison: the CRK is Ti and S35V and the Enlan is G10, stainless steel and 9Cr13Mov.
The EL08 may be the best Enlan I've seen.
The biggest nit -- no surprise -- is the propriety pivot and the relatively expensive tool required for adjustment.
For those who can deal with the pivot issue, the Leens and Enlan EL08 are superb values.
The blades on the Leens are just a bit shorter than that on the SRM 710 or the similar Enlan 710.
The SS frame lock Leen is slightly better looking IMO than the G10 liner lock, which is just a bit thicker but lighter in weight.
My liner lock opens and closes a tad more smoothly than the still-stiff frame lock.
I can tell no difference between the "440C" steel on the Leens and the blade steel on the SRM and Enlan.
I can see no way to adjust these pivots. Perhaps they are priced to be disposable when the pivots need adjusting?
As to the Enlan EL08, this is what the Inron wanted to be and isn't -- a good-looking, substantial folder at an everyman price.
I disagree with whomever called the Enlan EL08 a Hinderer knockoff.
It doesn't look like any knockoff to me. But it does look like it was suggested by the CRK Umnumzaan -- it's virtually the same size and blade shape.
I actually prefer the aesthetics of the wider blade and wider handle on the Enlan.
Now if the EL08 would just come with o-rings on the thumb studs.....
Of course, there's only so far you can take this comparison: the CRK is Ti and S35V and the Enlan is G10, stainless steel and 9Cr13Mov.
The EL08 may be the best Enlan I've seen.
The biggest nit -- no surprise -- is the propriety pivot and the relatively expensive tool required for adjustment.
For those who can deal with the pivot issue, the Leens and Enlan EL08 are superb values.
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Most of the Magnum line just say "440", it's the Plus line that more often claims "440C", so at least they are making a distinction between the two PRC lines for the most part. I have a Boker Mosier with 12C27, but PRC made and have no doubt that it is indeed Sandvik.
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