Surprise from Chris Reeve knives

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hotempered

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Sometime past I posted that I had a Tanto III fixed blade and inquired about it. I recently decided to send the knife to Chris Reeve Knives to obtain a replacement birth certificate. The knife cam back with a September 91 manufacture certificate verifying that it is a Tanto IV not a III. Should I be happy or sad about this?
 
hotempered said:
Sometime past I posted that I had a Tanto III fixed blade and inquired about it. I recently decided to send the knife to Chris Reeve Knives to obtain a replacement birth certificate. The knife cam back with a September 91 manufacture certificate verifying that it is a Tanto IV not a III. Should I be happy or sad about this?
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Depends- how do you like the knife?

"a rose by any other name... " and all that.
 
The COA/DOB has no effect on the quality of the knife itself. If you liked it before, you should still like it now.

However, if you paid more for the knife thinking that it was a Tanto III, you'd have a bone to pick w/the seller if s/he represented it to you as a Tanto III and you relied on that representation in making the decision to buy it.

In this case, you could ask to return the knife for a full refund or ask for a partial refund of the price based on the difference in the value between a III or IV based on a material misrepresentation or mistake made by the seller but. if the seller is unwilling to agree to either option, you're only recourse would be to take him/her to court for a financial recovery.

I don't know anything about the value of a CR Tanto III vs IV but I'm pretty sure that any difference in price would not be worth your time/$ to file a civil complaint to recover any financial loss resulting from the difference.

So, it is what it is. If you paid too much $ for the knife thinking that it was something it's not, then it's a lesson learned. Move on and forget about it but, if you didn't really lose anything because of this discovery, then it really doesn't matter.

Just don't continue to represent the knife as a III to others, especially potential buyers, knowing now that it's a IV.
 
Thanks for the responses. I've had the knife since the early 90's. Probably received in a trade for a gun as an added incentive. I don't think I actually came out of pocket for it. Until joining this forum just recently I actually did not know of Chris Reeve knives or what I had. Luckily no harm came to it over the years being shuffled around in a tool box with other knives. I am just curious about whether the IV is more desirable than the III, in general. There is no disappointment as such, just a surprise and it makes me wonder why I just took for granted that it was a III instead of further researching. And, yes, I do like the knife just as well whether III or IV.
 
Ajack60 said:
Thread 'Chris Reeve Knives History Timeline To Date & Blade Steel Timeline'
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...timeline-to-date-blade-steel-timeline.639407/

Here’s the time line for CRK knives. You’ll see there’s not much difference in the years they were made. It may help determine if you’re happy or sad. Either way, it’s a nice knife.
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Since the III and IV have different blade lengths, it should be pretty straightforward to tell which one it is...
 
Exactly. And I'm kicking myself for not being curious enough to find out the exact specifications. I just took the opinion based on pictures as bible. Not anybody's fault except my own. No foul no harm though since they are bot great knives.
 
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