Hello, I am new to Survive! Knives and had a question about the Factory 2nds they sell.
Are the only difference between the factory 1sts and Factory 2nds purely cosmetic? Is their any difference in form and function between them?
Any knowledge or advice from people who have experience with them would be very welcome and appreciated.
I am a former blade collector who recently sold off a little less than half my collection after vowing only to keep my true "users", it was somewhat painful but I realized that practicality of it instead of having just dust collectors on my knife rack.
After purging my collection I had one spot open for a medium size blade that I wanted in a "super steel" for hard use tasks. Initially I saved up and looked at waiting for Cold Steel's upcoming 3V SRK or their AK47 Field Knife.
Then I came upon Survive! Knives, initially hesitant because of it's association with long wait times I quickly became enamored with their design and universally lauded praise from users. Looking at the GSO 5.1 specifically and even though they are a bit over budget for me I decided to treat myself since this will be my last knife for a while.
So while the "collector" in me wants a 1st as long as they are the same in form and function I will be happy with a 2nd, even a little savings would be very welcome. Also I learned that the prettier the knife is the more I don't want to mar it so as long as the difference is only cosmetic I think it would actually be better for me as I would be more inclined to use it then baby it which is a bad habit I had with some of my prettier blades in the past.
Thank you all for your time and future advice and input.
Are the only difference between the factory 1sts and Factory 2nds purely cosmetic? Is their any difference in form and function between them?
Any knowledge or advice from people who have experience with them would be very welcome and appreciated.
I am a former blade collector who recently sold off a little less than half my collection after vowing only to keep my true "users", it was somewhat painful but I realized that practicality of it instead of having just dust collectors on my knife rack.
After purging my collection I had one spot open for a medium size blade that I wanted in a "super steel" for hard use tasks. Initially I saved up and looked at waiting for Cold Steel's upcoming 3V SRK or their AK47 Field Knife.
Then I came upon Survive! Knives, initially hesitant because of it's association with long wait times I quickly became enamored with their design and universally lauded praise from users. Looking at the GSO 5.1 specifically and even though they are a bit over budget for me I decided to treat myself since this will be my last knife for a while.
So while the "collector" in me wants a 1st as long as they are the same in form and function I will be happy with a 2nd, even a little savings would be very welcome. Also I learned that the prettier the knife is the more I don't want to mar it so as long as the difference is only cosmetic I think it would actually be better for me as I would be more inclined to use it then baby it which is a bad habit I had with some of my prettier blades in the past.
Thank you all for your time and future advice and input.
