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The Bears' Den--Shirogorov Showcase
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Jsega51
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I really want another run of these to happen so I could get a bronze anodized version, Iād like them to keep the 4mm blade thickness too since most new offerings are 3.5mm now, the 4mm blade stock just feels a little more stout and hits a little harder when opening.
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Good morning yāall. I picked up a Gen 1 F95 NL a few weeks ago in a trade. Iām amazed at the evolution from it to my Gen 5. Both amazing and similar appearing knives but they feel much different in hand. Love it !
Q95 New Year 2026 edition is expected today 
It looks like a purely collectable piece, except may be for the bead, which could be attached to something more practical and less prone to collecting dirt.
P.S. I've never seen a Shiro knife packed into a red box.
It looks like a purely collectable piece, except may be for the bead, which could be attached to something more practical and less prone to collecting dirt.
P.S. I've never seen a Shiro knife packed into a red box.
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Nice find with the carbon fiber inlay! Those āolderā F95ās with the open back and plain blade have a fantastic feel to them.
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Thanks bro and I agree. Different feel than my Gen 5 but still excellent. My only regret is that it doesnāt have jumping on the spine. (Small regret)
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The Shiro/Sinkevich Skinny Strip came in last night and Iām very excited to pair it up w/ its fraternal twin. Sadly, the fattest triplet is still out there !
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Are you going to go wild and only try and get either 183 or 186 to keep the numbers sequential? Iām actually surprised you got the two in that order!
EMCEE
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The Shiro/Sinkevich Skinny Strip came in last night and Iām very excited to pair it up w/ its fraternal twin. Sadly, the fattest triplet is still out there ! 
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I got lucky w/ that sequence by exchanging one due to a lock-up concern. Found a Fat strip last night and being that only 150 were madeā¦..the streak is broken.
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I got lucky w/ that sequence by exchanging one due to a lock-up concern. Found a Fat strip last night and being that only 150 were madeā¦..the streak is broken.
Ahhhhh crap!
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I havenāt been a big fan of Shiro knives to this point but that is a thing of perfection and beauty. What is that particular model called?
Edited to add that itās not that I dislike the brand. Itās just that up to this point it really hadnāt caught my attention.
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Thatās the Quantum Gen1. Generation 2 has a different milling pattern on the scales that look like rectangular pockets on a grilling surface, I much prefer the Gen 1. There were recently a couple just like mine listed in the exchange for decent prices!
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I appreciate that info. After your first post I went searching and found a lot of those Ursus ones and they didnāt look the same as the one in your post. Now I know. Thank you buddy. . .BP Green Iāll also say that all of those Quantum āUrsusā knives for sale at dealers are not on par with the true Quantum Gen1 or Gen2, the Quantum Ursus line has a much more budget feel to them.
