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https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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I assume that Knife Center will get its Shiros via Recon1 as the latter gets their product before the formerAs I had stated upthread, per my 3rd hand "info" R1 is the main distributor so you may extrapolate your own conclusions from what I have been mumbling
That's really exciting! With all the design changes, I'm still dumbfounded why they haven't extended the choil a little bit further to clear the plunge line. Everything else seems super well thought out! That backspacer/lanyard hole change is amazing.Shiro has announced the Neon Zero top tier (formerly known as 3 Bears) Neon. The Zero has a 7-8 millimeters longer blade than the Lite and Ultra-Lite models, different jimping and different backspacer among several other differences detailed in the post.
That blade shape looks awesome. Nice clean details. I hope they produce a bunch of these. Or was it a limited run?According to the post (translated by Google):
Also, the slope of the descents in the ricasso area is changed, which gives the blade a rapid shape and makes it more comfortable to sharpen.
It's a serial model so it should be as easy to get as the Neon Lite and Ultra-Lite
Haha. So not that easy then. Well now I have 11 instead of 10 knives on my WTB list. Being a knife nut is rough.
Nice! Any idea what year those came out? CuriousLots new here in the Den--new authorized dealer, new sweet NeOn, news on discontinued blade steels. Me, I went Old School with the Tabargan 100NS I picked up at my local PO today. The Tabargan was a fairly early Shiro model that served as a platform for numerous blade steels, scale materials/shape, and handle spine construction. My knife seems to be one of the older models with un-contoured G10 scales with extracts around the screws and barrel-lock studs. Not as old as some I've seen that pre-dated PacMan screws.
With all the new and super-steels abounding, the blade on this one is good ole 440C with a coarser finish than current Shiro bead-blast and a wicked sharp edge. The show-piece Tabargan I sold last year had a backspacer with integral lanyard hole to match its custom marble CF scales. This one has open-back construction with two big stand-offs, the rear one appearing a bit larger than the other.
This is a solid, no-nonsense knife with all the excellent design and build quality one expects from Shirogorov that I'm very pleased to acquire.
def looks old school!
You’re definitely not alone in that regard.
My guess is this one might be a bit shy of ten years old. The earliest Shiro I've seen pictured was circa 2006 and looked very much like an AXIS lock AFCK. I'm going to ask around over at the USN Shiro pages for some help dating this one and of course would appreciate any input from Denizens here.Nice! Any idea what year those came out? Curious
I love hearing the history behind a particular folder or knife company. If you find out any more post it here! Thanks!My guess is this one might be a bit shy of ten years old. The earliest Shiro I've seen pictured was circa 2006 and looked very much like an AXIS lock AFCK. I'm going to ask around over at the USN Shiro pages for some help dating this one and of course would appreciate any input from Denizens here.
