I have one of the new Ti Militarys with the lockbar insert. It feels like that knife was meant to be done in titanium. I know many people do not really like metal handled knives, they think the Ti Military is too heavy, etc. I have none of those reservations. I'm very happy with the overall fit and finish of the knife. My blade was way, I mean way crooked though. It was touching the scale when I got the knife. I finagled it for about 30 minutes and got the blade centered. I am impressed with the knife overall, I'm looking to buy a fluted Ti soon.