Valence Gamma Midtech

unwisefool

unwisefool

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Just got this in last night from Ilya and I'm pretty pleased with it. It's made by WE knives I believe and then Ilya does all the final fitting and tuning. There are a lot of options you can get with it but I'm cheap and boring so went with the basic model.
M390 blade and lots of titanium

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It snaps open nicely and quickly and the lockbar is easy to disengage.

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Jimping on the spine of the blade and flipper tab is really good and grips your finger well.

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The knife is a lot lighter than I thought it would be which is nice. Seems like tight tolerances and no blade play. I didn't spine whack it because that's dumb.
 

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Here's the second part with a few more pictures
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If I were to change anything I'd get rid of the choil and move the thumb opening on the blade upwards towards the pivot to make it easier to open.

The handle texture makes for a good trip and the knife is very comfortable to hold for me.

I'm definitely glad I picked this up, very well made and I like the design a lot.
 
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I just got mine in the mail yesterday. I am glad I ordered one as well. Mine came slightly off center, but a quick tightening of the pivot fixed that
 
Sigh. No reversible pocket clip!!?! Why :mad:
 
I like it, it's a bummer when a knife I like has a one position clip.
 
"I didn't spine whack it because that's dumb."

This made me laugh. I love that. I'm so tired of hearing about testing a folder in that way. If that matters to you, get a fixed blade.

Thanks for the post. I'm going to look into picking one of these up.
 
shinyedges said:
Sigh. No reversible pocket clip!!?! Why :mad:
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Cause they are made for normal people lol. I actually didn't even think of that to be honest. Maybe you can reach out to Ilya and see if he can put a lefty friendly clip on, he was really nice and answered all of my annoying questions.
 
I will say the pocket clip is nicer than I thought it would be. It's slightly springy and not as stiff as it looks so easily slides onto thicker pants pockets and keeps the knife secure.
 
unwisefool said:
Cause they are made for normal people lol. I actually didn't even think of that to be honest. Maybe you can reach out to Ilya and see if he can put a lefty friendly clip on, he was really nice and answered all of my annoying questions.
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I'm damn sure not normal... :D It's a reoccurring issue I have with a huge variety of manufacturers.
 
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