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I believe it has something to do with when they originally put the knife together, its virgin assembly. It speeds assembly and production.
What's the big deal? For anyone who wants to, changing them is a few seconds work. Changing them as part of a periodic clean and lube is NO work, just put it back together whichever way you like.
Just wondering why if the asthetics are better they don't do it themselves.
Don't screw up !!!![]()
Perhaps because the "aesthetics" are not necessarily better, but rather a matter of opinion.