What should I expect

[NGK-Webmaster]

Ok so I have a my Stars and Stripes Small Sebbie and it has become my EDC knife, what should I expect in terms of wear to the graphic on it and color on the thumbstud? Not that matters I think the wear will give it character but just curious. Other than that I dont see anything on the knife that could really wear much, dang it's sweet knife!

 

[SarcoBlaster]

The blue anodizing on the thumbstud will probably eventually wear out on the "bottom" side/the side that your thumb touches whenever you open the knife. On my large Sebenza, it's almost completely worn off, but I can still notice a faint blue-ish tint to it. The "top" side of the thumbstud is more or less in it's original state. Also, the very tip of the thumbstud might wear off as well (it's started on mine).

As for the graphic, I haven't noticed any wearing off on my small solar wind. The color dulls because of the oil from your hands when you hold the knife, but wipe it down with some windex and it'll look good as new.

 

[Bucky]

Like has been suggested, you can use some Windex and a cloth to wipe the handle down and I have used Mother's Mag and Chrome polish to help polish out the scratches from the handle. Both will keep it looking like new.

Bucky