That brown truck was honking in my driveway Thursday afternoon... a little box from AR - with a new Wilson Combat 'zaan within. I found out why they weren't available 8/30/10 - that's my example's build date. I found an obvious difference from the pictures of the first batch.... mine has 'IDAHO MADE' imprinted on the frame-lock scale side where the the CR logo is on the plain side. Anyone else notice that? I checked mine against a new arrival production 'zaan at a local dealer. It didn't have the 'IDAHO MADE' and was a bit stiffer opening.
I thought it wasn't as scarey sharp as it should be - but it was a great arm hair raiser - and stripped paper in quite fine strips. Great lockup. With some determination, it is a one-hander - at least as an opener. I'm happy. Actually, I am still feeling 'unworthy' of such a fine knife. I am impressed with my first CR knife!
Photos will follow.
Stainz