wilZaan has landed...

[Officer's Match]

I think I have found my own personal grail, a Wilson Combat / CRK Umnumzaan, old school style - old pivot, non-OTS, S30V goodness. Smooth as silk, locks like Fort Knox, and just oozes opulent quality all over my eyeballs and hands - I AM IN LOVE!!!

 

[dcmartin]

Nice score, I have a similar one with a tanto blade ill probably never let go of.

 

[kidcongo]

That old style pivot was so great. Its gotta be the feature of all CRKs I wish they hadn't got rid of. It was so original, and so much a part of the design asthetics of the Umnuum. I keep hoping they'll go back to it, and that these days will be viewed as a dark chapter in Umnuum history, when all you got was a hex button screw,

 

[Officer's Match]

I've been EDCing an old pivot/no-OTS Zaan for over a month now (which frankly is hard to believe if you know what a blade-whore I usually am), but this Star-Tac is so dang sweet. Previous owner put a nice polished edge via WE and combined with the "heavier" looking S30V stonewash, it is just WOW.

 

[1AbominAble1]

That's a very sweet knife, I enjoy owning 2 very similar to it.

Your title made me think of Tom Hanks in Castaway

 

[bradtown]

very sweet!

 

[Officer's Match]

That's a very sweet knife, I enjoy owning 2 very similar to it.

Your title made me think of Tom Hanks in Castaway

Thanks, and I was thinking that too.

 

[OneWay]

Congrats.

Wow, great looking knife. I have a Starbenza and love the way it looks. I wounded if WC has a 25 in the works?

 

[Officer's Match]

Congrats.

Wow, great looking knife. I have a Starbenza and love the way it looks. I wounded if WC has a 25 in the works?

Me too, a Large. Only Sebbie with a "decorated/textured" lock side.

 

[atony]

Great looking Umnum. I had one of the first ones ever offered didn't even have the IM stamp on it, kicking myself for letting it go.

 

[atony]

Congrats.

Wow, great looking knife. I have a Starbenza and love the way it looks. I wounded if WC has a 25 in the works?

I sure hope so. I am so on the edge of picking up another large but I know as soon as I do they will release the 25 and I would rather have it.

 

[Officer's Match]

Great looking Umnum. I had one of the first ones ever offered didn't even have the IM stamp on it, kicking myself for letting it go.

Wow, would love to have one of those. Do you remember if it had the extended/ridged lockbar (release side)? I hear the original (non extended) were harder to unlock.

 

[rexromic]

Congrats nice score!

 

[atony]

Wow, would love to have one of those. Do you remember if it had the extended/ridged lockbar (release side)? I hear the original (non extended) were harder to unlock.

It's been awhile but I think it did have the extension.

Here is a shot of the lock side.

 

[Officer's Match]

Sweet. Pre-WC logo on the pocket clip too.

 

[AddictedToGear]

Very cool, I love the Zaan blades and all of its lines.

 

[zl1]

kind of want one..

 

[Bluesummers]

Best looking Umnumzaan imo.

 

[Officer's Match]

Agreed, and nice. ^

 

[mikepapa1]

Man!! that is one Sweet looking Early WC Zaan!! I hope to some day add one of those to my small Umnumzaan Collection!!
Thanks for sharing the picture!!

It's been awhile but I think it did have the extension.

Here is a shot of the lock side.