W.D. just let me know it was 1972! It is one of the very few slip joints he ever made!!!
W.D. just let me know it was 1972! It is one of the very few slip joints he ever made!!!
That's intriguing, tell me more about that one! Is that stainless/carbon san mai or just etching to get the appearance? Who is the maker?
How do you like this knife so far? Does it seem to be of high quality?Update: I received it today which, coincidentally, happens to be my birthday.
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Details please.English Backsword
Functional (decent quality steel, blade well-sharpened) reproduction under the Cold Steel label. I think this is the third CS repro sword I have, like the others, it was made in India, but came with the *alleged* certification it'd passed the British Proof Test. 32" blade. Fit and finish is actually pretty good (for the price, less expensive than the comparable Paul Chen-Hanwei version). The first repro sword I've bought that arrived with the blade acceptably (in this case, almost amazingly) sharpened.Details please.
Replica functional reproduction, or vintage original?
Made by?
Sold out, but equivalent Katsu F01.Ahem
San Mai.
Hitachi's new oddly named SLD-Magic Steel core.
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North Mountain 6" SLD-Magic san mai with G10 in a kydex sheath.
Nothing wrong with it in my opinion if the maker isn't trying to deceive people into thinking it's something it's not. That is a great contrast between the core and the cladding. It has a faint Kiku Matsuda vibe.Ahem
San Mai.
Hitachi's new oddly named SLD-Magic Steel core.
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North Mountain 6" SLD-Magic san mai with G10 in a kydex sheath.
Most, if not all, prominent hamons get etched to bring them out, but anyone etching in a hamon that isn't there isn't anyone I'd deal with.Nothing wrong with it in my opinion if the maker isn't trying to deceive people into thinking it's something it's not.
The grey handle matches my uniform shirt so I may do an IWB clipped into my belt.Cruising WalMart and saw this at the ammo counter…..6 bucks? Yup, even if it collects dust -
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