Hey all I picked this up used and don’t have any reason to doubt it’s authenticity but just wanted to check. I notice that the blade tapers towards the tip more so than on my current production Native 5s. Was this normal for the older construction with liners?
Native 5 S35VN
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Re: Native 5 S35VN
Here’s a pic with S90V CF on left and S35VN on right. You can see that the spine tapers more (is thinner) towards the tip.
Re: Native 5 S35VN
It is late for me but tomorrow I can take pics of both knives.
The swedge is not always the same on the Native 5s. The S35VN feels thinner towards the tip than the LWs and CF. I'll check tomorrow
The swedge is not always the same on the Native 5s. The S35VN feels thinner towards the tip than the LWs and CF. I'll check tomorrow
In the collection : Lots of different steels, in lots of different (and same) Spydercos.
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
MNOSD member 004* aka Mr. N5s
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
MNOSD member 004* aka Mr. N5s
Re: Native 5 S35VN
That´s what I suspected: The tapering of the whole blade could be actually the same, but a thinner / steeper... ground swedge could make one blade look thinner towards the tip than another.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Re: Native 5 S35VN
Thanks fellas. Look good otherwise?
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Yeah this looks good. Even the sides of the G10 look polished as they should
In the collection : Lots of different steels, in lots of different (and same) Spydercos.
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
MNOSD member 004* aka Mr. N5s
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
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Re: Native 5 S35VN
Also looks like the blade has a stone wash finish. Is that how they did them when they still had liners?
Re: Native 5 S35VN
My old one and this one both do.
In the collection : Lots of different steels, in lots of different (and same) Spydercos.
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
MNOSD member 004* aka Mr. N5s
Robin. Finally made an IG : ramo_knives
MNOSD member 004* aka Mr. N5s