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Great picture Unified. Thanks for posting it!

Having had numerous Shaman over the years now as well as several BHQ DLC M4 knives I am in for this one. Looks like a choice of materials for an edc user.

As for the aftermarket scales question - I would agree on this - the G10 has more stiffness than some of my micarta scales I believe. With the linerless design of the Native Chief seems like the stiff G10 scales material may be needed.

Got my pair ordered now to decide what they shall become...

Will definitely get my pair of them, grab some RIT and have an awesome Rex45 lightweight custom.

Got one. Just need to figure out a RIT color to dye it for a non-red outcome...

Vivi thanks for the time spent in making this review. Very well done and informative.

You guys are a BAD influence lol... was resisting this one so well... guess we will see how that Elmax compares to the S45VN...

It's in my pocket today. Fantastic slicer, great looks, very good fidget factor (the holes really help with grip on the knife I find), deep carry standard, great performing corrosion resistant steel... hard to top this knife!

I got a notice from FedEx that SMKW was sending it (Free Shipping Option).

Great post Shawn ! You give a lot to this community and its appreciated.

I would definitely be interested in a pair of these knives if made.

I am going to end up with all three eventually (looking at you Crucarta pre-order Vapo-knife lol). Prob. going to swap out the REx45 blade into a g10 handle. If only buying one I would go for the SMKW M4 variant - different scales than the norm, great steel as well. Copper scales will be heavy for ...

I messaged SMKW and was told 11AM Eastern time for their exclusive drop on the 24th FYI.

Got mine. Have the DLT purple as well but the blacked out one was impossible to pass up...put a bronze MXG deep carry clip on it and good to go

OD Green Micarta with S110V.

I like it darker myself - really looks great either way

Have any of y'all --who have one of these-- oiled the micarta yet? If so, curious how much it darkens. Thanks. Micarta will clean back up to it's original shade nicely and easily in my experience with some mild dish soap and hot water. When clean and dry it looks like new even if really grungy...

Gorgeous knife !!