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I ordered a pair and they arrived today. Nice!

I'm curious about the "CLIPIT" on the scales despite being a clipless knife.

Found this today. :thinking

https://reddragon.ca/products/rds-pocket-knife

The RDS Pocket Knife is an all black slim profile tactical pocket knife with a 4in CPM S15V Steel blade. Overall length is 8.25in and closed length 4.75in. The easy to clean, lightweight, open backed design features a ...

No shipping to Canada anymore either.

I've done a few orders in the past using their cheapest UPS option, with delivery within two days. This time I had them ship to a freight forwarding company.

Evil D wrote: ↑

Tue May 27, 2025 8:07 am

Does anyone else keep saying "Shamanomaly" when they try to read this title?

It would be interesting to know something about the QC process of parts themselves, and how likely it is that a bad back spacer made it all the way to assembly.

Fixed it for ya. LOL

One would assume that it was assembled with an unfinished part, missed by manufacturing when sanding (matching) and finishing (scotchbright) the scales, and missed by final inspection. Certainly unusual. I doubt that it is a counterfeit, but this lack of finishing on a part is usually one of a ...

That kind of stuff bothers me. I like parts to line up and fit.

I hear ya, but this actually lines up and fits quite well. This was my first Shaman, and I thought this was normal until I handled others. I am guessing this one unfinished back spacer made it passed QC. It doesn't bother me at all ...

sovereign wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 7:06 pm

So it was sold as new old stock? Not pre-owned?

It looks off. I've never seen one with such a rough finish non-recessed back spacer.

No, I purchased this new back when they dropped.

sovereign wrote: ↑

Tue May 20, 2025 6:32 pm

Where did you buy it?

This came from Blades Canada, which is an authorized dealer.

I have a Shaman with an unusual anomaly from the factory. The backspacer on my Cruwear Micarta sprint run has not been finished like the others. It appears to have been cut out, and polished rather than ground. Here are a couple of photos, with a comparison to the standard. Note how its almost flush ...

Doc Dan wrote: ↑

Fri May 31, 2024 11:20 pm

The comp lock on that new "burgundy" Millie 2 makes for a strong knife. The steel is interesting. The SPY27 version looks good, also. I hope the exchange rate gets better by the time they are released.

Where are you seeing this burgundy M2?

The problem is the definition that CBSA used to determine what is a "centrifugal knife":

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn18-01-eng.html

2. In accordance with subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code and the CITT's recent decision in T. LaPlante, the CBSA resolves that centrifugal ...

Stang Pyrenees, V3. #9 (below) and #91 (above)

That is definitely a scam!

TazKristi wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:00 am

Hey, everyone:
It's a little early, but it's that time of year. The following products will be discontinued for 2024.
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FB47GP - NIGHTSTICK BLACK G-10 W/SHEATH PLAINEDGE

Curious if more of these are coming in before 2024? I need one to round out my Gayle Bradley collection.

they can take any folder even if its stiff as heck they will open it 80% of the way and flick the rest and its still considered illegal to bring in. Law is wack. We are allowed to have them but we are not allowed to bring them in from across the border. Yet our knife dealers and suppliers are able ...

Rinzler wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:40 pm

I’ve lost knives at secondary inspection in Blaine. Twice.

If you bring a knife, don’t take anything you can’t afford to donate to a Canadian trash bin.

What knives were they?

Still, this test IS flawed indeed when it comes to the backlock:
The wire noose is actually blocking the lockbar from moving, so the lock could not open / fail, but the blade had to break. Not a real test for LOCK strength...


If you look carefully, the cable is placed just behind the lock ...

HolySteel wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:24 am

Interesting that they did not go with a stainless steel given that it's designed to be a fishing knife. Doesn't really matter, but customers get hung up on that sort of thing.

Is it though? I can't seem to find any information about that.

Native Chief Lightweight DLC is $14 more than Satin but Military2 DLC is a whopping $35 more than Satin! What gives?


Knifecenter lists the MSRP of the Chief LW at $205, but it is $196 at spyderco.com.



The 2023 RETAIL PRICE GUIDE which came with Reveal 13 has the MSRP of Native Chief ...