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As said before, pics do not tell the story anymore. The fastest way to disclose a fake is to determine millie's weight. All models with G10 scales weighing between 120 to 124 grams depending on the blade steel. Even nearly perfect looking fakes do not meet this figure. They are significantly heavier...

On the ATS-34 editions of the C-36 Military model I would say it had to be around 1999. Because that was the year that 440V Spyderco models started showing up on the landscape. They started off with ATS34 in 1996. The 1997 catalog does not mention 34's anymore, just 440V's. But for what reason ever...

Does anybody know when the two-screw clip was replaced by the three screw clip? It must have probably been still in 1996 or early in 1997. During the first production period there were millies with ATS34 and CPM440V steel. When were the last millies with ATS34 produced? Some sources say 98, some say...

TomAiello wrote:Any feedback on it?

Chokwe is on my personal Spyderco Top5 list. It's a great slicer, lightweight, durable and unique. Try to catch one now. Since it's discontinued, prices might raise soon...