Mystery KnifeCenter Exclusive

[mikey177]

Drops on August 5. Cruwear. Is it another PM2 or Para 3?

[juggler]

Is it another PM2 or Para 3?

Certainly looks like a Para 3 to me (the blade doesn't seem slender enough for a PM2).

[Wandering_About]

Para 3, from the looks of it. The text on the PM2 tang is not curved.

[mikey177]

Hmm, a Para 3 would be a welcome change from all the recent PM2 releases. I wonder if they will go with smooth G10 like their previous Native 5 Cruwear exclusive.

[SG89]

Hmm, a Para 3 would be a welcome change from all the recent PM2 releases. I wonder if they will go with smooth G10 like their previous Native 5 Cruwear exclusive.

Like this?
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/SP223G ... -exclusive

[mikey177]

Hmm, a Para 3 would be a welcome change from all the recent PM2 releases. I wonder if they will go with smooth G10 like their previous Native 5 Cruwear exclusive.

Like this?
https://www.knifecenter.com/item/SP223G ... -exclusive

Thanks. I didn't even know they had released a Para 3 in that configuration. Their teaser photo makes it appear like the blade will be coated though. I hope they ordered more than 600 pieces this time

[on_the_edge]

I'm curious about the "mystery" aspect. Is it an attempt to increase the hype, decrease it, or ...? I'm not really into the whole hype thing; too much of it in our world as it is already IMHO.

[Matus]

It’s a mystery Para 3

[Henry_P]

If it is a para 3 then I’m in. I’ve been waiting on the right tool steel to try DLC. I missed out on the last one from DLT.

[mikey177]

To be fair, KC never mentioned mystery in their announcement. I just patterned the thread title after the recent "Mystery DLT Exclusive" thread. But yeah, the silhouette in the photo already reveals with little doubt what model the knife is.

[Mushroom]

The picture shows that it is a Para 3 with DLC coated Cruwear, not too much mystery there, the only thing we don't know is the handle material. I too wonder if they used Smooth G10? The smooth G10 models from the past have never seemed to sell as quickly as textured g10 models.

[standy99]

Para 3 pakkawood in Cruwear

[nerdlock]

If you zoom in on the picture in Instagram, the handle texture definitely looks like regular peel ply G10. Unless of course, they pull a bait and switch at the last moment and reveal a different handle. If it's another G10, it will be a hard pass. I don't think anything can top the DLC Cruwear and purple G10 combo of the DLT version for me.

[SG89]

Wait maybe micarta?

[Accutron]

The handle definitely has a peel ply traction pattern...

[Mushroom]

Even zoomed in and "enhanced" it's still hard to tell what type of finish it actually is. Even on the smooth G10 models, there seems to be a visible "grain" to the g10.

[dkelley661]

Well it's not a LW. The tip down clip holes are visible.

[FK]

Yet another black blade,,,, will pass.
Regards,
FK

[Ric]

No lightweight in cruwear - will not sell fast...

[bearfacedkiller]

Is it just an all black Para3 in Cruwear?