The guy who I bought both the 204P and the M390 PM2’s from out of his huge collection, he had a Shirogorov in his pocket. He said when he initially bought it he said to himself “are you stupid for buying a $1000 pocket knife??” He said after he carried it and used it one time, he never thought about the money he spent on it again!
Ha! Well I can't say I've never thought about the cost (even though I didn't spend quite that much), but I will say that the longer I do carry it, the more sense it makes.
I may have a problem... :rolleyes: :D
- Connor
"What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
It's a beautiful knife with awesome materials but seems lacking in the finishing. The blade is amazing, love the geometry. Its BTE comes in @.010". The lock leaves something to be desired. It has a weird 1/3 and 2/3 stop instead of a half stop. The lock bar tension seemed excessive even for a slip joint. That combined with a small nail nick it made it a chore to open safely even two handed. Once I had it apart I found the lock face wasn't parallel to the pivot axis. The tang was only touching on one side of the lock bar. After removing about .050" from the inside of the lock bar and truing up the face all is well.
Took pics for another thread but I threw them in my pocket. Case CV Sway Back and CRK Impinda workhorse. Even if it’s a slipjoint, the Impinda is a great working knife.
It's a beautiful knife with awesome materials but seems lacking in the finishing. The blade is amazing, love the geometry. Its BTE comes in @.010". The lock leaves something to be desired. It has a weird 1/3 and 2/3 stop instead of a half stop. The lock bar tension seemed excessive even for a slip joint. That combined with a small nail nick it made it a chore to open safely even two handed. Once I had it apart I found the lock face wasn't parallel to the pivot axis. The tang was only touching on one side of the lock bar. After removing about .050" from the inside of the lock bar and truing up the face all is well.
Manly makes a lovely blade, but they need to step up their fit and finish game. Glad to hear that you were able to improve it!
- Connor
"What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"