DutchBlades wrote:Another one off of the wanted list :D
Was doubting to buy the sprint at the time, but I'm glad I waited.
I love the 440V, backspacer, the medallion, the older jimping and pronounced swedge, F&F, etc.!
Thanks! Bigger than expected in a good way :)DougC-3 wrote:t is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.
Yes -- all this plus, for 4 or 5 of the most rare and expensive ones (for me), which I could not afford in the first place, I have to think sometimes that it would drastically reduce the value if I had an emergency and needed to sell them. I never set out to buy safe queens but some do wind up that way. I would really like to buy slightly used ones to start with, so I could just use them straight away and not waffle about it and leave them in the box :DDutchBlades wrote:Thanks! Bigger than expected in a good way :)DougC-3 wrote:t is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.
And trust me... I know what you mean!
I have the tendency to safe queen a lot of knives I wanted to carry.
The moment the first bad ding or scratch shows up (and after dying a little inside), I can force myself to carry an otherwise safe queen.
But when I receive a knife in mint/near mint condition that's hard to come by or just very very pricey, it starts all over again...
There's a lot of knives in the collection that could be hard working knives, but they just get admired and flipped on late evenings.
I'm sure a lot of people on the forum would state that a knife is a tool and it has no use when it's not used like one;
but I've got my others knives to do that with :p There are some gems that just sit there and be pretty, waiting to be played with every now and then :rolleyes:
Congrats! The original Starmate is hands-down one of my favorite designs. Enjoy!DougC-3 wrote:DutchBlades wrote:Another one off of the wanted list :D
Was doubting to buy the sprint at the time, but I'm glad I waited.
I love the 440V, backspacer, the medallion, the older jimping and pronounced swedge, F&F, etc.!
That is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.
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Sorry for the late reply. Its got a little more real estate than the native 5. Both great knives, but theres something about the way this one presents itself in hand that is a cut above. The blade angle is slightly pointed down and the scale design keeps your fingers off the deck should you need to do food prep, or flat cuts. If you buy one, you wont be disappointed : )embry386 wrote:Never seen the Perrin PPT before, but it's gorgeous and I might have to add it to my "to buy" list :spyder: How's the size/ergos compared to the Native 5?
Yes i'm also feeling the paint of sprint run prices lol :DMushroom wrote:Nice pick up plumlum! PPT Perrin is probably my "all-time favorite" Spydie! Really wish I picked up more than one of the sprints when they were more readily available!
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