52100 Military, what are your plans?
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Agreed...it would be silly to mess with a Sprint Millie. I actually kinda dig the blurple now...I didn't at first, I do now!
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
I like the micarta scales HarleyXJguy had put on his Cruwear Millie. Anybody know where he is now? If he's at Fort Hood, I hope he and his family don't get washed away.
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod
Note to self: Less is more.
Note to self: Less is more.
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Top Quality Knives just sent me an email saying "Expected Arrival On Monday (June 13, 2016)" and they've opened pre-orders.
I pre-ordered elsewhere... I wonder if KC will get them about the same time :confused:
I pre-ordered elsewhere... I wonder if KC will get them about the same time :confused:
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod
Note to self: Less is more.
Note to self: Less is more.
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
I'll be patient. The one time I jumped ship it backfired on me. Seems pretty safe to say they'll be out this month at some point.
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
I got to handle one that Sal had in his pocket at Blade. Nice knife.
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Is there a stainless that 52100 performs similarly to? Looking for info about it.
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
So definitely not updated?Surfingringo wrote:I got to handle one that Sal had in his pocket at Blade. Nice knife.
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
I believe AEB-L is the stainless equivalent.ZL1 wrote:Is there a stainless that 52100 performs similarly to? Looking for info about it.
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Appreciate it thanks!
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One of Sal's favorite steels in probably his favorite knife... this one's gonna be a keeper... of course everything else has been too, for me so far :o
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod
Note to self: Less is more.
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
If you are talking about the standoffs and screw sizes, I didn't even pay attention. Oops. :oEvil D wrote:So definitely not updated?Surfingringo wrote:I got to handle one that Sal had in his pocket at Blade. Nice knife.
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Seriously! Cmon man!Surfingringo wrote:If you are talking about the standoffs and screw sizes, I didn't even pay attention. Oops. :oEvil D wrote:So definitely not updated?Surfingringo wrote:I got to handle one that Sal had in his pocket at Blade. Nice knife.
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Maybe he's saying he handled it while it was in Sal's pocket. :pEvil D wrote:Seriously! Cmon man!Surfingringo wrote:If you are talking about the standoffs and screw sizes, I didn't even pay attention. Oops. :oEvil D wrote:So definitely not updated?Surfingringo wrote:I got to handle one that Sal had in his pocket at Blade. Nice knife.
That wording, though. :)
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Me thinks Lance was sworn to secrecy..
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
I am curious about just how much patina this will take? M4 levels? SuperBlue (insane patina)? Or are we talking Cruwear/HAP 40? If I get one, my fear is hacking it up patina wise and then ruining the value.
Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
My understanding is this steel will patina and or rust just by looking at it the wrong way. I would expect something along the lines of Super Blue, 1095, etc but that's just going by what I've read.twinboysdad wrote:I am curious about just how much patina this will take? M4 levels? SuperBlue (insane patina)? Or are we talking Cruwear/HAP 40? If I get one, my fear is hacking it up patina wise and then ruining the value.
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
twinboysdad wrote:I am curious about just how much patina this will take? M4 levels? SuperBlue (insane patina)? Or are we talking Cruwear/HAP 40? If I get one, my fear is hacking it up patina wise and then ruining the value.
From my experience, just barely one step below Super Blue. But, I have also repeatedly put mine away wet into a kydex sheath and left it for a weekend while camping, so it did pit just a bit...
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Evil D wrote:My understanding is this steel will patina and or rust just by looking at it the wrong way. I would expect something along the lines of Super Blue, 1095, etc but that's just going by what I've read.twinboysdad wrote:I am curious about just how much patina this will take? M4 levels? SuperBlue (insane patina)? Or are we talking Cruwear/HAP 40? If I get one, my fear is hacking it up patina wise and then ruining the value.
I don't remember any of my "steel jackets" (ball bearings) getting rusty when I played marbles with them as a kid, close to the coast and two blocks from Eslava Creek, a brackish creek in Mobile, which I spent most of my time in or on. (52100 is a ball bearing steel.)
FWIW KC and TQK are still showing what appears to be about the same picture as in the 2016 catalog, a la old type.
K-390 on hand: Mule Team 17, Police 4 G-10, Endela (burlap micarta), Endela backup, Endura (canvas micarta), Straight Stretch (now blade-swapped with G-10 Stretch), Delica Wharncliffe, Dragonfly Wharncliffe, & Dragonfly Wharncliffe shorty mod
Note to self: Less is more.
Note to self: Less is more.
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These are dropping, just ordered mine. Scheduled to ship the 13th. :D
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Re: 52100 Military, what are your plans?
Good to know, SpeedHoles. As a steel made for ball-bearing use, it seems like it can be maintained fairly well by keeping it lubed and free from moisture.SpeedHoles wrote:twinboysdad wrote:I am curious about just how much patina this will take? M4 levels? SuperBlue (insane patina)? Or are we talking Cruwear/HAP 40? If I get one, my fear is hacking it up patina wise and then ruining the value.
From my experience, just barely one step below Super Blue. But, I have also repeatedly put mine away wet into a kydex sheath and left it for a weekend while camping, so it did pit just a bit...
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