Thanks, John.
Funny story...When the listing first appeared, the seller had a BIN price ($125) or the option to bid. I already have two other identical knives for which I paid pretty close to that BIN price for each. The Monkey probably would have simply bought it for the BIN price had not another person beat me to the punch and placed a bid, thus eliminating the BIN option. So, I just set a Gixen bid for $125 and ended up winning it for $76.00. Naturally, I was pretty pleased with the outcome...saved $49.00 off the amount I was willing to pay.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:04 am WOW ~Q~!!! What a find! I'll bet you were willing to go "all in" for that baby.
When it arrived, however, I was dismayed to discover that it had a few issues that the seller failed to disclose. First thing I noticed was that the spay blade is as dull as a butter knife....shows no indication it was ever sharpened at all...no edge whatsoever, factory or otherwise...basically it's like the spatula blade on a Dr. knife only in the shape of a spay. Very strange since the spay blades on my other two both have razor sharp edges.
The next issue is a proud master blade. Not a deal-breaker for me since I'm never going to carry it anyway, but still, it's the sort of thing that tends to bug OCD Monkey--like the single thorn on the stem of an otherwise beautiful rose. (Yes, I know this issue could be fixed; but, remember that lazy, unmotivated feeling I had about the origin of the Cozy Glen tang stamp, so... )
Unlike the dull spay blade and the "thorn" of the proud master blade (both of which can actually be felt more than seen), I didn't even notice the third strike against this knife until I happened to see it in one of my photos. Once seen, however, it is glaringly obvious (and of course OCD Monkey makes sure to point it out every time I look at the knife).
I still like the knife, but I'm glad I didn't pay "full price" for it. Were it not for that perceived "savings" I can't help but think that The Monkey would probably insist on returning it. But, as the saying goes, "two out of three ain't bad."