Grabbed the new DLT exclusive as an impulse buy but man do I love how it looks. Really hard to argue with how good the Japanese Spydies are, even if a bit dated. Great for day to day carry that are far stronger than they look.
Shoutout to GOVX for the good prices on these. Very similar knives in a lot of ways as far as shape/size.
Adira is much lighter
Adamas is built for hard work given it's scales/liner
Both are great, but I honestly see myself carrying the Adira more.
Picked up a Blurple PM2 today in S110V to go along with my matching PM3. Great steel and I've come to love the Barney scales. Any other fans of S110V roaming?
I have 6 BM's but only 2 are custom. Nothing rare or "special" but I love them. Mini Grip in 20CV and a regular Grip in D2 are the two I'm showing today. Give me some inspiration for my next!
Got this fella today and as a West Virginia resident I'm pleased with how it turned out. I previously had 2 mini's but wanted to try a full size guy and I'm very glad I did. This is my 6th BM and by far it has the best action OTB of any of them. Not only is it flicky/smooth but it's also locks up tight. Very solid knife and with the D2, also a good price.
The Native Chief reminds me of my original love for the Buck 110. Plenty of knife, but just too heavy for comfortable EDC. Enter the Native Chief. Show me your Chief's! I wanna see what is out there. This is my Cutlery Shoppe exclusive in CTS-XHP. It's big for my M/L hands, but with it's low weight I don't mind that with 4'' of super slicey blade.
I have several Spyders but these will be my first non stainless models. Both very sharp, centered, etc. The solid clunk of the lockup on the Native is perfection. I won't be forcing any patina but I'm excited to see them age in use.
Nothing much to add that probably hasn't already been said. My other Manix is the S110V. Most notable/noticeable difference to me is that the 110V has skeletonized liners while the Magna doesn't. The Magnamax blade stock is thinner, and is most visible toward the tip. My assumption is that with the higher toughness they can get away with running it more thin.
New knife day for me. Quick build and shipping. Ordered on 6/28 and I got it today. In fairness it should've been here 7/6 but it got mis-routed a bit. Fit and finish are great as always and the action is more smooth than I anticipated with the coated blade. For some reason, if you got the coated blade in 20CV it was the same price as the S30V, in the Satin finish, it's $25 more. Not sure but I'm betting it isn't supposed to be like that, lol
