tobii3 - if by "subdued", you mean a coating, at this time there is nothing planned. Coatings are still in research. We've tried a variety of coatings over the past 12 years, but for one reason or another, they have always come with a new set of problems. We are currently in the middle of a reaearch project to try to determine what is "really going on" with the coatings, and not rely on manufacturers claims. If a knife is just to be collected and not used, any coating will work fine, but the field is hard on coatings and Spyderco products are expected to perform for a long time. maybe in the future, we'll be in a better position to suply real inforfmation
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