Storyville,
1) Yes. There is absolutley no lateral play on my Almite Walker.
2) Nope. I tend to be hard on stuff, even when I'm not using it hard (just talent, I guess). There's not a scratch in the Almite finish after seven months.
3) It would make sense if they'd shaped the leaf so that it's even with the scales at the cut-out, but since they didn't, danged if I know.
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Dave
P.S. If you can find one, buy it.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of More Knives
[This message has been edited by dsvirsky (edited 03-19-2000).]