There was this thread over on General about what knife(s) were you into 10 years ago and it made me realize something.
Precisely 10 years ago I was buying my first Millie, a plain jane S30V. I was stoked, it immediately kicked out everything else I was carrying at the time. In fact, I was so thrilled with my new Millie that in a couple of months I was buying my second (foliage green D2) and in a couple more my third (the CF BG-42).
10 years have passed and my original Millie is still good to go. Actually, if you ignore a couple of scuffs and dings in the G10 handles, it still looks quite good too.
Lockup has moved more towards the 50% mark but has remained as vault-ish as in day 1...
... and the blade is still dead-centered
All in all, great manufacturing standards, I don't think there are too many items with a lifespan of more than 10 years in today's world.
10 years and 16 Millies later, I still think the Military is the best production folder. Ever.
Precisely 10 years ago I was buying my first Millie, a plain jane S30V. I was stoked, it immediately kicked out everything else I was carrying at the time. In fact, I was so thrilled with my new Millie that in a couple of months I was buying my second (foliage green D2) and in a couple more my third (the CF BG-42).
10 years have passed and my original Millie is still good to go. Actually, if you ignore a couple of scuffs and dings in the G10 handles, it still looks quite good too.
Lockup has moved more towards the 50% mark but has remained as vault-ish as in day 1...
... and the blade is still dead-centered
All in all, great manufacturing standards, I don't think there are too many items with a lifespan of more than 10 years in today's world.
10 years and 16 Millies later, I still think the Military is the best production folder. Ever.