American Kami Colubris mid-techs available now!
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manghu67
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Nope. The knife in my original post is now referred to as the OG Colubris or M1, as it was the first midtech project that I undertook, and it laid the groundwork for the rest of what is now called my Professional Grade product line as it exists today. While the M1/OG colubris pattern is currently retired (although still available and quite popular in its licensed production form via Boker) and the M17 is its direct replacement, they are different knives. Shall I enumerate their differences?
Is this now known as the M17? If so I need a M17.SO to replace a CRK Nyala
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Please do as the two look rather similar to the casual onlooker
. Case in point: There is what appears an M1 up for sale in the FB group. Or is it an M17? Or neither? I am not sure...
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manghu67
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Okeedokee:
1) No choil between heel of cutting edge and guard on the M17.
2) Slightly modified blade profile.
3) Cutting edge side of handle on M17 has index finger choil, vs memory bump mid handle on OG.
4) Tip on M17 is oriented approximately .5" closer to spine of blade than on OG, for better alignment with centerline of handle.
Everything else is the same. Same OAL, same ergonomics, same thickness and materials, etc.
1) No choil between heel of cutting edge and guard on the M17.
2) Slightly modified blade profile.
3) Cutting edge side of handle on M17 has index finger choil, vs memory bump mid handle on OG.
4) Tip on M17 is oriented approximately .5" closer to spine of blade than on OG, for better alignment with centerline of handle.
Everything else is the same. Same OAL, same ergonomics, same thickness and materials, etc.