CQC-7BW, Please Authenticate

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Recent purchase from an EKOG member on Facebook who bought it from Knife Center. This is my first Emerson and I wanted to make sure it's real, only asking because details are somewhat different from what I've been seeing around.

  1. Clip is etched, not filled
  2. Standoffs are silver, not black
  3. Female side pivot is rounded, not flat
  4. Thumb disk screw is rounded, not flat
  5. Some kind of coating on blade jimping, behind the choil, and behind the lock portion
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Your pics aren't showing up. That's not so much coating on the jimping or choil, but likely an area that wasn't buffed after heat treating. I have the same thing on my CQC-7A.
 
Your pics aren't showing up. That's not so much coating on the jimping or choil, but likely an area that wasn't buffed after heat treating. I have the same thing on my CQC-7A.

Thank you for the response, please check the pictures again, I've resubmitted them.
 
Still no pics, but as you have described the knife it sounds like its authentic. Ernie has brought back some of the older features to the newest runs, the domed pivot and thumbdisk screw being some of those features. Ive noticed some of the swedges on certain models are the same as those from the early days as well. Also, I just received two knives I ordered directly from the Emerson website and they look exactly as you have described yours.
 
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