That was the first run of SMF's for Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One (MCSOCOM). C0121 is the S/N of this limited run of 300 knives.
Have you used/held one? It is an ergonomically pleasing and functional design. You appear to have some old vendetta against Strider from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The post is about the knife - not the man. And the knife is fine. Very fine."Flawless" isn't the word I'd use. I love how it has, like 15 choils and is uglier than a really bad lie, like claiming to be a Ranger black bag Spec-Ops wizard so that Military guys will buy your knives. That sort of ugly.
I have. I think they're trash, personally. There are a ton of well-made knives that don't come from people who started a company based on stolen valor in order to make money off of a fictional past, so that's what I tend to carry. There is literally nothing special about anything he makes. How much money has he made off of the backs of people who thought they were buying something designed by a HSLD magician unit Operator? He'll never see a dollar from me, or many, many others here. I'm good with that. For what it's worth, there are plenty of other knife makers out there who have personalities that people don't like, like Lynn Thompson or Greg Medford. Personally, I'm not too bent out of shape about them, because those guys didn't create a huge persona based on a lie to sell knives, a persona based on sacrifices that actual heroes have made.
This cracked me up
Surprisingly high number of people have these, I know a 24yo guy who came to me all excited as he finally bought his first "real knife" and behold - there is hollow handle "Rambo knife" made out of mystery steel with large stamp CHINA on the blade... to make it better - he got ripped off, he spent 60€ on that thing, he could have bought an actual decent knife for that money.
Actually, the post is about the knife that you're the most embarrassed about owning. You went way off subject by jumping in because you, apparently, couldn't stand to see someone criticize Strider.
He's in the wrong place, if he wants to convince people of Strider's worth.
Pretty much my experience with DPX as well. The “cutting geometry of a brick” comment made me lol because it is true.
I bought both the MilSpec HEAT and the HEST, and while they were both well made, they didn’t exactly fit my daily routine…blades were a bit on the thick side. lol
And there it is. People still focusing on the person. I posted about a KNIFE.
Or was it the best $25 you ever spent and every knife you've bought since has been a fruitless attempt to recapture that moment?Jeez. I'm 42, but in my youth I did have quite a few tactifool knives. There was a little shop at North Pier mall in Chicago that sold all sorts of cheap ninja type crap. When I was 13 I had foam nunchaku, RIGID brand throwing knives (still have one of them in the sheath in a drawer), some smaller throwing knives with a wrist sheath, for hiding under your sleeve. I had a stupid little dagger, and some rubber throwing stars. LOL.
In my early 20's I bought the Phoenix knife by United Cutlery at a flea market for $25. Worst money ever spent on a knife. Here is a picture for your viewing displeasure.
Not long after the purchase I was hospitalized for heatstroke, so I think that may have influenced that particularly bad decision. I was north of Tampa, FL and it was over 100 degrees, and I'd been at the flea market for 3-4 hours. Thankfully, in one of my many moves, I lost the damn thing. Hmm, come to think of it, I wonder how I got it on the plane. It was shortly after 9/11.
