Silver Eye vs Golden Eye

jlauffer

Tempt not the Blade
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Have had a Golden Eye Elite for a while, and just got a Silver Eye. Like the knife a lot, but never really liked the gold color, so had to check out the SE when I found a good deal.

As expected, it's basically identical to the GE, except with a silver thumb ramp and clip. But I did notice a difference with the lockbar. Not sure if it's just a QC issue, or a cost-saving measure, but the lockbar on my GE (and my other Tri-Ads that are handy) has a bit of a step-down to lower the portion where you press to unlock, while the SE doesn't. And the SE lockbar doesn't follow the curve of the scales as closely. There's a high spot in front of the unlock cutout, and then a bit of a flat spot, which makes the other end seem to nose-dive more abruptly.

Haven't seen other examples of either in person, so not sure how much they may vary in these regards just due to mass production. Regardless, these nits don't really bother me, so planning to replace the GE with the SE in my rotation.

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GE on left
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