My 01 Orange 71 2012 just arrived as I sat down with a bowl of soup.
I have cleaned,oiled it,and polished the blade so all the patina will be mine.
Then fitted a bright lanyard as this will be one I take out into the woods,far less likely to lose it then.
Listening to Tom Petty Damn the Torpedo's while I do it all,what a great album.
So now I have two 01 steel and one from the later batch.
A quick comparison
!,the new 01 orange one has better smoother/flush handle pins than the other 2.
2,The 01s are both a bit easier to open none are difficult,the newer model is better in thr respect its a bit firmer.
3,The newer one has a brighter orange handle and wins that one as well (you can only tell when you put them side by side).
4,I cant tell the difference between the steels,but I know the 01 is better.
5,I will definitely be keeping both the 01s and I will use them.
