Strider RC clone?

Anthony 879

Anthony 879

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Hi guys, kind of new here but hope some of you could help me out. I just picked up a strider rc at an estate sale for a good deal, and it seemed legit at the time but now I am not so sure. The build quality and lockup is pretty exceptional, but there are a few things off. I was looking to sell or trade it but I don't want to send someone a clone by mistake

There is no serial number, its supposedly the TAG gear edition and has their logo but searching in google only found models that have a serial number and a different logo placement

Its also a bit smaller, most of the searches I find are a bit over 9" overall, this one is about 8 and a quarter, and I dont have a scale but it definitely is not 9 oz. Did they make 2 versions?



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Looks real. Doubtful, but do the tritium vials still glow in the thumb studs?
 
All the examples I see also have different markings. That plus the size diference makes me wonder.
 
I've seen a few TAD/Strider RC's, I think the collaboration has numbered models only. The non TAD RC's have the Strider stamp above the thumb stud. Don't know about the size/weight.
You may want to see if the blade finish is common to the others you've seen.
 
The trittium vials do glow, although faintly, but I imagine they wouldn't be too hard to fake.

The finish looks close to the others but i've only found one other with a smaller blade and it was on a russian site, so going to assume its fake unless someone can confirm it

Thanks for the replies
 
Looks legit to me. What you have there is a TAD edition RCC, not RC. RCCs are a bit smaller at 8.25" overall. Also, I've never seen a fake with tritium vials.

Took some searching but I found this photo:
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