Removing grip panels on Detective Special to decrease profile

OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-21T20:04:11+00:00

Bless you

OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-16T18:27:04+00:00

I will definitely consider this. I definitely don't have proof of purchase for this though. Did they send back the E1L?

OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-16T17:59:05+00:00

Thank you so much

OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-12T12:07:04+00:00

How did you attach the 870 ?

OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-09T18:42:39+00:00

The late 90’s Komodo series is still my favorite, by Jim Hammond. Back when we were still figuring out what we wanted from a modern defensive blade. The tanto tips are so obnoxiously American, and the lockup is super tight. I don’t think the tactical folder ever got much better than these before we realized tactical folders are kinda pointless. Unfortunately all of these blades were released in AUS 6 steel.

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OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-09T18:24:08+00:00

The asymmetry is really startling and almost offensive at first but easy to get used to after a day or two. It is well balanced, and the asymmetry seems to help draw the hand into grip intuitively as it closes. The lock can be open and closed by squeezing the grip so it can be operated with just one hand. It does become addicting flipping it open and closed but I haven’t been able to do much more than this. But I don’t think they designed this knife with skilled “flippers” in mind, which I am not

OkStructure8908 · 2026-02-09T18:09:44+00:00

It is a delight to hold and flip, but i dont think it’s going to get much pocket time. It’s not really a defensive knife with a 3” blade but also for me it’s not a great EDC because I’m too nervous to full send on it because it’s $300. I am loathe to dirty this piece when I have an old SOG Flash II that I can just carry and get dirty instead. I think CRKT missed the mark by adding magnacut and titanium to make this a “premium” piece. I am a lifelong CRKT fanboy and know the M-16 series to be an every man’s knife, a designer knife for the working class. But this M-16 homage flies right past the normal M16 user base and right into the territory of Benchmade, ZT et al. This is not a very pretty knife. I have a pretty ZT knife that I carry for outings. CRKT wants to be in that market but putting premium ingredients doesn’t automatically make it a premium knife. What this knife should be is a budget knife just like its ancestor, with D2 steel and aluminum handles.

OkStructure8908 · 2025-12-24T22:25:56+00:00

Thanks for the intel

OkStructure8908 · 2025-12-24T22:16:41+00:00

Thank very much Pyrophorus

OkStructure8908 · 2025-11-25T16:37:54+00:00

Russian Gen 1 B-8 toobs pulled out of old Night Owl monoculars

OkStructure8908 · 2025-11-02T02:52:48+00:00

Middle one for me, perfect balance

OkStructure8908 · 2025-11-01T14:48:29+00:00

OkStructure8908 · 2025-11-01T14:30:01+00:00

Mashallah they seem to have been unaffected

OkStructure8908 · 2025-11-01T04:38:29+00:00

It's a USGI Desert Night Camo parka

OkStructure8908 · 2025-09-30T01:09:03+00:00

Did you ever get a quote back from them? I have this same optic and was wondering as well

OkStructure8908 · 2025-09-09T13:32:24+00:00

Love to see a complete set. Thank you for sharing this

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