My Land 8103 was awkward to open. It needed more force than normal, in a very particular direction.
Was not just a one-off, most owners at the time said the same, even the stores who sold it!
I donât know if they improved it in later batches.
Messerunco who sell the Land 812 Ti specfically state âoptimal detent, unlike the steel versionâ. So I guess that means the steel version still sucks !
Well, mine didnât suck when it was new and I have no problem with the thumb studs like others, so I was positively surprised.
But polishing the metal washers definitely helped, I can shake it to close at the last half.
The metal washer must lay on the blade obviously. And oh, there were some burrs on the outside at the pivot screw.
and sadly even on the inside 
polished
As it comes it should cost as much as a SRM 710 but on them I never had such issues. Also the 910s I had in hand were all close to perfect.
For a tinkerer like me the 811 is a good knife but it shouldâve appeared like 5 years ago already.
Yes, I have many 710s, 910s and other SRM models with no fit & finish issues. 8103 just seemed to be a turkey ⌠at the time a store rep told me they were aware of the problem and it would be revised.
Itâs funny, around the same time Sanrenmu were moving towards more âpremiumâ offerings (sometimes $70 or more) and yet they had many quality issues on the 8103/4 - which in my opinion was a little bit overpriced anyway. I guess maybe their attention was elsewhere.
Anyway it is a shame now there are many interesting models which you cannot buy from Gearbest, Fasttech, Exduct etc. You can only buy them from European dealers or a couple of Aliexpress stores with high prices.
Whatâs the blade on the top left?
Wesn Allman and a Reylight LAN. Titanium all the things lol. 
Thank you for your recommendations isti242.
I guess itâs hard to resist Ganzoâs FH41 and FH51. However, I found the Sanrenmu 9165 on your blog and this one seem to be the right thing. Sandvik 12C27 steel, carbon fibre handle and slipjoint with removable lock pin for the price of a tasty steak meal. Moreover, this knife will be conform to Germanyâs (stupid) §42a.
Can anyone help me to pick the right seller? I saw it here for a bit less and customer feedback is quite good.
However, this here seems to be the âauthenticâ Sanrenmu store but itâs more expensive.
I bought from them the aluminum version, they are a good store. Its the genuine item with the box.
Youâre welcome! 
I also bought from both sellers without any problem.
How do you like your alu version? Isnât it slippery?
Blur 
You already asked me the same question. Yes it is but not too much thanks to the holes. The biggest mistake from this knife is that you canât unscrew the thumb-studâŚ
I just needed a good excuse not to order a 2nd one.
The thumb stud is looking like the same construction as the one used on the SRM Land 910 series but more resembling to the SRM 710s studs.
Thatâs a screwed construction 
One side is held in a D-shaped hole, the other one is the screw head.
IIRC the one to turn was on the locking side so it wonât unscrew from opening.
You should heat up the lugs and apply some tape onto you pliers. It really sucks to scratch a satinized blade that way.
On others Sanrenmu its easy to remove but not this one... its impossible to remove this garbage. Must be welded or something. So I grind it;
This makes me want to order one to prove you wrong.
âŚor to realize that you were right 
Even though I wish they made a 18cm version of this. Seems to be my perfect size for edc.
Kershaw Natrix 7007BLUBW!
I'm not the biggest fan of G10, but I really like certain shades of green and blue knives/flashlights.
I'm glad I got this one, though.
This knife is really nice.
The only thing I don't like is the clip.
If the clip were 25% longer, I would like it a lot more.
As is, the clip is just a little short for my likings.
Another winner from Kershaw, and this one is really lightweight due to the G10 and the handle being so slim. 
Thats a neat looking drop point.
