Mine arrived 2 wheeks ago, i got the Yellow version
After ajusting the pivot a little and 2 days of use it became very smooth indeed.
I think it might become one of my top 10 favorite figit knives :sunglasses:
And how is the quality? Normally I always advise better to buy from recognized brands of the style than what I show on my blog and channel: sanrenmu, kubey, harnds and that.
What worries me is the tri-ad-lock, which is what I like the most about cold steel, along with its designs of course.
The overall fit & finish is at the same level as my original Talwar. The action is very smooth and the blade is centered but it has a slight vertical blade-play. All in all I’m quite happy with it.
I do not have any spyderco but… that’s incredible due to the quality of that brand
I have only two lock backs and both without vertical play, one of them is sanrenmu.
One of the best things about cold steel is its tri ad lock, if we take that away we will have its attractive designs, but I don’t know, it is not the same without the security of its locking system. But cold steel prices in Europe are brutal.
Modding in the knife category is pricey!
I picked up a Spyderco ParaMilitary 2 with a Maxamet blade. The grey scales were too ugly! So I found some Putman sculpted G10 scales and Titanium hardware from ebay, Ti back-spacer and pocket clip, now it looks as sharp as it cuts but man does this stuff add up!