Got my SRM/Land 909 in the mail yesterday - it is one big, bold and beautiful knife! Makes all my 700 series knives look tiny. Fit, finish, operation are all excellent, except for a tiny pit or two in the blade finish near the LAND logo. I find the grip to be very comfortable in my hand. Postal scale says it's just shy of 5 ounces, even with the skeletonized liner. Can't say I notice the weight very much clipped to my pants pocket, but it would be a load in the bottom of a pocket.
My big knife desires have been met - for now. At least until my 962 from DB arrives. I'm also thinking that the 905 might be an interesting compromise between this gigantic knife and the 700 series.
Get an Enlan EL-01/02 and you will see how tiny your 909 really is. ;-) The 905 is similar in length and thickness to the 909, only the width is smaller on the 905. I can do some comparison shots on the weekend if you want. There is not much choice in the middle-class section as I wrote in post #344.
You are correct, the difference between the 905 and 909 is not as great as I thought. The L02 is interesting, just wish it had my preference of tip-up carry. However, the clip looks very well designed for the knife to ride deep in the pocket. Oh well, I'm not in too big a hurry to move onto the next thing - I'm still very much enjoying the 909. I've been cutting fruits and other food at work lately, and the 700 series knives have been a little lacking in size. This new knife is definitely up for the task.
The L02 with tip-up carry clip, a full flat ground blade with the blade shape of the L03-2 with the same polish as the 909 and dark blue textured G10 or dark blue matte Micarta would be pretty much my dream knife.
Navy seems to have many medium sized knifes (7" or 180mm in size), which is rare for SRM/Land and Bee/Enlan.
So if you are directly connected to Discovery Bargain it would be appreciated if you post your future advertisings in the Commercial Sellers - category.
But since you are already here, is there any way to speed up delivery times to Europe/Germany, but still keep the free shipping option? My first order (a Sanrenmu 939 knife) took 8 weeks to arrive here, this is the longest that any parcel from China/HK ever needed for me and others have also experienced extreme delays like that. I would order a lot more from DB if shipping wouldn't take so long. (2-4 weeks is normal) If you can find out how Tinydeal.com does it, that would be good, because TD parcels/envelopes arrive here in 2 weeks. Also after 45/65 days after the order the buyer will have to raise a Paypal claim/case, that is not so good for DB and their customers.
Your prices on knives are very attractive, is it possible for you to offer more Navy Knifes? Thanks
For what it’s worth, I’ve had about a handful of orders make it to my doorstep in under four weeks. I’d have to check to be sure but I think I have four more knives on the way and I’ll be sure to report if they take longer than expected to get here.