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johnny blade
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new scarab OTF clone

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Heard it's pretty decent, anyone have one yet to give us a review?
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Johnny,
The action on these is very comparable to the Scarab. nice, hard to push release prevents it from going off in your pocket . Pretty sturdy clone. Made in Taiwan so its a step up from the Chinese stuff. Well worth $30 maybe $40. Any more and I wouldn't pay it. BR28
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I just saw one. Nice looking blade on that one. Since I'm a sucker for a cheap otf, I think I'll have to break my no-knife buying period.
Besides BA, anyone seen them anywhere else for sale?


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mypetelvis wrote:I just saw one. Nice looking blade on that one. Since I'm a sucker for a cheap otf, I think I'll have to break my no-knife buying period.
Besides BA, anyone seen them anywhere else for sale?


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It might be worth emailing STU ... his off-auction prices are usually better than buying through BA.

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mypetelvis wrote:I just saw one. Nice looking blade on that one. Since I'm a sucker for a cheap otf, I think I'll have to break my no-knife buying period.
Besides BA, anyone seen them anywhere else for sale?


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MPE,
give stu an email,i have one coming from him off auction,should be here by thursday.
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i got an email from stu this weekend and he had some for sale off auction, seemed like they were a little cheaper than auction starting prices. if you have dealt with stu before it might be worth sending him an email about them.
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BladeLover
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Scarab Clone

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Got one coming from Stu this week. They look pretty sturdy for a clone.
I'll give a product report when she arrives. :lol:

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Damn , wish it didnt have lightning on the side. lol
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I was thinking exactly the same thing.... it would have looked tastier without!

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ktonix wrote:
...... Damn , wish it didnt have lightning on the side. lol
:lol: No Shit!!
I've got one comin' anyway, but......
No Shit!! :lol:
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Got my LIGHTNING from Stu this past weekend. Very sturdy for a clone...pretty solid lockup and very fast. I like it's compact profile and blade shape. I recommend to the OTF lover who doesn't want to pay 300-400 for a Microtech or who wants a lower price user. They seem very functional too, unlike some of my other OTF clones like that POS Halo III :oops:

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These are pretty good for a clone :) The looseness when open let's you know it's a clone :(
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Vagrant wrote:These are pretty good for a clone :) The looseness when open let's you know it's a clone :(
I bought a S&W 1600 recently. Out of curiosity I ordered a clone just to compare. Several differences were quite apparent — machined alloy vs. stamped metal, better blade, postive lock up vs. almost no lockup at all, a safety that actually lines up and works well vs. one that doesn't — but blade play was not one of them. They both wobbled about the same. Of course, I understand that mileage may vary.
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Just got mine today. IMO, materials / construction are MUCH BETTER than my old Edge Co. NATO...... much better than a Tomb Raider..... Not anything I'd carry to really use.... BUT
.... It is my new $25 favorite fun-time letter opener :D / neighbor scarer. :twisted:
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