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Nemesis Mar Private Reserve VG-10 Titanium Lockback

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An Al Mar design through and through, now made with modern materials, the Nemesis Mar Private Reserve is adept for detail work but robust for demanding tasks. The spear-point blade measures 3.4 inches and is made from Japanese high-carbon-content VG-10 stainless steel Read More

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Jul 18, 2018

This still running on nylon washers?

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Kopo

May 15, 2018

Beautiful blade, not as sharp as my Boker UT's out of the box however, not a big deal. The scales on the other hand are pathetic, with sharp corners, poorly finished.
Better off with another Urban Trapper at this price.

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ponagathos

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May 3, 2018

I received this today and my first thought was why would I order such a small knife? This thing is tiny. I suppose the blade is technically 3.4 inches but the actual edge of the blade is about 3.2 inches. I probably should not of ordered this knife. Does mass drop normally measure this way? I have ordered several knives from them with 3 1/2 inch blades and they are all much larger.
The knife itself looks good but the action is terrible. Using a nice strong flick of the wrist, it consistently does NOT open. Having recently received my Kaiser textured titanium and Boker Gent (both fantastic), this thing feels like garbage in comparison. I have a similarly shaped Kershaw AM4 (also Al Mar inspired). . that cost less than half and it feels much better .
Please excuse all the extra spaces, my iPad does not like this form it seems.

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MoonStan

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May 12, 2018

ponagathosIt is indeed much smaller than what I expected. Here it is along an Ontario RAT 2 :

And with a Boker Kwaiken, a Kizer Begleiter and a CRKT Crossbones :

And as for your deployment issue, mine is smooth as butter without lateral blade play. Your pivot might be too tight.

Still, the knife is already growing on me, it has such a nice, precious line. Great little EDC/gent folder .
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ponagathos

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May 12, 2018

MoonStanHello MoonStan. I had tried loosening the pivot, to no avail.
I played with a bit more today. Removing the pivot pin and blade I noticed one of the nylon washers looked like it had been partially captured by the pivot pin as it was slightly crushed and the pivot did not want to be removed. Put it back together and the action improved slightly. But if I give it a flick like you do in the video you attached it only opens a bit past the halfway point. I was wondering if the pivot itself might be a bit to large for the blade, then noticed some wear marks where the blade engages the lock. So, not sure, but think some bit is off just enough to cause the problem.

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fhood

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Apr 25, 2018

I am not sure how I feel about this one. On one hand, I really like the profile and blade shape. On the other hand, I think the handle/scales are pretty ugly. The pattern to the milling feels like they were trying to fill empty space, rather than fulfill an artistic vision. And the pocket clip sucks. Way to small. I would recommend just taking it off.
Oh, and obviously don't use this for heavier tasks. There isn't much to stop your hand from sliding down the handle and on to the blade.

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greene.tc789

Apr 25, 2018

IDK how this could look any more like a Benchmade 940

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Bobraz

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Apr 22, 2018

These pictures don't do the knife any justice; check the video on this page, it rightly shows the knife to be way more gorgeous :
http://knifenews.com/treasure-trove-of-late-al-mars-designs-surfaces-with-debut-of-mar-private-reserve

MoonStan

220

Apr 27, 2018

BobrazBeautiful indeed

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TheRaven

Apr 22, 2018

I wish this knife was made in Seki City. (I must own 150 knives by now; this would really just be bought for the collection). I don’t care if chinese quality is “equivalent “. I want the history of Seki!

JSK21

Apr 2, 2018

Nice knife, I'm not a fan of how part of the blade rests on a bar when folded though.

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smokeyjones

May 3, 2018

JSK21I'm not sure if I understand. The tang rests on the lock just behind the pivot but I don't see where the blade comes to rest on any other part along the rest of its length.

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A community member

Feb 16, 2018

Allrighty then.. It shipped. With USPS.. So i already know that I will have to pay import fees + 21% taxes on top of the $92.99 .... Thanks Massdrop for making a good deal a bad deal!
(Last time I will use Massdrop with their crappy shipping policies...)

A community member

Jan 29, 2018

I ordered one. Hope I get lucky with the delivery in the sense that it goes through another European country first (tax/import friendly). Love this design...

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MaxwellDemonic

This still running on nylon washers?

Kopo

Beautiful blade, not as sharp as my Boker UT's out of the box however, not a big deal. The scales on the other hand are pathetic, with sharp corners, poorly finished. Better off with another Urban Trapper at this price.

ponagathos

Hello MoonStan. I had tried loosening the pivot, to no avail. I played with a bit more today. Removing the pivot pin and blade I noticed one of the nylon washers looked like it had been partially captured by the pivot pin as it was slightly crushed and the pivot did not want to be removed. Put it back together and the action improved slightly. But if I give it a flick like you do in the video you attached it only opens a bit past the halfway point. I was wondering if the pivot itself might be a bit to large for the blade, then noticed some wear marks where the blade engages the lock. So, not sure, but think some bit is off just enough to cause the problem.