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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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...