Nice score northern1, I just got mine in the mail today as well. It had a small imperfection that looked like a small bubble (in the paint) or something but I know Jerry will back it up if it becomes a problem plus I will put it through it's paces to make sure it is not a problem. I looks more of a cosmetic issue than anything and unless you are looking for it you won't really see it. Basically no concern to me. The pictures are bad right now, I didn't have time to get better ones yet. For some reason the weight feels like the same as the dogfather CG, but it is heaver by scale. Feel seems the same though. Definitely an awesome knife, my first Jerry Busie knife. I'm very grateful that Jerry finally put out a great chopper to go against my bolo.

Here's the NBFNM in comparison to the bolo and dog fathers (CG and LE)











NBFM weight


Dog Father CG weight