[censored], are you kidding me!!!! no CG version!?!?!?!?! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Nope. But the game ain't over yet. I'm betting we'll see a CG version before the fat lady sings.
My biggest concern is whether the M9 is through-hardened or differentially-hardened. I can see no trace of a hamon on the picture Eric posted. And there is NO WAY I'm buying an SR101 knife the size of the M9 if it's through-hardened, CG or otherwise.
bruce what the hell does that mean? through hardened??? forgive my ignorance???
Through hardened means that the edge, spine, handle, etc is all the same hardness.
Differentially hardeneted means that only the general edge area is hardened. The spine is softer, and that allows it to absorb shocks of impacts, and allows for large amounts of bending without the brittleness being present in the ENTIRE knife.
Supposedly, the great thing about INFI is that it can be through hardened, and still keep those impact absorbing and flexible properties and looks to have been proven in testing.
In general, what has been coming out of the swamp (old stuff aside) is that 6 inches and under is through hardened. Over that and it is differential. I sure hope the M9 is differentially hardened. That makes perfect sense with the intended use of the knife.
For one that freely gives their opinions on the comparision between S77, SR101 and INFI, I would expect you to already know all of this <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
