I just bought another SS4; bottom line was a tad over $200 and it has a couple coating rubs (it also has a factory leather pocket sheath). That may have been a poor purchase if plentiful S5 LEs in INFI are released for about the same price, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm not saying it won't happen, but there's no guarantee, so I decided not to let this deal pass me by.

I like the Scrapper 5 a lot; as a matter of fact, I might even consider it a nearly perfect all-arounder -- if I had to pick just one knife to take into a camping/combat/survival situation, the S5 might well be it. However, and I'll qualify this statement by admitting I'm not in a position to EDC any fixed-blade at my office, but my opinion is that the S5 is a bit large for an EDC. Even an S4 will make sheeple squirm; an S5 could panic them into a stampede.


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