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Just got this one. What a masterpiece! The sharpest factory edge i've ever seen.
That's certainly a looker. I've always liked that kind of blade profile for the sheer practicality of it.
It has... spanner head scale screws? Are the scales dismountable?
The Guardian are great knives. I prefer the grip on the .5 versions, but all the designs are excellent. I have a 3.5 in M390 and a 5.5 in Magnacut, both with full flat grinds. A lot of fixed blades, especially the larger ones, are far thicker than they need to be. The Guardians are very tough, but thin enough to cut extremely well.
I've changed scales on both of mine (for microtextured Carbon Fiber). In both cases there was one bolt head I could not remove. They really tighten them down at the factory. Spanner bits came with the scales, but they both bent rather easily. The first one I just sent back to them to deal with and they swapped the scales for me.
For the second one I decided there must be a better way. After trying a lot of different options, I discovered that the spanner bits made by Railer are tough enough not to bend, even on Bradford's factor tight bolts. If you want to take off the scales, I highly recommend that you get a set of those.
A Bradford knife is on my (long) wishlist of fixed blade knife makers. I've heard only good things about them. That CF looks great.
That is one sexy looking knife.