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Pros: Durability, Overall Quality
Cons: None
Initial thoughts
I have the Hogue Deka in 20cv and enjoy its smooth action and its super sharp and slicey blade. When I saw this knife I knew I wanted to get it. I don’t have an edc with a tanto blade so it made perfect sense to me. However, I made a mistake by ordering it from another online retailer since at first I didn’t find it at Knife Center. The knife arrived A Week Later (so slow that I thought they were using Pony Express). When I opened the Hogue box I was immediately disappointed. The blade had multiple scuffs, scratches, uneven grind and the dlc coating was terrible making it appear as if it had already been used and with lock stick so bad wouldn’t even open. The same night I sent an email to the distributor explaining the problem and asked for a return authorization number. Took another day or so for them to respond and started questioning why I wanted to return it ; even though their website said they had no questions about returns. I even had to take pictures and send to them to prove what I was saying before they gave me the authorization! Right after I inspected it I ordered another, but this time from Knife Center ( as they now had it for sale also ). Of course as usual it arrived in two days time securely packaged and in pristine condition with all the normal paperwork. Centered and razor sharp out of the box with silky smooth action. I should have known better and ordered it from KC in the first place. I don’t like saying where I had all the trouble but to help others from making the same mistake I will. DLT