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Featured Comment by Charles Sample on March 1, 2014 at 20:47

Randall, I think it is as ground.  It definitely is not polished smooth.  So would that be normal?

Comment by Randall Vaughn on March 1, 2014 at 19:49

Is that a as ground blade some soddies have those and will look different than the tang.

In Memoriam Comment by Terry Ray on March 1, 2014 at 16:28

so you think the tang was not tempered? wonder how that could be?

In Memoriam Comment by Terry Ray on March 1, 2014 at 16:26

Nice one Charles

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on March 1, 2014 at 11:23

Hey Max, nothing to be sorry about.  I appreciate your input.  I plan on sending it back to exchange it.  I will have to wait til Monday to call to get an RMA number.

Comment by Max McGruder on March 1, 2014 at 10:55

Charles, I thought I'd read on the Case Forum that the different hardnesses can cause some discoloration like that ...but I just searched every key word I could think of over there and found nothing of the sort talked about. I looked at the Two Soddies  I could easily get two and both looked better than that....

So my conclusion is, it's not Normal. I would at least call or send it back and find out.

Also, Sorry to speak out of turn when I can't back it up... so I guess  I remember things wrong. Next time I'll check my facts FIRST!

Again Sorry.

 

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on March 1, 2014 at 10:29

Max, are you saying that is normal?  I was thinking about sending it back.  If it was going to be a user, I wouldn't worry about it.  But I was planning on putting it in my collection.  I would like to be able to call it mint.

Comment by Max McGruder on March 1, 2014 at 9:28

I believe the tang itself isn't hardened like the blade that's why there is a difference in color and doesn't polish like the blade.

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on February 28, 2014 at 19:43

I put some Coon P on it to see if it would rub off.  It wouldn't.

Featured Comment by Charles Sample on February 28, 2014 at 19:41

No, it isn't the light or angle.  It is actually dark like that.