On my hunt for the perfect folder , I fell in love with the rick Hinderer's XM series folder. But after hunting for long and i just couldn't source it. I joined a few international forums and was told that unless I was willing to spend twice the cost there was no way to get a Xm folder in the near future. I was told that Hinderer doesn't sell directly (except to armed forces personnels). And due to the huge demand their resellers jack up the price. And even the used one sells at a premium. I started corresponding with the company but not seeing much hope went ahead and got myself CR's Umnumzaan. A truly beautiful blade and and manufacturing marvel.
But during the process of getting the Umnumzaan, got the good news that they have a XM-24 ready for a blade show and after the show they are willing to ship it (as an exception) . though i had spend huge bucks on the first knife just couldn't resist and yesterday the order was confirmed and shipped also.
For some reason Hinderer's got a little generous and gave me a free up gradation to blue anodized clip and blue Titanium standoffs (instead of steel standoffs) .
The beast should land by the 12th
