Heya, not a huge knife guy but a year or two back I picked up this ZT hinderer at a garage sale for around 150 bucks. Thought it was cool. It’s been sitting in a drawer ever since then and I’m now wondering if it’s actually a real one or a clone. Thanks
by ItIsMeLuigi
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Honestly, the placement of the handle curve at the top near where the blade slopes down toward the flipper looks a bit off to me and the jimping on the spine looks way off.
https://preview.redd.it/rx0f094dfwmd1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5159dcbbd4539a4ed87e4731dd0b1f9e242de017
https://preview.redd.it/0ttz6oplfwmd1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56bac58b1ad91af8e507037489553b1b7cd9e119
Jimping is much more aggressive here… This is a factory fresh blade direct from ZT about 1 months ago.
Looks legit to me. I went thru this validation recently. Here’s the video I used to help. There’s some obvious tip-offs to look for that I don’t see on yours.
https://youtu.be/G4ug6Xn6Tko?si=wH7g7F2blmkFP5sq
I have that exact model. Half CF and 20CV. It looks legit to me. If it’s a fake, I think it’s a damn good one