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Natural Copper Knife Scales, Kershaw Leek
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Is it real copper or copper color anodized aluminum?
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Genuine copper scales, will patina with age.
Very nice Kershaw.
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09-01-2023, 04:44 AM
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Well I guess for $140 for a small folding knife you should get the real thing. I have just never seen a knife with actual copper scales before.
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Real copper.
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Nice looking knife!
I don't have a knife with copper scales, but I do have a Retro 51 20th Anniversary pen with a raw copper body that was made in 2010. It developed a dark patina from handling that would leave marks on shirts, so I polished it out. I rarely use it anymore, but it has already darkened again. The oxidation on knife scales probably won't be an issue, unless you wear white pants!
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Very nice, but out of my price range.
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If those were real copper scales, I’d probably drop $140 for it. Although not full scales, I have a Krudo with bilateral copper and carbon fiber accents. Guess if I want some patina I should polish it. 
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Like that Copper Kershaw.
Lately I’ve been carrying this Kershaw.
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Neat looking knife! I might carry it on days when no Thunderstorms are in the forecast
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MERCATOR COPPER | Mercator-Knives | Brands | OTTER-Messer
This copper Mercator goes for under sixty bucks on Amazon and a couple of big knife vendors. It derives from the painted steel Kaufmann K55K Black Cat, a knife favored by Wehrmacht soldiers. A number of GIs acquired them in due course and brought them back.
It is a nice flat lockback that carries easily despite its length. Under sixty bucks. I don’t have copper, but I have had the original painted Black Cat, and a brass one by Otter-Messer.
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MERCATOR COPPER | Mercator-Knives | Brands | OTTER-Messer
This copper Mercator goes for under sixty bucks on Amazon and a couple of big knife vendors. It derives from the painted steel Kaufmann K55K Black Cat, a knife favored by Wehrmacht soldiers. A number of GIs acquired them in due course and brought them back.
It is a nice flat lockback that carries easily despite its length. Under sixty bucks. I don’t have copper, but I have had the original painted Black Cat, and a brass one by Otter-Messer.
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The k55k is a good knife.
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