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I'm just curious if the new Crow and Raven are close to release. They were always my favorite Byrds. I hope the swedge stays.

araneae wrote:I'm just curious if the new Crow and Raven are close to release. They were always my favorite Byrds. I hope the swedge stays.

I'm interested in this as well. The Crow and Raven are just phenomenal hard use knives.

I think Sal has been away from the Byrd thread for a while.

Prototypes looked good. We're waiting for production.

sal

any pics of the protos or what materials and steel?

Hi Cameron,

We're still waiting for info.

sal

Thanks for chiming in on this Sal. I'm really looking forward to taking a look at the new versions. Will these continue to use 8Cr13 or are they making the switch to BD1?

We're switching to BD1 for both the Raven and Crow. Thicker blade, full flat, thicker liner, larger lock releae well. We don't have a delivery date yet.

sal

Wow, that sounds great. I'll be jumping on a BD1 version!

Sounds great! I liked the 1st gen Crow.. Will keep my eyes peeled for this. a thicker liner will make this version feel more stout, I think. While mine never showed any signs of failure, it didn't feel as stout as other :spyder: and byrd folders.

sal wrote:We're switching to BD1 for both the Raven and Crow. Thicker blade, full flat, thicker liner, larger lock releae well. We don't have a delivery date yet.

sal

This sounds amazing. Can't wait to put the new Raven through its paces on some hiking and camping trips.

Keeping the swedges Sal? Please say yes...

No swedges on the first run. Sorry. There are so many changes as is and first time using BD-1.

sal

Thanks Sal, it seems swedges are endangered these days. Still looking forward to these- handle material? G-10, Al? Blade finish? I'm not sure why, but I feel like these need to be black.

Black G-10, satin.

sal

Thx again Sal.

Ok I'll have to look up swedges :confused:
Also am interested in buying the old Raven or if I must a Crow.
Raven rhymes with daven :)

daven59 wrote:Ok I'll have to look up swedges :confused:

The ground taper on the spine starting at or near the tip.

Raven 2 on order should be here at any time...New steel,,,coool. :spyder:

Found a box from Sal and Co on the doorstep tonight. All I can say is forget what you know/think about Byrds. They are really impressive. Pics and a full review to come...