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Recently bought ,slim midi marauder.I have way to many knifes wish I’d have saved for and bought this first absolutely love this knife its damn near perfect and worth every penny. I ordered the slim praetorian.Im stoked and looking forward to getting off the road so I can pick up this knife at home.
Great video, as usual, thanks MC and sure glad I'm a subscriber and Patreon supporter of this awesome channel. I picked up a Slim Flipper, my first Medford, and I'm still working on breaking in the ceramic bearings. Greg Medford runs a tight ship and produces quality knives for sure. This Praetorian Slim is all it's advertised to be and carries nicely in my thinner work pants, tolerances are tight, and finishing is spot-on. My only gripe is the price tag however, I'm a native Arizonan and willing to pay the premium due to the overall quality, Greg's nutty and cool videos, the unique designs, and that MKT runs their main business out of a Phoenix location. I like supporting folks that choose to spend their money in my State, and dig this cool EDC.
Glad this reviewed well. I ordered mine from MKT back in February and it's been an antsy 4 months waiting for it, and that knife has had very little coverage
A picture of a pretorian in a magazine got me into knives two years ago. I will never be able to afford one but I'm pretty happy with my batum. Im not really sure about a pretorian without the bashy bit on the end of the handle.
I just got one and it has Torx for the pivot and has an overtravel stop. It’s S45 too so likely there was a refresh of the design. The pivot Torx is like a T20 though hahah
I know this is an older video now, but seeing it again I cant help but think...Now that there's a Praetorian Slim Flipper model, if they replaced that "glass-breaker" feature with a well executed front-flipper tab instead, it would be a *LEGENDARY* fidget king! Between the thumb groove, double flipper deployments, being able to flick it being on bearings.... Yessir. But Greg hunts woolly mammoths w/ his knives, so hes prob not interested in making knives thatr fun to play with LOL.
All their lock faces are carbidized similar to how CRK used to do produce lock faces before the ceramic detent/lock insert. All Medfords are made to break into them selves, including the lock! Medford also does this because the Ti on SS has more traction and the lock face is less likely going to slip when under pressure. After fully broken in, the lock stops wearing and it settles on the blade tang.
Quick question please if someone wanted one Medford knife but was used to small knives and needed to carry a daily which one would you recommend? Thank you
I have fluctuated between Medford and Olamic for my next knife. Medford came out with a Trump knife. I will never consider buying a Medford ever again.
I think I heard Bird say to Frankie that he wears athletic shorts every day, opps. I have the flipper version of this knife on order and if you want will ship it to you when i receive it. I ordered it the day it became available.
This is weird. I love my slim midi, love my gen 6 xm-18 on bearings, and Chris reeve and strider on PB washers. I ma seriously attracted to this blade, yet for some reason I am disappointed to hear it's on bearings. A Medford on bearings? Heresy
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Recently bought ,slim midi marauder.I have way to many knifes wish I’d have saved for and bought this first absolutely love this knife its damn near perfect and worth every penny. I ordered the slim praetorian.Im stoked and looking forward to getting off the road so I can pick up this knife at home.
Great video, as usual, thanks MC and sure glad I'm a subscriber and Patreon supporter of this awesome channel. I picked up a Slim Flipper, my first Medford, and I'm still working on breaking in the ceramic bearings. Greg Medford runs a tight ship and produces quality knives for sure. This Praetorian Slim is all it's advertised to be and carries nicely in my thinner work pants, tolerances are tight, and finishing is spot-on. My only gripe is the price tag however, I'm a native Arizonan and willing to pay the premium due to the overall quality, Greg's nutty and cool videos, the unique designs, and that MKT runs their main business out of a Phoenix location. I like supporting folks that choose to spend their money in my State, and dig this cool EDC.
I didn’t realize this one was on bearings. Interesting. I do like the PB washers on the Slim Midi though. Great video!
Glad this reviewed well. I ordered mine from MKT back in February and it's been an antsy 4 months waiting for it, and that knife has had very little coverage
Very nice ! Good looking knife very edc friendly. Good review, thanks for sharing !
Wow this knife looks amazing and it's a Medford, Keep up the good work.
Man this thing is sweet. I have the 187 and would like to check this one out some day. I do think it is a little pricey though. My 187 was only 475
A picture of a pretorian in a magazine got me into knives two years ago. I will never be able to afford one but I'm pretty happy with my batum. Im not really sure about a pretorian without the bashy bit on the end of the handle.
Exposed detent track never bothered me, but it is cool to see it covered on this model.
Nice! That's a Grail knife for me!
I just got one and it has Torx for the pivot and has an overtravel stop. It’s S45 too so likely there was a refresh of the design. The pivot Torx is like a T20 though hahah
I bought one that was made 123120. They added a lock bar stop.
Thank you for introducing me to medford knives metal complex its probably gonna make me go broke but still, pretty knives lol
I know this is an older video now, but seeing it again I cant help but think...Now that there's a Praetorian Slim Flipper model, if they replaced that "glass-breaker" feature with a well executed front-flipper tab instead, it would be a *LEGENDARY* fidget king! Between the thumb groove, double flipper deployments, being able to flick it being on bearings.... Yessir. But Greg hunts woolly mammoths w/ his knives, so hes prob not interested in making knives thatr fun to play with LOL.
They do have these in a drop point version.
I just got one in stonewashed blue. How are you closing without using your thumb?
Is there a tool you can buy for Medford pivots
Thx for the detailed video, one question what is customer service like?
My experience with Greg and Staff has been truly excellent
Evidently Medford heard you. I purchased one and it has an overstop disc.
Faced and flamed with a satin blade and a blue lock side ,and I'm all over it!
sounds good to me too...but i would love to see Greg add a timascus clip..that would be great
@@jayunitedwestand1810 chose a shirogorov f3 over a midi marauder yesterday , .....big mistake.
Nice looking blade but the lack of a steel insert to prevent the titanium frame lock from wearing out on a $500+ knife bugs the hell out of me
All their lock faces are carbidized similar to how CRK used to do produce lock faces before the ceramic detent/lock insert. All Medfords are made to break into them selves, including the lock! Medford also does this because the Ti on SS has more traction and the lock face is less likely going to slip when under pressure. After fully broken in, the lock stops wearing and it settles on the blade tang.
Quick question please if someone wanted one Medford knife but was used to small knives and needed to carry a daily which one would you recommend? Thank you
This is 2 years old. But one of these slim models, the slim midi, or the Smooth Criminal. I daily a Smooth Criminal. Excellent quality.
I have fluctuated between Medford and Olamic for my next knife. Medford came out with a Trump knife.
I will never consider buying a Medford ever again.
To me you have either a cutter or a slicer both will do the job
I think I heard Bird say to Frankie that he wears athletic shorts every day, opps. I have the flipper version of this knife on order and if you want will ship it to you when i receive it. I ordered it the day it became available.
Saw that, I will have one for sure.
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This knife is tempting but how do you maintain a knife with bearings if you're not supposed to take it apart?
Compressed air
The owner is the biggest Delta Bravo I’ve ever seen & his knives don’t do it for me personally.
Just bought a slim and I can turn it over and tap it and the lock disengages
Is one side of this knife aluminum?
This one is not but the swift version is
Better thank your patrons for all these medford knives...
I dont keep these. They go back to their owners when I'm done.
WOW
This is weird. I love my slim midi, love my gen 6 xm-18 on bearings, and Chris reeve and strider on PB washers. I ma seriously attracted to this blade, yet for some reason I am disappointed to hear it's on bearings. A Medford on bearings? Heresy
It's a front flipper the same way the ZT0640 is a front flipper
If I had $600 dollars burning a hole in my pocket, I would pick this up so quick.
I hear ya. Right now people are just trying to get buy with essentials, let alone a knife for 600 bones.
Mmmmmm, think I might sell my only PM2 in lieu of on of these - great silhouette 👍
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Slim praetorian sounds like an oxymoron
Medford? Slim? Oxymoron.... 🤣
A bearing knife you can’t disassemble, with Greg’s quality control, I’m out...
I've handled probably 40 Medfords along with nearly 1000 other knives ranging from $20-$3000. Greg's quality control is plenty good.