The very tip of mine is bent from pulling .22 shells from a Soviet bolt action training rifle that refused to eject and the finish is starting to come off. I almost bought a SOG, but I cut my thumb open with I tried to flick the blade out. It's a pretty good knife, but I miss my $10 S&W Tanto bladed folder (
http://budk.com/Knives/Smith-Wesson-...-Folding-Knife) that I used to have, but the little piece that locks the blade in place went past the blade and got stuck