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Hello Jon,
Well, those are two nice pieces!
The CQC-7 is about 15 years old, say 1995, definitely a "Pre-factory" knife. It has several features of note: the blade has the most desired "aggressive" grind profile; it is ATS-34 with Paul Bos heat treat; the grind is a single bevel, which will stand up to significant use without any problem, (the 'zero grind' chips out much easier;) threaded bolsters, very desirable; obviously, it has the much rarer black handles - but notice the large amount of handwork in the handle scales, unlike current versions; and, it has the old thickness titanium liners (~.0625"). You will not see very many like that around these days, as he was making knives as fast as he could, and 7s were not as often produced as 6s then. Great knife!
The CQC-6 is also at least 15 years old, probably one of the earliest SpecWar logoed CQC-6s. Probably late 1994. It also has: the blade has the most desired "aggressive" grind profile; it is ATS-34 with Paul Bos heat treat; the grind is also a single bevel very unusual for a non-Halfmoon 6, the threaded bolsters have thumb detents on both sides - this is a very desirable trait; it has the standard green Micarta scales, but notice how smooth the dovetails are with the bolsters - this also shows a lot of time consuming hand sanding which you rarely see now; and, it has the old thickness titanium liners (~.0625"). I can't recall seeing another 6 with SpecWar logo and dual thumb detents - not necessarily unique, but its not an everyday knife either!!
Hope this is helpful Jon--regards,
Seth
(JBravo on the USN & the World's foremost Emerson Historian)
$3,000
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