Cold steel master hunter stonewashed - Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter Fixed Blade Knife

i am also having the same issue with the handle. i have bought this knife from two different online stores and both knives had the same problem. i sent pictures to the customer support at the first store that i bought it from and they said it should not be like that, so i returned it. the second one i bought from opticsplanet had the same problem. i have several other knives with the same sheath and handle material and none of them have this problem. the knives that don't have this problem are made in Taiwan. i have had issues lately with the handles on several cold steel knives (pendleton hunter and pendleton mini hunter). i like this knife so much that i bought one for me and one as a gift for my father, but cold steel's quality control seems to be slipping imo. opticsplanet had free shipping and the best price when you apply the discount code.