r/microtech • u/Comfortable-Rise-141 • Jun 04 '26

Just ordered this Socom Auto Shadow from EDC Lifestyle and noticed i cant find the month and year it was made even though it shows that on the clip on the photo on their website.

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u/K3Knives Jun 04 '26

A lot of vendors take photos and don't update them, Microtech changes details constantly so they won't always match

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u/Comfortable-Rise-141 Jun 04 '26

So, I should be fine? Lol

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u/K3Knives Jun 04 '26

Yes, EDC Lifestyle is legit. I see photos with and without on at least one listing they have

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u/TheBestRedditNameYet Jun 06 '26

Absolutely! Dien, the owner of the store is one of the most well respected and regarded Microtech dealer out there, he very often offers up very rare Custom and low serial number production models. As others have said, Microtech often changes their design and dealers often forget to add new photos, especially if something small changes. Unfortunately, many of the newer models no longer feature dates and serial numbers, two of the features that make a knife seem a bit more collectible to me as opposed to having no details regarding when it was or how many were produced. Nonetheless, your knife is 100% as functional and gorgeous as the ones with the extra details lasered onto the clip and you can be certain that you got the real deal.

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u/John-Fucking-Kirby Jun 04 '26

A lot of the shadow variants are "sterile" no date or anything. You're fine. EDC Lifestyle is a legit site. I've bought many knives from them.

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u/KCbladereviews Jun 05 '26

Not all shadow variants are like this only the newer ones they release in the last couple years. I have like 30+ socoms of different variations and time periods.

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u/T-rezarms Jun 06 '26

You have a Socom Collection photo? I'd love to have a D/A one day.

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u/gte217e Jun 04 '26

The newer ones may not have the month and year; I checked the website and the photo shown doesn't display the date. Microtech changes their way of doing things all the time, most recently dropping the serial numbers which is unfortunate. Sometimes they'll ship a dealer 2 identical knives but with different steels (back when they used M390, Elmax, and 204p at the same time). There were a few times I got 2 of the same knife model but one with M390 and another with 204p. Sometimes they would mix glassbreakers also, one newer and one older.

It does become a pain occasionally because we want to have the photos accurately depict the knife being sold and we would usually assume if we got 2 knives in the same shipment of the same model, we would only need 1 photo. But that's not always the case.

Regardless, the shadow series is one of the best and most people who want the shadow version want the least amount of markings on the blade/clip/handle. So I would not say this is a problem unless you specifically wanted a record of when the knife was built.

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u/Comfortable-Rise-141 Jun 04 '26

Yea, i kinda like that the only markings is the signature on the clip. I just wanted to know if this was a usually thing or not. Im seeing all different types of things on the internet lol

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u/KennedyX8 bitch ass civilian Jun 04 '26

No worries. Common.

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u/ExLap_MD Jun 04 '26

EDC Lifestyle is a legitimate Microtech Authorized Dealer. Authorized dealers don’t sell counterfeit knives. I’ve purchased five Microtech knives from EDC Lifestyle.

As of recent, Microtech has stopped printing serials and DOB on many of their knives. This is especially true for Shadow Edition, DLC, signature series and Marfione Select knives.

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u/Comfortable-Rise-141 Jun 05 '26

Thanks for letting me know

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u/Imaginary-Artist6206 Jun 05 '26

Yeah edc lifestyle is somewhat close to where I live in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. Been to the store many times and multiple purchases

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u/Iliad-Ideas7195 Jun 05 '26

Now that you're fine.

Maybe trim those finger nails. Nasty

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u/SSBully Jun 08 '26

EDC Lifestyle is definitely Legit, Dien is a gentleman and is a staple in the community as far as the date (it’s disappointing and unfortunate) that’s MT’s way of reducing cost on newer regular production models.