Reply With QuoteI was going to take it out on my next deployment; so if its great for stabbing, then thats good enough for me! I did not want it as a collectors item! lol
Not to piss on your parade but I expect that knife will have little use beyond stabbing people. I doubt you'll find many Hereford hooligans with one of them on their beltkit.
HF, shame pal, it would have been quality.
I was going to take it out on my next deployment; so if its great for stabbing, then thats good enough for me! I did not want it as a collectors item! lol
I would seriously look at something else. Ask around the squady's that have more than one tour in the chow line,, How many have ever stuck anything other than some Friday nite Taffy Jack..Originally Posted by lunte
A knife is a proper tool, you don't need to spend a lot, but you also don't carry toys,, every pound of kit is going to drag your butt down. Unless your REMF Airforce
Look at something with 4-5 inch blade, stainless, maybe One of Chris Reeves SF knives, Or Bill Harsey's Tactical knives or whoever,, just don't get a toy.
Your mates already seen your bell-end in the showers,, you don't need to brag about the size of your tool(s)...
Some Pic's... The one with the split black handle, the folder with camo sheaf and the Camiiius were issue,, 40 yrs ago..
Good Luck,, Thanks for your service..
An Old Green FOG
Agreed, JJ.
Daggers look cool, but aren't really very practical as field tools. On the other hand, the knives shown above will work great for everything, AND make great fighting weapons.
The Blackhawk SF dagger looks like a clean, no-nonsense design. That's a good thing. But it's primary purpose is killing. Anyways, I am just repeating what the others said already. It's not possible to baton wood with it, unless you are ready to ruin the edge from one side. It won't make a good rescue knife if you have to cut open someone's clothes and belts in an emergency. For many tasks it will perform adequately, for example as a steak knife it might be quite OK.
But hey, I've never been to Iraq or Afghanistan. If someone needs to go around and dispose of other men silently then this should be a good tool. I'm not an expert. I just wanted to pine in with my opinion on the design side of this blade.
To me it looks a little bit overpriced. D2 is a respected steel, it is a tool steel, it is used in quality knives but it's not a supersteel.
A beautiful design
I am awestruck by the purity of this design. To me, this is a perfect utility knife. It is the Bob Lum fixed blade Encounter. It is 100% no-frills, no-nonsense, no-bullsh1t. It is a full-tang design: the handle and the blade are one and the same. The blade is pretty thick, 4.5 millimeters. The price is approx. 160 USD from Japan. It is made in Seki-City - possibly the place with the most knowledgeable steel masters.
Someday, I will make a pilgrimage to Seki City!
That looks like an excellent knife, Walker-69, and a very reasonable price.
I use Lansky Turnbox, a cheaper alternative to Spyderco Triangle. It works quite good with good steels (VG-10, 154CM, CPM D2), but I haven't tried it with supersteels like ZDP-189, which probably require something better.
have a look at the SEAL Pup Elite (Black TiNi) has a good length and has a nice sheath
I use a Lansky LKDMD Deluxe Diamond Sharpening Stone System Kit plus a 1000 ultra fine stone. Can’t be beat to hold a consistent edge.
Japanese waterstone with grade 2000, 6000 and with polish 8000
I am only using two different knives one leatherman and one sami(native people) knife.
I dont need some tacticool operator knife and besides, the sami knife is way cheaper.
And the Sami is probably lighter, easier to sharpen, more user friendly, more useful... I could go on. My custom knives from you-know-who on this site (COUGHhenrysforkCOUGH), sheath and all, typically weight less than a military/survival/tactical/megaforce knife alone.I am only using two different knives one leatherman and one sami(native people) knife.
I dont need some tacticool operator knife and besides, the sami knife is way cheaper.
The Sami knives are interesting. In Finnish it's called "Leuku", and I have seen Americans spell it as "leuko". It has a scandi grind and it's bigger than an ordinary scandi knife. Sort of like a machete of the north.
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