Your New Knife!

sjohnson1997 said:
I’d off myself if I was one of those weirdos that carries more than one knife at a time haha.
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In a knife training class, I saw a guy with multiple knife trainers get disarmed of them mainly because he only had two hands to defend with and more knives than that to defend.

These are my EDC knives - a Shivworks Clinch Pick and a SAK.

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Andy in NH said:
In a knife training class, I saw a guy with multiple knife trainers get disarmed of them mainly because he only had two hands to defend with and more knives than that to defend.

These are my EDC knives - a Shivworks Clinch Pick and a SAK.

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Yeah, that’s reasonable. I don’t want to look at some dude that’s carrying around 6 folders, 2 fixed blades, and a Karambit around his ankle 😆 that same dude probably lies about being purple belt in BJJ.
 
Ron Jablonski said:
I just received my first Spyderco. Yojimbo 2, acid etched stone wash blade and clip and heat treated hardware. This thing cuts like a razor, I love it.

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I have one with the normal blade and love it. I like the weight and balance. Hopefully you like it as much as I like mine.

They also have a mini Yojimbo that I like carrying when I need something more discreet.
 
citoriguy said:
I have one with the normal blade and love it. I like the weight and balance. Hopefully you like it as much as I like mine.

They also have a mini Yojimbo that I like carrying when I need something more discreet.
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I like it a lot so far. I just wish the handle was a little thicker, and had a little contour to it. I just ordered some micarta scales and a deep carry clip, I'm not loving the factory clip.
 
Thought it was time to grab a fixed blade as I am mostly a folder dude so I went with a Vosteed Mink. The sheath came with the clip mounted the other way for a normal vertical carry, but I'm thinking of trying to carry it like this to see how I like it on the small of my back. This knife has been calling my name ever since I saw it at @1stRoundAcademy .
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edin508 said:
Thought it was time to grab a fixed blade as I am mostly a folder dude so I went with a Vosteed Mink. The sheath came with the clip mounted the other way for a normal vertical carry, but I'm thinking of trying to carry it like this to see how I like it on the small of my back. This knife has been calling my name ever since I saw it at @1stRoundAcademy .
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How efficient is re-sheathing the knife in that position?
 
Andy in NH said:
How efficient is re-sheathing the knife in that position?
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Not very efficient, but I'm not used to it yet either as I just got the knife yesterday. A friend of mine carries this way and he makes it look super easy as he's carried that way for years which is why I'm giving it a try to see if it works for me. If it stays that way, time will tell, but it's easy to switch it back to normal if I end up not liking it.
 
New-ish to me is this Rick Hinderer imagining of the iconic KaBar fighting knife.

Everyone loves a KaBar style knife, they’re a huge part of American military history, but the design was always flawed by using a thin rat tail tang in the handle making it kind of useless for anything else other than sticking in flesh.

I’ve broken a couple of the standard issue KaBars over the years just from overuse/beating on them a little around camps, practicing throwing with them when drinking etc. They just snap right off at the guard/tang.

Spartan Blades recently came out with a magnacut version of a Kabar, it looks awesome, but, whoever the guy was in design/production that said “oh ya that’s sweet go for it!” never even took the rat tail tang into consideration and so they made theirs that way. Total fail IMO and a complete lack of attention to detail.

Searching further I came across the Hinderer version, made in 3V with black battle worn DLC coating, canvas micarta grips and handmade leather sheath. It’s gorgeous and the leather smells fantastic.

The blade, full tang grip and guard are all one solid piece of 3V. Finally somebody hit it out of the park and fixed a simple defect in an iconic blade.

I would’ve preferred (for looks only) the old school leather discs for the grip but the micarta feels really nice in the hand. They also incorporated a finger choil at the guard, to assist with retrieval of your blade if it ever gets stuck in bone, and it feels like it would very effective pulling it back in that way.

If I had one complaint it is that I wish they had ground a portion of the spine at a nice angle to use on fire rods. Unfortunately the spine is kind of smoothly rounded in that area.

A lot of companies have copied this knife over many decades, all using the same defective design, but this Hinderer version is the first and only copy that KaBar signed on for and allowed Hinderer to put their name on the blade.

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cams said:
New-ish to me is this Rick Hinderer imagining of the iconic KaBar fighting knife.

Everyone loves a KaBar style knife, they’re a huge part of American military history, but the design was always flawed by using a thin rat tail tang in the handle making it kind of useless for anything else other than sticking in flesh.

I’ve broken a couple of the standard issue KaBars over the years just from overuse/beating on them a little around camps, practicing throwing with them when drinking etc. They just snap right off at the guard/tang.
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Great looking blade and a sound improvement!

I've done the same thing - throwing a Ka Bar at a tree while bored in the field - usually while waiting for the late transportation. :rolleyes:

I got real good at (a fixed target at a fixed range), but kind of a useless skill with no practical application.
 
Andy in NH said:
Great looking blade and a sound improvement!

I've done the same thing - throwing a Ka Bar at a tree while bored in the field - usually while waiting for the late transportation. :rolleyes:

I got real good at (a fixed target at a fixed range), but kind of a useless skill with no practical application.
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Ya same, was always just boredom, alcohol or both.
 
cams said:
New-ish to me is this Rick Hinderer imagining of the iconic KaBar fighting knife.

Everyone loves a KaBar style knife, they’re a huge part of American military history, but the design was always flawed by using a thin rat tail tang in the handle making it kind of useless for anything else other than sticking in flesh.

I’ve broken a couple of the standard issue KaBars over the years just from overuse/beating on them a little around camps, practicing throwing with them when drinking etc. They just snap right off at the guard/tang.

Spartan Blades recently came out with a magnacut version of a Kabar, it looks awesome, but, whoever the guy was in design/production that said “oh ya that’s sweet go for it!” never even took the rat tail tang into consideration and so they made theirs that way. Total fail IMO and a complete lack of attention to detail.

Searching further I came across the Hinderer version, made in 3V with black battle worn DLC coating, canvas micarta grips and handmade leather sheath. It’s gorgeous and the leather smells fantastic.

The blade, full tang grip and guard are all one solid piece of 3V. Finally somebody hit it out of the park and fixed a simple defect in an iconic blade.

I would’ve preferred (for looks only) the old school leather discs for the grip but the micarta feels really nice in the hand. They also incorporated a finger choil at the guard, to assist with retrieval of your blade if it ever gets stuck in bone, and it feels like it would very effective pulling it back in that way.

If I had one complaint it is that I wish they had ground a portion of the spine at a nice angle to use on fire rods. Unfortunately the spine is kind of smoothly rounded in that area.

A lot of companies have copied this knife over many decades, all using the same defective design, but this Hinderer version is the first and only copy that KaBar signed on for and allowed Hinderer to put their name on the blade.

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I went to the KaBar web site to look at that knife. Now I know why I couldn't find it. It's a beauty Clarke.
 
Daddy Mac said:
I went to the KaBar web site to look at that knife. Now I know why I couldn't find it. It's a beauty Clarke.
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Here’s a couple for you still in stock, also available in a satin stonewash blade and diff color grips IE: OD green etc

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Andy in NH said:
I've done the same thing - throwing a Ka Bar at a tree while bored in the field - usually while waiting for the late transportation. :rolleyes:

I got real good at (a fixed target at a fixed range), but kind of a useless skill with no practical application.
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We always used those cheap USAF survival knives for that, the ones jumpmasters like to wear on their legs. Those things were so cheap they're just about expendable.
 
union said:
Picked up this piece today. Complete impulse buy. Was also oogling at a Mantis OTF knife but held off. Glad after I got home and saw the reviews on them. Anyway pretty happy with this CRKT minimalist.
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Those are actually pretty good little beater EDC knives.
 
cams said:
New-ish to me is this Rick Hinderer imagining of the iconic KaBar fighting knife.

Everyone loves a KaBar style knife, they’re a huge part of American military history, but the design was always flawed by using a thin rat tail tang in the handle making it kind of useless for anything else other than sticking in flesh.

I’ve broken a couple of the standard issue KaBars over the years just from overuse/beating on them a little around camps, practicing throwing with them when drinking etc. They just snap right off at the guard/tang.

Spartan Blades recently came out with a magnacut version of a Kabar, it looks awesome, but, whoever the guy was in design/production that said “oh ya that’s sweet go for it!” never even took the rat tail tang into consideration and so they made theirs that way. Total fail IMO and a complete lack of attention to detail.

Searching further I came across the Hinderer version, made in 3V with black battle worn DLC coating, canvas micarta grips and handmade leather sheath. It’s gorgeous and the leather smells fantastic.

The blade, full tang grip and guard are all one solid piece of 3V. Finally somebody hit it out of the park and fixed a simple defect in an iconic blade.

I would’ve preferred (for looks only) the old school leather discs for the grip but the micarta feels really nice in the hand. They also incorporated a finger choil at the guard, to assist with retrieval of your blade if it ever gets stuck in bone, and it feels like it would very effective pulling it back in that way.

If I had one complaint it is that I wish they had ground a portion of the spine at a nice angle to use on fire rods. Unfortunately the spine is kind of smoothly rounded in that area.

A lot of companies have copied this knife over many decades, all using the same defective design, but this Hinderer version is the first and only copy that KaBar signed on for and allowed Hinderer to put their name on the blade.

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Thats very nice!
 


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