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Overall Rating

Good knife
Quite pleased with the knife. Bought it for woods knife in bear country, ie batoning and (last ditch) defense. I’m happy with the knife in this role.

The AUS8 steel will mar with batoning usage and sap will stick to the finish rather easily. It’s not a problem as I buff it out with some compound when I get around to it. Which leads me to the point that after buffing it a bit the steel looks exactly like I imagine a good knife steel should look. A kind of dull, gray metal look that’s very handsome.

All the feature on the knife are well done and the only thing I really want to comment on is the AUS 8. I get small chips when batoning and that’s annoying. They’re easy to sharpen out, but still annoying. Since I use it in a dual role, I keep it shaving sharp, putting a compound angle on the edge. The last angle is fairly obtuse but not exceedingly so. So, that may have something to do with it. As with many things, it’s a compromise.

In a solely tactical, ie defensive role, this knife is excellent. But so would a blade with an even lesser steel. In a solely woodsman type role one of the many 1095 bladed knives would no doubt be a better choice. A somewhat cheaper competitor would be something like a KaBar Marine, and if rust is not a problem that would be a good choice. Alas, not for me.

As, mentioned before, I like the knife quite a bit and it’s doing a good job for me. I’d recommend the knife with no problems whatsoever as it’s a quality item.