Case Kodiak Hunter

[usakr8]

Do you guys think the case kodiak hunter would be a very good user knife or is it more of a display knife. I m looking for a good knife to use out in the woods and i want something that can take a lot of use and last for years. I really like the way it looks but the price is kind of high.

[usakr8]

and by the way, heres a link to the one im looking at: http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce...dle/CA356.html

[FortyTwoBlades]

Should be just fine for use. Just don't baton with it and you'll be fine.

[machine26]

It would make a great user IMO. I use a case bowie sometimes, case has their fixed blades down pat.

[US-STEEL]

I have the Colt 1911 Anniversary of the Case Kodiak. The blade is razor sharp, has excellent balance and appears to be very well made. It has a very solid feel in the hand and I think the size is absolutely perfect. I would suspect that it would excel as a working knife.

[usakr8]

Yeah, Im sure it would be a pretty good working knife, the main concern I have is the brass guard. It looks like it might get in the way if i was doing some smaller jobs like carving or whittling.

[FortyTwoBlades]

Not likely to interfere if you ask me. It's VERY rare that a guard actually gets in the way, in my experience.

[Joezilla]

I just took apart a snapping turtle the other day, and my buddy was using one to process his portion of the meat. Great blade. No guard. It would have got in the way.

[usakr8]

So your saying this knife wouldnt be good for skinning or processing game?

[Stainz]

A US-made Buck 110 - available at sporting goods stores - and even from most WallyWorlds - will be very similar in size. It'll be plain looking - unless you find a 110BR - but that one will still be less than half the cost of the Case knife you mentioned. Basically the same Bowie-style 6" blade of 420HC SS with a guard and pommel. Canadian Les Stroud, from Discovery Channel's 'Survivorman' series, used one on a couple of shows. My 110BR is in a display stand - the 110 plain Jane is in the kitchen drawer - my butcher knife!

Stainz