Recommendation? Aitor Crow, anyone familiar with this brand/model?

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Never heard much about this brand, I think Spanish. For some reason my brain says Spanish must mean good knives, I don't know why.

I have never bought a thick stock knife to this degree before. Advertised as 5mm thick blade.

I like the look of this knife a lot.Can anyone vouch for it?
 
Aitor is an old brand and they have spat out a lot of cheap tat over time. One of the the Aitor 'classics' is the old hollow handle 'survival' knife. Blade was held to the handle by way of a not too sturdy pin and would break if used for any serious work. A cheap POS. Ive seen some cheapo Aitor knives still but if its like Böker who has a nice range of knives and a cheaper range, I dont know. Its been years since I had an Aitor and I havent been inclined to buy one since.
 
I sold a bunch of those Aitor 'survival' knives (with the sling shot built into the sheath) in the post Rambo days. From what I remember they were decent enough and a step up from Muela.
Seems like they stepped up their game.
Like Muela seems like they been around forever.
 
jideta said:
I sold a bunch of those Aitor 'survival' knives (with the sling shot built into the sheath) in the post Rambo days. From what I remember they were decent enough and a step up from Muela.
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Thats the one. What a horrible POS! Just my opinion of course after having owned one. YMMV and that jazz.
 
Well, Aitor has been around for like 80 years, and 2 of their models have been heavily faked, i.e. the hollow handle Jungle King 1 and the Oso Negro. The Jungle King's handle is made out of steel and is held by a steel pin, and there are plenty of users who have abused it without a problem. I have 2 of them but unfortunately have not used them hard enough as I find the grind to be a bit low (and overall quite heavy) and would need to do a regrind to see if performance goes up. Jack of all trades anyway, I don't consider an 8" blade as a heavy chopper.

Digression over, I don't know about the Crow, don't have one, but have plenty of full tang Aitors and they are well made. The ubiquitous Spanish molybdenum-vanadium steel holds a fine edge, although it can be hard to sharpen. Side note - Muela has been around almost as long as Aitor, and keep coming out with new models now and then. Aitor has been mysteriously silent for the last couple of years, don't know if it is because of being bought by another company that doesn't know what to do with them :confused:
 
the aitor jungle king 2 (1985) was one of
the earliest spanish hollow handle sawback;
to have had the misfortune of being cloned
enmass in the RoC and also the PrC..
at one point there was even a shamelesslly deceptive fake with
"gaitor" markings which can fool
the untrained eye...
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these days there appears to be fake aitors
replicating the bucanero model
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with the etched name of "jungle king" :)
i would caution knife users not to mistake
these copies as representative of the type
of product quality that comes in a geniune. aitor product.
the aitor brand became household because of the jungle king range.
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&nv=1&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=http://bacotacticoscuchillos.blogspot.com/2010/11/?m=1&usg=ALkJrhiemm_aftwDL8-26MtX_HmJO-RW1g
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&nv=1&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://varduliabeti.blogspot.com/2018/11/aitor-la-cuchilleria-del-norte-y-ermua.html?m=1&usg=ALkJrhgG0afIFIWGAAMtKXr1FTRZ5N5_XA
i would think its was helluva lot better than the most widely bought 80's cheapo :-)
most models in aitor have come and gone
but not the jungle kings. i reacon there is
still some interest in them that even clones are still being replicated 36 years on ! :)
i don't know anything about the aitor crow.
but i figure it won't outlast the popularity
and match the manufacturing life span
of the jungle king 2 :)
 
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My only Aitor is a Castor folder. It has a very pinchable flat-ground leaf-shaped blade in carbon steel and a fierce back spring. I don’t think they are made any more. People here who have them seem to like them and are not giving them up.

I have not seen nor heard of any of the fixed blades.
 
I have absolutely no idea what the hole is for.

I saw a negative comment about Muela. I own a scorpion, it is a great knife, it is the most serious pure business tool on the market imo.

Back your your hate with some facts. Muela scorpion is as good as it gets at a third of the price of its competitors.

I have heard these comments before, probs from people that have never owned one.
 
Houlahound said:
I have absolutely no idea what the hole is for.

I saw a negative comment about Muela. I own a scorpion, it is a great knife, it is the most serious pure business tool on the market imo.

Back your your hate with some facts. Muela scorpion is as good as it gets at a third of the price of its competitors.

I have heard these comments before, probs from people that have never owned one.
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I don't have the scorpion, but I do have a handful of Muela knives, including the Predator, the Mouflon, and their standard bowie. The Predator is probably the best of the ones I have. For the price, these are excellent value. They're not going to be as tough as TOPS or Busse, since Muela only uses the standard Euro stainless steel. But for all normal knife use, they're more than good enough IMO.
 
I have several Aitor knives, including Jungle King I and Oso Nero, old models. Never have a problem with them.
 
Houlahound said:
I have absolutely no idea what the hole is for.

I saw a negative comment about Muela. I own a scorpion, it is a great knife, it is the most serious pure business tool on the market imo.

Back your your hate with some facts. Muela scorpion is as good as it gets at a third of the price of its competitors.

I have heard these comments before, probs from people that have never owned one.
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some people bash the rubber handled Muelas (scorpion, mouflon, etc) because they are half tangs riveted to an aluminum frame. Surprisingly, these frames are actually quite solid and hold the tang with no problem. Short of heavy abuse, these knives are capable of handling any normal knife cutting action.
 
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