Al Mar Falcon as an EDC? Your Experiences?

C

Carrossea

Joined
Jun 16, 2009
Messages
73
I just recently purchased an Al Mar Falcon Ultralight Talon, and so far, I'm digging its light weight and the more gentlemen-folder design. Nowadays, the most popular knives are the 'tactical' folders, so I was going for the more classy, less aggressive look. I was just curious what you guys thought of this knife or any of the other Al Mar Ultralight Series, for those who has owned one. At first, I thought the price is a bit steep, but its worth it. Do you feel the same? What are your experiences with the knife?
 
Carrossea said:
or any of the other Al Mar Ultralight Series
Click to expand...

The Eagle Ultralight is a fine EDC knife, and you are right I think that its a steep price (~$110) for AUS-8 and micarta. But you get an extremely light weight gentleman's knife, or EDC blade, or perhaps self defense folder depending on your needs. But its best properties in my view are the light weight (2.6 oz.) and blade length (4"), and thin profile for pocket carry. Being so thin and light, it serves well as a slicer and perhaps thruster, but you won't be prying open any car doors with it.

IMG_2196.jpg


IMG_2199.jpg


Nutnfancy take:
[youtube]by9leMauHBw[/youtube]
 
I have the serrated Falcon. I still think it's really overpriced, but it is a nice knife, and there aren't really any comparable alternatives.
 
The price reflects the quality of the fit & finish more than the materials used. I have an Ultralight Falcon that has just as close of tolerances as a custom. The only reason I no longer carry it is its in keeping for my youngest son. I had the Falcon in my pocket when he was born.
 
Halfneck said:
The price reflects the quality of the fit & finish more than the materials used.
Click to expand...

Well said. I have an Eagle Ultralight and really dig it. :thumbup:

Tsujigiri said:
I have the serrated Falcon. I still think it's really overpriced, but it is a nice knife, and there aren't really any comparable alternatives.
Click to expand...

I agree that there aren't too many comparable alternatives to the Al Mar Ultralight series. Closest I've found is the CRKT Centofante Tribute which is a very nice little knife that can be had for around $25-$30ish. The Al Mar blows it completely out of the water though, imo... :D

micarta01.jpg
 
never owned the falcon but ive owned 2 variations of the eagle (ffg and talon micarta scaled ones).
i honestly feel the 4" blade model is way too big open to be considered a gentlemens knife... aint nothing very gentlemanly about a 9" oal lol.
one of the few knives i agree with nutnfancy on, i feel the eagle is a "james bond'ish" defensive knife with some utilitarian use.

with that being said, the smaller falcon would make an excellent gentlemans knife. are they expensive? yes, i feel most of almars offerings are. they sure do make an attractive knife though :)
 
For that kind of money (north of $100 USD), you'd think that they would have at least used VG-10 instead of AUS-8...
 
Al mar makes nice knives, but some times the cost is kinda high I think, but in the end I find that they are worth it.
 
I have the Falcon ultralight. It's a great knife. Excellent fit and finish. Thin blade makes for a great slicer. So lightweight I don't even notice it in my pocket. And it's slim enough that you can use the pocket with the knife clipped to it without scraping up your hand.
 
Halfneck said:
The price reflects the quality of the fit & finish more than the materials used. I have an Ultralight Falcon that has just as close of tolerances as a custom. The only reason I no longer carry it is its in keeping for my youngest son. I had the Falcon in my pocket when he was born.
Click to expand...

Agreed, and well put. And it's nice that you're giving it to your son. Great knife.

Jaiofspam said:
...with that being said, the smaller falcon would make an excellent gentlemans knife.
Click to expand...

I agree. I originally bought an Al Mar Eagle Ultralight, but ended up returning it for the Falcon version, mainly because the Eagle was just too big for my taste. The falcon was perfect in size.
 
I only use my Al Mar as a gentleman's knife. If I have to wear a suit somewhere, or I know it's going to be upscale, I'll wear it instead of one of my EDC beaters.
They have enough polish to be accepted, even by sheeple, and while not cheap, they are certainly less expensive than some of the other offerings out there.
 
I had an older Falcon and Eagle, with the knurled thumbstuds. The studs were a bit rough with the stiff backspring, but if I had the style of studs like in powernoodle's pic, I'd still have such thin and light folders. I like to point to the Ultralight series when someone is looking for light knives, since there is very little that can hope to compare. A different steel would be nice for a steel junky, but as a gent's knife AUS8 isn't going to be coming up short. Unless you have to break down lots of cardboard or cut mooring lines when in gent mode.
 
hardheart said:
I had an older Falcon and Eagle, with the knurled thumbstuds. The studs were a bit rough with the stiff backspring, but if I had the style of studs like in powernoodle's pic, I'd still have such thin and light folders.
Click to expand...

So in your opinion, do you like the knurled thumb studs or would you prefer the one in powernoodle's pic?
 
I see al Mar now has a heavy duty version of the Eagle available for pre order from one of the BF supporting vendors...


"Introducing our Eagle Heavy Duty model..."
 
I'll be interested to see how the heavy duty model turns out. I cant seem to find it anywhere but on Al Mar's website. I would love to see some comparison pictures.
 
i dont care for an extra ounce of steel or handle material..... im praying/hoping that extra oz goes into screws so i can take the damn thing apart to clean and adjust the pivot lol
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top