Any Condor Multi Knife II owners?

[Inazone]

I've been thinking of buying a Condor Multi Knife II for over a year and never pulled the trigger, but I just received a gift card to a certain rain forest site that would cover the cost. I'm a big fan of multi-purpose gear, specifically one item that could serve as a spare to two dedicated items as I envision this doing. My only concern is that the blade is made of 420HC, but then again, so are the Buck 119, Gerber LMF II and numerous other respected knives.

Any thoughts? If I didn't have a gift card, this would stay on the back burner, but I feel as though this is meant to happen.

 

[culpritish]

I do not have a Condor Multi Knife, but can tell you that the Condor products I've seen and used are well worth the money.
I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

[22-rimfire]

Went to the condor site and I have no idea what blade you are speaking of. In general, Condor products are a good value.

 

[Inazone]

It appears to have been discontinued, because I too could not find it on their website after reading your post. The handle, steel and some design elements are the same as the Jungle Bowie and Combat Machete.

I bit the bullet and ordered the Multi Knife II, which arrived a couple of days ago. Now that the snow has stopped falling for a couple days and things are starting to dry out after it all melted, I'm hoping to get outside with my new knife soon, but for the moment, I had to settle for wearing it on my belt and chopping up cardboard. First of all, the blade is shorter than I expected, which I guess I would have known if I'd bothered to read the dimensions before ordering it. Still, it has just enough weight to chop well, assuming the (relatively) short blade has the reach you need. The factory edge is "working sharp" and the grind is even throughout, which is actually saying something considering the blade design and the fact that this is a low-cost knife coming from a manufacturer not exactly known for fit and finish. The sheath is typical Condor quality, which is sufficient for a fair amount of wear and tear, and carries nicely with good retention.

That's all I can really say at the moment, but it's a pretty decent outdoor utility knife. Hopefully, I get some opportunities for real use in the near future.

 

[22-rimfire]

Glad you like it. A year or so ago, I purchased the Kephart. I really didn't read about it much (looked at the pictures), just wanted something smaller/thinner than the Woodslore. Got it and it is more like a steak knife. I like it, but it was not exactly what I had envisioned in my mind.

I like their stuff. I like the Hudson Bay knife, but don't use it for much of anything. It took me a while handling it before I realized I could do fairly detailed wood-sey type tasks with it. The handle could stand to be a tad thicker in diameter...? But then, I might say it needs to be a bit thinner. Such is life. For the most part I am enamored with the Village Parang and Pack Golok, and of course the regular Golok which I have a couple of.