Anyone Get the Spartan-Harsey Fighter or Nessmuk?

jbmonkey said:
sorry at work and it's home.... tonight if I remember. I got little girl sized hands and it feels okay in my hand.
.....folks with xl I think would be cramped.
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Ok, that's good to know. Thanks a bunch! :D
 
jbmonkey said:
I got the fighter one recently. might be same materials as becker scales but feels more solid and heavier and has a texture to it. smooth multiple lines. pretty comfortable and feels much grippier than becker scales....course these fighter scales have shape to them to lock in your hand better. it's a decent knife for the price....
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The Fighter showed up on my doorstep yesterday. I agree with jbmonkey's assessment. To me it feels like a premium Kabar--the milling and contours on the grips is a nice touch. The grinds are clean and even and very sharp. It fits my hand well, and I wear a medium glove. If you have larger hands, it might be a bit cramped. It's nicely balanced, but a little heavier in the handle.
 
Unfortunately most knives feel like Meh.... to Me.
Especially if the design is restricting.
Mostly I like broomsticks, and knobs

The large Becker "handle length" is about the minimum I want.
 
VorpelSword said:
A "fighter"?

When our son was in a serious training cycle at 29 Palms prior to "surging" into Iraq in 2004, I bought him a series of serious knives suitable for a warfighter about to go into harm's way in a hot combat zone. Several were genuine fighting knives; an Ek dagger, a Darrel Ralph designed folding dagger, a Randall #1"All Purpose Fighter" and others.

What he took: The Randall and a Chris Reeve "Green Beret". When he deployed a second time, he only took the CRK because it was better at doing the things he really needed to do . . .which was not fighting. Later on, safe at home, he said that the CRK seemed to be more rugged and that lacking that knife, he would have taken a Ka-Bar "Extreme Survival", a modern iteration of the iconic USMC issued knife from WW-II, Korea and Viet Nam. . . .for the same reason. . . .and at 1/3 the price.

Reexamine why you want a "fighter". If it is to have and hold at home . . .well OK, I get that. But if you think you need it for self-defense in a civilian setting think again. Think about where you are going, what you are doing and who you are with.
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Every single individual has a natural right to defend themselves how they see fit. Your son working for the government has absolutely no bearing on that, whatsoever.

Besides, the OP’s thread had literally nothing to do with that at all.
 
The grips are indeed very different than a becker. Feels like the are blasted or something. Hard to even tell these are plastic. The sheath is impressive too. I was very worried about the sheath and the retention mechanism. It works flawlessly and there is no rattle with perfect retention. For $135 taxed and shipped, this thing is fantastic. It is a less expensive, better looking difensa.

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Crag the Brewer said:
Unfortunately most knives feel like Meh.... to Me.
Especially if the design is restricting.
Mostly I like broomsticks, and knobs

The large Becker "handle length" is about the minimum I want.
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I'm not sure of my hand size as I dont use gloves...I'd guess a medium size maybe....but I could be wrong. I just call them little girl sized hands as they seem small compared to folks I work with who have big mitts.....
 
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Enzo’s Woodshop said:
Every single individual has a natural right to defend themselves how they see fit. Your son working for the government has absolutely no bearing on that, whatsoever.

Besides, the OP’s thread had literally nothing to do with that at all.
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Sorry, I must have misunderstood something, a personel fault my mother-in-law identified in me many years ago. I thought the thread was about the fighting knives. I must have missed or not read posts about the right to self defense.

An often overlooked aspect of the Second Amendment is that it refers to "Arms" in general, not just firearms. I have always taken this to mean weapons that cut as well.
 
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VorpelSword said:
Sorry, I must have misunderstood something, a personel fault my mother-in-law identified in me many years ago. I thought the thread was about the fighting knives. I must have missed or not read posts about the right to self defense.

An often overlooked aspect of the Second Ame3ndment is that it refers to "Arms" in general, not just firearms. I have always taken this to mean weapons that cut as well.
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Can we stick to the topic of the knives in question please?

I'm already thinking of stripping the black paint off.

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craytab said:
I'm already thinking of stripping the black paint off.
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I've never had a problem with Ka-Bar's coatings, but this knife would look great with bare 1095. You might uncover some light tooling marks or other things that the coating hides, however. I haven't stripped my BK18 because 1095 rusts easily, and the coating helps with that.
 
I received my Spartan Harsey Fighter a couple of weeks ago - the handles are probably a type of FRN, and they feel "warm" and not as hard as G10 or hard like Grivory. I would NOT beat on it as I'm sure it will dent unlike G10/micarta which are composites.

The Harsey handle design and contours is fantastic. I'm one of the people who don't like the Becker handle... too slippery and when chopping the beak slams into my pinkie. (Since I don't like to death grip my knives when chopping.)

I think they represent great value and its a little lighter (due to thinner stock) than a Difensa.
 
craytab said:
The grips are indeed very different than a becker. Feels like the are blasted or something. Hard to even tell these are plastic. The sheath is impressive too. I was very worried about the sheath and the retention mechanism. It works flawlessly and there is no rattle with perfect retention. For $135 taxed and shipped, this thing is fantastic. It is a less expensive, better looking difensa.

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Crap. Might have to make a run to the local knife shop and see how those fit my hand. The sheath was the big pain point for me, but if it's well done I might be in for one.
 
VorpelSword said:
Why is it that most "tactical" knives today come with a dark blade coating?
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Well, 1095 is a carbon steel with almost no corrosion resistance, so the Harsey Fighter is very likely using a coating to help avoid rust.

Unless, of course, you're jumping in with another non sequitur that probably belongs in another thread or a thread of it's own.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
Crap. Might have to make a run to the local knife shop and see how those fit my hand. The sheath was the big pain point for me, but if it's well done I might be in for one.
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I'm not a big fan of the sheath. it's okay but the retaining velcro strap on mine isn't stitched in, just loose. so the velcro folded over belt loop strap is what holds it in place....sort of.

likewise the fold over belt loop is kinda small without velcro part on it for an 1.5" belt. to allow for sitting. works but I had to undo some of the velcro to fit it easily. it also has a locking switch to hold the knife in. which is interesting, but not sure how long it will last before it breaks...if it breaks. haven't had it long enough to know. knife wise though I think it's a good. it's worth a look.........ya might not see anything I'm whining about.
 
jbmonkey said:
I'm not a big fan of the sheath. it's okay but the retaining velcro strap on mine isn't stitched in, just loose. so the velcro folded over belt loop strap is what holds it in place....sort of.

likewise the fold over belt loop is kinda small without velcro part on it for an 1.5" belt. to allow for sitting. works but I had to undo some of the velcro to fit it easily. it also has a locking switch to hold the knife in. which is interesting, but not sure how long it will last before it breaks...if it breaks. haven't had it long enough to know. knife wise though I think it's a good. it's worth a look.........ya might not see anything I'm whining about.
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More info is always appreciated, even if I don't end up agreeing in the end! And I might like it enough to just cough up the cash to get a kydex bender to make me something custom.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
Crap. Might have to make a run to the local knife shop and see how those fit my hand. The sheath was the big pain point for me, but if it's well done I might be in for one.
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Absolutely check it out. I am very picky about my sheaths, especially the retention (9 out of 10 kydex sheaths I get, even custom, I need to heat up/mold to increase the retention for my taste). This one is good, not great, but good and more than acceptable.

jbmonkey said:
I'm not a big fan of the sheath. it's okay but the retaining velcro strap on mine isn't stitched in, just loose. so the velcro folded over belt loop strap is what holds it in place....sort of.

likewise the fold over belt loop is kinda small without velcro part on it for an 1.5" belt. to allow for sitting. works but I had to undo some of the velcro to fit it easily. it also has a locking switch to hold the knife in. which is interesting, but not sure how long it will last before it breaks...if it breaks. haven't had it long enough to know. knife wise though I think it's a good. it's worth a look.........ya might not see anything I'm whining about.
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The velcro retaining strap isn't stitched so you can do with it what you please. For me, that was to put it in the box and never think about it again (until now). They likely needed to include it to make it jump passable. I've never been a fan of these customizable fold over velcro belt loops but lots of these sort of knives have them and this one is far from the worst (my difensa and NYX straps were worse). I will likely replace the belt attachment with the same Esee 5/6 clip plate I have on all my larger knives. I've found that to work best for me.

The retention button was a big worry for me. I'm glad to see it is simple and seems robust. I've seen some really bad plastic retention button sheaths (Benchmade, I'm looking at you) and this isn't one of them. I might be worried about it breaking if I was a solder rolling around in the sand of the desert dispatching sentries but for some basic recreational woods work and cutting stuff around my property, I'm not worried at all.

So yeah, I was worried about the sheath because rarely does a company get a molded plastic sheath right, so with this I am pleasantly surprised and satisfied.
 
craytab said:
I'm already thinking of stripping the black paint off.

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I'd leave it for three reasons: 1) it looks great, 2) the finish underneath might not be very refined, 3) although bright metal would contrast nicely with the handle, this 1095 will patinate pretty quickly.
 
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