Anyone Like Masters of Defense ?

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Anyone have these or like them? I cannot find any posts on them and wonder. This place has so many posts on what is good, bad, and indifferent; thought someone would have tested or raved about the MOD's.

Is thier a hint in the absence of posts?
 
I like em! Of course, I don't own one, but I've held one! NIce feeling, good looking knives, IMHO.

They're just to expensive for me at the moment.:(

P.S. IF you buy one and dont like it send it to me! ;)
 
I had a Ladyhawk. Fit and finish was top notch. Excellent knife. Good deals can be had on Ebay on MOD stuff, ya just gotta watch for it. I traded mine away because it did not get carried much, as I can usually carry larger blades. Honestly, I just got a MT Vector and think that MOD pulled off the Microbar type lock better than MT! Kinda wish I still had it, but love the knife I got in trade, and it sees more use. As far as I am concerned their designs are solid. I have also heard that their customer service (on the few times I heard of it being needed) is top notch. If I recall correctly they fixed someone's knife within a week and charged nothing for return shipping, saying basically why should you pay for our mistake. Quality company with quality designs in my book. FWIW, MOD pieces are very similar in construction with MT.
 
I sure as heck do! Until 9/11 I regularly carried the MOD "Patches Watson" model as my "airplane knife." Needless to say, it doesn't fly anymore, although it was regularly examined by airport security (:rolleyes: ) and handed back to me to carry onboard. Anyway, I love MOD's and if there is an absence of posts here extolling their virtues I can't explain it. Great lockup, a Microtech feel (duh!), and excellent edge holding and resharpening qualities. geegee
 
In my opinion, their fit and finish is on par with the slightly more expensive Microtechs. I own both, so i can make a good comparison. MODs are about as good as you get for that type of knife, along with MT of course. As an example, i have examined a lot of MOD knives, and i have yet to see one with a blade not perfectly centered, open and closed, i have never once seen ANY blade play on an MOD, these are things that are all too rare these days, even on some pricy customs. I own 3 MODs and think theyre great, cant go wrong.
 
MOD is a good knife, a little high maybe, but very well made - i have had 3 (razorback, CQD and CQD mark 11) and still have 2 razorbacks, the others went on a swap. in the early days, the coating SUCKED, but bodycote does there coating now, so i am sure they are over that prob.

actually, the coating was the only prob i had- and the blades seem short for the handle length to me, but no biggie. the CQD is a pretty big knife, w/a 3.5" blade if memory serves.

i guess ys could compare to MT, but, honestly, i think MT is a little better made knife, and they surely hold there value better, it seems like they dont produce any one knife very long, so theres always a rush to get discontinued mods at high prices, ie the SOCOM.

and i wish they would do away w/all the BS on the blades w/the logo, ie patches watson, SEAL team 2 , viet nam 67-70, killed 77 confirmed, etc etc lol. just a simple logo would be fine, thank ya.

anyway if ya see one that grabs ya, get it, they are good stuff imho

FWIW

greg
 
The owners of MT and MOD used to be partners. That explains the similar "family" characteristics.

MOD makes a line of well-made, reasonably heavy use knives, IMO. I have a few (Tempest, Trident, CQDII) and they fill the bill for me with no problem.
 
I own both the large and small MOD Dieter CQD folders, as well as the ladyhawk and the scorpion neck knife. I think Dieters are out of this world excellent and the ladyhawk and scorpion are excellent. The Dieter CQD's use the plunge lock, and its just bomb proof. Fixed blade folder when locked open. Fit and finish on all the knives is excellent. The ladyhawk is small, extremely sharp, and just a cool hawkbill that fits well under the 3 inch limit, in fact closer to 2.5 inches blade length. Its liner lock is superb and locks up tight. There is not a lot of extra material hanging off it, so you might need to use two hands to close the knife. Opens easy, I use it only where there is a pesky municipal blade law in an area I frequent. Large hands need not consider this knife. Other than that the large or small Dieter is always with me. Besides the plunge lock they have side hilts to keep keep your hand off the blade and a carbide glass breaker. The new black blade coating on them is great and they come razor sharp. I like partial serrations they compliment the highly polished main blade. Great for starting a cut on rope etc.
The scorpion is razor sharp, though the top edge is sharp too, the angle is too obtuse to of much value. Get the serrated version on top. Its very very pointy as well. Sheath is very secure, but lets loose with a tug. Neck chain and small tek-lok included. Fit and finish on these is equal to the microtechs I have handled. Customer service is great from what people say, and they answer questions via email right away. They are expensive hence you see a lot more about 125.00 dollar benchmades than 225.00 MOD Dieter CQD's. Not many dealers handle them either. Bought all mine via Knifeoutlet.com
 
The MOD Trident w/plain edge in manual and auto is one of my alltime favorite folders. I've had several but ended up selling/trading them. The only thing that prevents me from getting one and holding on to it is the clip. It lets too much of the knife stick out of the pocket for my liking.
 
I carry a Trident, clipless, in it's supplied horziontal belt-sheath when I'm camping. I really lke it.

Wilderness instructors belt, 5-stitch. Innova X5 in a Mini-mag holster. Leatherman Flair in a Gerber nylon holster, MOD Trident horizontal, and my D2 TTKK in black Micarta.
 

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I normally avoid auto's, but for camping I think I'd like an auto version of this Trident. Might have to look into that!

:-)

Mike
 
I've been carrying a MOD Trident M/A for about 8 months and absolutely love it. The first thing I did though was remove the clip for sheath carry. The only problem when I first got it was a little bit of blade play but with some very minor pivot adjustment I haven't had a bit of trouble since. I'd love to be able to afford to try out their auto's, but am currently settling for MT's and Dalton auto's.
 
MOD's are excellent knives. The Razorback seems a little out of place not being a
folder and all.

Paladin Press produced a video on the
design and function of the original five
models a few years ago. I believe it is
still available.

Ray Smith
 
Buying a MOD is like buying a used car, you better check it out kick the tires before you buy it.

Most of them I have seen, and I get to handle more knives then most, are sloppy or loosely put together, I've seen many come that the blade rattle they are so loose, out of a handfull of the same model make sure you go through them and find one thats right.

Definatly high priced for what you get, Money would be better off spent with Benchmade or Spyderco, Hard to beat Benchmades cutom look on their knives, and very odd to see one with a oops on it. This is just my opinion though :)
 
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