anyone used Tops knife ?

It's a neat little neck knife. If I was going to buy another it would be the Wolf Pup. Their bigger blades are pricey but I think their smaller blades are a pretty good value. YMMV

Frank
 
BE CAREFUL, though, I don't think the wolf pup comes with a neck sheath (a) and (b) it's pretty heavy and stout for it's size.
I'd really recommend another knife for neck wear, if possible.
 
Cliff Stamp said:
The do make a folder as well. There have been a number of threads on TOP's knives recently which you may want to check out. Such as:
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Yes, I'm one of the few that has one. I have the large linerlock model, and it is STOUT, it's up there with the best production linerlocks, in fact, it's really custom quality.
 
Walking Man said:
BE CAREFUL, though, I don't think the wolf pup comes with a neck sheath (a) and (b) it's pretty heavy and stout for it's size.
I'd really recommend another knife for neck wear, if possible.
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THe Wolf Pup is definately NOT a neckknife, from the TOPs Knives I've
handled, I MIGHT try a Street Scalpel for neck wear (not my thing though,
to afraid of opening myself up in the heat of the moment). :rolleyes:
 
I've heard that the Street Scalpel is built like a tank. No personal experience, though. I have a Prairie Fox, it was really handy for a while until idiot me dropped it onto a concrete floor and broke off the tip. The heavy coating on their blades really helps rust prevention, and they come razor sharp. The Prairie Fox was a great keychain knife.
 
Cliff Stamp said:
That probably isn't the expected behavior, 1095 at ~58 HRC should be very tough.

-Cliff
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I think the Prarie Fox he mentions is stainless, dont know what kind. On the Tops site, it is listed as 'Surgical Stainless' :rolleyes:
 
sak_collector said:
I think the Prarie Fox he mentions is stainless, dont know what kind. On the Tops site, it is listed as 'Surgical Stainless' :rolleyes:
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440 series, I believe 440C.
Scott
 
you don't want the street scalpel as a neck knife, it's heavy. it's great as a little belt knife though. I had one until it was stolen from me. I wore it as a neck knife for a couple of weeks, but it was just too heavy and printed quite readily. I put it in my car as a car knife and it got stolen, probably will replace it sometime in the future.
 
Thanks for the info, TOP's lists it as "surgical stainless" which Brian Jones noted was 440C, however other sites have it as 1095. Even when stainless, you should not get a tip break from a minor drop, this is only really an issue with ceramics. Awhile back A.G. Russell asked me to do some really heavy work with a few Deerhunters and I had to stab them full force into concrete multiple times to get minor tip damage.

-Cliff
 
I ordered a CQT-Mini while at blade. I had a chance to handle alot of their knives, and they are almost all over-built by design. Most are 1095 and made to take abuse. The CQT mini I got is also 1095, and comes with a kydex neck sheath and chain. It's ~1/4" thick, with an over all length of around 6.75". It is right at the outer weight limit for a neck knife. I slapped a tech-lok on the sheath and carry it horizontally in the small of my back. Perfect.

If I had to classifiy it, I would say it is a fixed blade alternative to the EDC.

retail is around $79, I believe.
 
I distrust top knife because its website shows mint uniform soldiers carry their knifes. It looks too slick and gimmicky. I doubt if SF soldier would carry this stuff.
 
picard said:
I distrust top knife because its website shows mint uniform soldiers carry their knifes. It looks too slick and gimmicky. I doubt if SF soldier would carry this stuff.
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While I will conceed that some of the photos are somewhat corny, I didn't find any that were too suspect. I'll vouch for the Iraq pics. The locations and settings were all too familiar. Most of the troops were just every day joes, though. Not SF guys. Truth is, most "every day joes", and proboblly more than one SF guy get their knives at walmart. In the 700+ person Battalion I'm in (of the 101st), maybe 5 of us have a knife that cost more than $100. Soldiers just don't make enough cash to get the big-ticket gear.
As for the fellows that run Tops Knives, they have the credentials, but their pictures are perhaps the most corny :-)
 
I have several TOPS knives in 1095, I have been happy with them and the performance. Don’t worry about the corny ads, the knives work.


Steve
 
jemelby said:
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As for the fellows that run Tops Knives, they have the credentials, but their pictures are perhaps the most corny :-)
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Nahh. Dork Ops sets such a high [high? low?] standard for "corny" that TOPS is not even in the running.
 
picard said:
I distrust top knife because its website shows mint uniform soldiers carry their knifes. It looks too slick and gimmicky. I doubt if SF soldier would carry this stuff.
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TOPS is owned and run by ex-Spec Warfare guys, highly-decorated combat vets from the US Army SF, US Navy SEALs, and others, with multiple combat tours under their belts from Vietnam to the Gulf War. They are top-notch in integrity. Some of the photos are over-the-top, but you gotta show the product. The guys have a great sense of humor, so some of the "over-the-topness" is part of the fun.

Most of the team photos on the site are of active-duty SEALs and others who still do much of the product testing and development with TOPS. Most of the TOPS models were designed for, and with direct input and feedback from, folks at every corner of active military and Fed law enforcement.

They are the real deal in every way - just real human beings, real people. Just FYI. Plus, they are some of the coolest folks with more integrity in their little pinky finger than most people have in their whole bodies.

I can count Mike Fuller as one of those good friends that has never been incongruent in his actions and words, and has always been totally straight with me, no matter what. He always walks his talk, every day, in the smallest ways, and the largest. It just comes naturally to him. He has never let me down even once, ever. He follows through.

I would trust him and follow him to hell and back if he asked me. Most of us are lucky if we can even find enough people like this in our lives to count on one hand.
 
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