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redman2006

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I was just curious if anyone had one and what they thought.

I did see the review in the review section, but slicing paper and fingers is not quite what I was wondering about.:)
 
There are some reviews on the Tube.. but they all seem to be I a foreign language?? Looks like an awesome knife though
 
I saw those, but there was very little real use. I am curious about how it performs in real outdoors settings. It looks like a really broad blade, so I wonder if the angle is enough to make it a decent slicer at the same time it is a chopper. How the grip feels. If there is enough angle to make it more aggressive than the nonangled grip bravo. How is the tip for drilling a fire board, and so on.

Paper slicing is fun, but I hardly consider it a review. Now, if it still slices paper after a hard day at deer camp, we have some good information.
 
Stewart is a marketing genius. He releases stuff just late enough after a trend like "survival" breaks, so that most people have forgotten him and his circle trashing the trend, but early enough to still catch its wave. Nobody....nobody!....sells a knife better than him.

IF they come out of the shop OK, I'm sure they will do very well whatever it is they are designed to do. Not really sure what that is.
 
I have the Bravo 1 that I really like, but honestly, I would trade it for a Bravo 1 LT in a heartbeat and then have a heavier knife like this one. The LT was not around when I got my Bravo.

I am curious what steel I have. I think it is A2, but mine is old enough that there is no steel stamped on the side and has the older style sheath as well. Whatever steel it is has done well for corrosion and holding an edge. I am not sure there was even a choice of steels when I bought mine.
 
redman2006 said:
I have the Bravo 1 that I really like, but honestly, I would trade it for a Bravo 1 LT in a heartbeat and then have a heavier knife like this one. The LT was not around when I got my Bravo.

I am curious what steel I have. I think it is A2, but mine is old enough that there is no steel stamped on the side and has the older style sheath as well. Whatever steel it is has done well for corrosion and holding an edge. I am not sure there was even a choice of steels when I bought mine.
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I believe that all of the early Bravo's were A2.....
 
BR has fairly limited distribution. As they have grown, I think Stewart has become increasingly influenced by the demand from his distributors. The reason for all the Bravo variants is likely simple- that is what sells, and that is what the distributors want. I'm sure the same is true for this model. I actually give him credit that he still manages to produce more classic knife designs, and has taken some risks in doing so. For example, he's not going to grab the knife market by storm with a $300 scandi 3V. It is cool though, and I wish I had one.
 
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