Bedlam pics request

i personally like the chinook 3 better because it feels way more solid, and the handle feels much better. i like the way the solid backlock just snaps open on the chinook, its very comforting. also i have average size hands, and the bedlam doesnt feel very comfortable, there is just way too much handle extending past my hand, the chinook handle is shorter. still, i really do like the bedlam, but sometimes when i put it next to the chinook it just kinda looks like a toy or something, the chinook just exudes quality and reliability and really seems like its on a different level.

i also have the newer g10 spyderco persian, i mention it because it has a similar blade shape. this knife would have been excellent but it totally lacks any kind of jimping on the part where your thumb rests, but its one to consider if you really like the persian style of blade.

there is also the small cold steel espada with the triad lock, it is really nice persian style blade, the only negative is that the bolsters scratch easy if that matters to you.
 
I'm not familiar with the Spyderco Chinooks, but I hear good things about them
The Spyderco Persian has a blade that is too short for my taste. But I'm sure it's a very nice knife. I usually like most Spydercos that have a choil.
As far as the Onslaught and bedlam go, I've been carrying the bedlam since I opened the box. Which one feels "stronger and more solid" I'd say they are about the same probably. The bedlam has thicker liners, but a thinner tip than the Onslaught. Not that the Onslaught has a thick tip by any means. They have the same axis lock so that's not a factor. The axis lock probably my least favorite locking system, but I like the designs of both of these knives enough that I can deal with it.


I've acquired several "tactical" folding knives in the past week and I think if you want a super beefy tough knife in the same price range (under $200) as the Bedlam and Onslaught then take a look at the Fox Delta Spec Ops knife. The blade is easily twice the thickness of either the Bedlam or Onslaught. The Liners on it are as thick as the Onslaughts, but with thicker G10 slabs. And the knife just exudes "heavy duty" when you hold it. Now if it only had a TriAd lock....
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
I'm not familiar with the Spyderco Chinooks, but I hear good things about them
The Spyderco Persian has a blade that is too short for my taste. But I'm sure it's a very nice knife. I usually like most Spydercos that have a choil.
As far as the Onslaught and bedlam go, I've been carrying the bedlam since I opened the box. Which one feels "stronger and more solid" I'd say they are about the same probably. The bedlam has thicker liners, but a thinner tip than the Onslaught. Not that the Onslaught has a thick tip by any means. They have the same axis lock so that's not a factor. The axis lock probably my least favorite locking system, but I like the designs of both of these knives enough that I can deal with it.


I've acquired several "tactical" folding knives in the past week and I think if you want a super beefy tough knife in the same price range (under $200) as the Bedlam and Onslaught then take a look at the Fox Delta Spec Ops knife. The blade is easily twice the thickness of either the Bedlam or Onslaught. The Liners on it are as thick as the Onslaughts, but with thicker G10 slabs. And the knife just exudes "heavy duty" when you hold it. Now if it only had a TriAd lock....
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The bedlam having an even thinner tip than the onslaught is pretty unnerving because I have heard from several people that the onslaught is " too thin" to be a tactical knife. I have tested some thin cheap knives before like kitchen knives and some have snapped in striking wood and some haven't. So that could be a problem with those knives. I am talking about soft wood too.
 
It depends on what you want to do with it. If your going to cut flesh or other soft things then it is no problem.
What is a "tactical" folder to you?
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
It depends on what you want to do with it. If your going to cut flesh or other soft things then it is no problem.
What is a "tactical" folder to you?
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I see what your saying but I guess the argument that I have heard is " what if it hit bone?"
 
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