Both arrived today and I have to say wow, the Bedlam is unbelievable. The craftsmanship and execution of this knife are exactly where they should be at this price range. The smoothness of the 860's lock even makes my mini griptilian seem rough. The Spartan was hard to open (especially after the BM860), a lot grittier than I expected. My Recon 1 has much smoother action, which I was expecting from the Spartan. All doubts went away though when I tried out the wave on this knife. I tried it, not expecting it to work well in the pocket of my loose gym shorts and the first words out of my mouth were Holy $#!+ Without even trying, the wave caught the edge of my pocket and the knife SHOT open. Of course both knives were ridiculously sharp and extremely sturdy. I do have to say however, sorry Cold Steel - the BM was much sharper out of the box. That is not a slam on CS though at all and the two knives are in very different price ranges. These are two very large knives, they dwarf everything else in my collection including the fixed blades. Picture:
Do you like the spartan though? Is it better than you thought or not as good?
