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Hey guys, I've been looking into a lot of fixed blades over the past week or so and for my budget and uses I've decided that these are my two best options. Both knives are under 4 ounces and look like they carry pretty well with a slight edge to the cheetah due to it's slightly slimmer profile (at least what I can tell from pictures, not much on the Boker Yurco yet it seems) and the fact that it weighs about a half ounce less. This will be my first fixed blade and they both come with a nice enough kydex sheath with belt mounting options to get me started. Each of them has a distinct appearance which I like in a knife. The two designs are attractive looking with similar cutting edge lengths and they each use steel that's more than adequate for my needs.
My only nit-picky concern with the Yurco is that the handle seems a tad fat and sticks out more than the Cheetah making it just a bit tougher to carry discreetly should I need to do so. I plan on either pocket or plain old open carry, depending on the day most of the time though anyway.
My only similarly nit-picky concern with the cheetah is the lack of a real choil but I'm less concerned about that because the Micarta seems especially grippy in the videos I've watched. As a side note, while I've never held a pistol gripped knife (correct me if I'm wrong but the cheetah would be considered a pistol grip, right?) in principle I think I'll like it a lot and that it can be really useful but I could be dead wrong.
P.S. I know TOPS can go over board with some of their super cool mall ninja "tactical" knives and the names they give them certainly don't help but the Cheetah looks like a genuinely nice knife so try not to be TOO biased, but do give an honest opinion. I appreciate any and all input, thanks for helping me out.
My only nit-picky concern with the Yurco is that the handle seems a tad fat and sticks out more than the Cheetah making it just a bit tougher to carry discreetly should I need to do so. I plan on either pocket or plain old open carry, depending on the day most of the time though anyway.
My only similarly nit-picky concern with the cheetah is the lack of a real choil but I'm less concerned about that because the Micarta seems especially grippy in the videos I've watched. As a side note, while I've never held a pistol gripped knife (correct me if I'm wrong but the cheetah would be considered a pistol grip, right?) in principle I think I'll like it a lot and that it can be really useful but I could be dead wrong.
P.S. I know TOPS can go over board with some of their super cool mall ninja "tactical" knives and the names they give them certainly don't help but the Cheetah looks like a genuinely nice knife so try not to be TOO biased, but do give an honest opinion. I appreciate any and all input, thanks for helping me out.