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All jokes about the name aside, a pretty cool using quality neck knife.
Mine arrived today from Hammerhead Knives.
I paid $32.00 US, including shipping by priority mail.
The LP is made from one piece of 1/8" 1095 carbon steel, and sports a bead-blast parkerized finish, just like your favorite military firearms. It has no handle scales or cord wrap.
OAL is about 7 1/4". The blade measures 2 3/4", with about another 1/4 " of ricasso.
The handle is ground with a "cut out" for the index finger, and gives a secure grip in my medium-sized hands. I have no scale to measure how much this puppy weighs. That info may be available from Newt.
The knife arrived in a black kydex neck scabbard that measures approx. 1 7/8" x 4 3/4". The scabbard holds the knife securely. I found that it does not hurt me to "pop" the knife out of the sheath when worn around my neck. Other owners may wish to adjust the tightness a little. The scabbard has 2 brass-grommeted holes for tie-down purposes. It would be easy to rig to a belt with the 2 ft. of supplied paracord.
The blade profile is straight-backed. The edge features about 1 inch of straight steel and then curves up to the point.
The blade bevels, while not perfect, are nicely ground. There are some grinding belt marks on the blade bevels. Bearing in mind the price of the knife, this is not a problem.
This knife would be a great canvas for all the Dremel fanatics out there. Filework, polishing, and handle treatments of all sorts would be fun...hmm.
My LP arrived shaving sharp...nice polished edge which seems better for push cuts than slicing. I may touch it up on my fine India stone to give it that "grabby" edge that I like.
I have only done a little casual whittling and paper-slicing with the knife, and the edge has held. I am not going to put it in a vise and try to break it!
So much for my brief and somewhat awkward review. This is the first time I have tried to review a knife here, and I hope you guys will go easy on me.
--Mike L.
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Real men ride Moto Guzzis!
Mine arrived today from Hammerhead Knives.
I paid $32.00 US, including shipping by priority mail.
The LP is made from one piece of 1/8" 1095 carbon steel, and sports a bead-blast parkerized finish, just like your favorite military firearms. It has no handle scales or cord wrap.
OAL is about 7 1/4". The blade measures 2 3/4", with about another 1/4 " of ricasso.
The handle is ground with a "cut out" for the index finger, and gives a secure grip in my medium-sized hands. I have no scale to measure how much this puppy weighs. That info may be available from Newt.
The knife arrived in a black kydex neck scabbard that measures approx. 1 7/8" x 4 3/4". The scabbard holds the knife securely. I found that it does not hurt me to "pop" the knife out of the sheath when worn around my neck. Other owners may wish to adjust the tightness a little. The scabbard has 2 brass-grommeted holes for tie-down purposes. It would be easy to rig to a belt with the 2 ft. of supplied paracord.
The blade profile is straight-backed. The edge features about 1 inch of straight steel and then curves up to the point.
The blade bevels, while not perfect, are nicely ground. There are some grinding belt marks on the blade bevels. Bearing in mind the price of the knife, this is not a problem.
This knife would be a great canvas for all the Dremel fanatics out there. Filework, polishing, and handle treatments of all sorts would be fun...hmm.
My LP arrived shaving sharp...nice polished edge which seems better for push cuts than slicing. I may touch it up on my fine India stone to give it that "grabby" edge that I like.
I have only done a little casual whittling and paper-slicing with the knife, and the edge has held. I am not going to put it in a vise and try to break it!
So much for my brief and somewhat awkward review. This is the first time I have tried to review a knife here, and I hope you guys will go easy on me.
--Mike L.
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Real men ride Moto Guzzis!
