Commander or Mach 1?

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Kevin Deaton

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I recently sold my only Emerson, a production CQC-7, to a co-worker. Now I really miss having one around. Instead of another CQC-7 I am considering the Commander and the Mach 1. What are the opinions on these two knives? I will be carrying it as my primary utility/defense folder.

Thanks,
Kevin
 
I'll take both! The Mach 1's really awesome, it has, IMHO -- a sleeker profile.
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Sam
 
COMMANDER.


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THE COMMANDER IS MORE FUN TO OWN. It's true! OK, now that I got that off my chest here's what I think.

It really depends what you truely need the knife to do. If you are going out in the field and need a utility knife I would advise you to go with the MACH-1, plain edge.
Defensively the COMMANDER is THE choice. If you were working on a boat the COMMANDER is also a good choice due to its line cutting ability. The reverse curve rips through polypro and other synthetic lines very well.
Otherwise, as a general utility knife I don't think the COMMANDER is as well suited as the MACH-1.

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I currently own the Commander but I have only seen pics of the Mach 1(very nice knife BTW). Of the two I would go for the Commander. Don't get me wrong, the Mach 1 is on my "must have" list, but the Commander kicks butt.
 
What about the quality issues I have heard about? I will have to mail order my Commander and im a little worried about getting a lemon. Has Emerson corrected their QC issues? Also, who is a good internet knife dealer to buy a Commander from that will have a plain edge version in stock?

Thanks,
Kevin
 
As far as QC goes, the chances of getting a lemon commander vs. a lemon mach-1 are about the same 0.1%

IMHO, despite all the moaning and groaning that goes on in this forum, EKI has good QC.
Besides, it shouldn't make a difference if you get it straight from the factory or from a dealer, online or otherwise. As far as I know (and I could be mistaken on this), dealers don't take knives out of the box and inspect them.

As far as which one to get...I would actuallyget a SOCFK spearpoint. It's not as beeff as the commander, but the handle is awesome, better than the mach-1 I think, and it has the all powerful, omnipotent WAVE!!
 
I ordered a Commander from Triple Aught Designs. They said that they would go over the one they send me, so hopefully I will get a good one. Thanks for all of your input.

Kevin
 
COMMANDER!!!! I looked at the Mach-1 and the Commander about a month ago, and I went with the Commander because it is an AWESOME knife....

I will be getting the Mach-1 next however
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