Condor Bowie Knives. Opinions And Information?

KooKooforKukripuffs said:
What "more features"? Wood handle and leather sheath? Those are disatvantages to some folks. Condors are about as basic as an Old Hickory and the grinds usually are on par with them as well. Old Hickory knives are $10-20, Condors are $40-80.

https://www.knifecenter.com/item/OH...-knife-1095-carbon-steel-blade-leather-sheath

https://www.knifecenter.com/item/CN...el-black-blade-hardwood-handle-leather-sheath

https://www.bladehq.com/item--Ka-Bar-Short-Becker-Drop-Point--11492
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Some people see plastic scales and a plastic sheath as a disadvantage.

Condor sheaths are very nice, blades are thick and tough, and handles are finished and nice.

OH knives have crappy pins, thin blades, nasty grinds, rough scales, and no sheath.

Becker's cost 20-30% more, have plastic scales and sheaths.
 
Bad Ninja said:
Some people see plastic scales and a plastic sheath as a disadvantage.

Condor sheaths are very nice, blades are thick and tough, and handles are finished and nice.

OH knives have crappy pins, thin blades, nasty grinds, rough scales, and no sheath.

Becker's cost 20-30% more, have plastic scales and sheaths.
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Prices depend where you shop. The old hickory I posted has a leather sheath and is under $20. The condors tend to have pretty beat up pins too.
 
jbmonkey said:
ill do better than that. heres some pics of mineView attachment 812245 View attachment 812246 View attachment 812246 View attachment 812249 View attachment 812250 View attachment 812251 View attachment 812251


so i only own one of these, but many condors. this one is not bad in the things you asked about, but not perfect either. i own many 119s and other bucks. i feel i can say my consistency with buck had been better overall. hope thats helpful for ya?
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I'm not sure about you B Bad Ninja but the pics above are pretty crappy QC to me. Most here would return that crap grind and beat up handled knife quicker than you can blink an eye.
 
KooKooforKukripuffs said:
I'm not sure about you B Bad Ninja but the pics above are pretty crappy QC to me. Most here would return that crap grind and beat up handled knife quicker than you can blink an eye.
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Condor's QC overall isn't bad. The only complaint I have with Condors is the edge tends to be a little thick on average. But I like them and buy them. Haven't returned a single Condor..... I suggest you simply look at other brands KooKoo.
 
I do, like I said, they priced themselves out of the value market, but still the same quality as always. It's like trying to sell a Hipoint for $300.
 
KooKooforKukripuffs said:
Prices depend where you shop. The old hickory I posted has a leather sheath and is under $20. The condors tend to have pretty beat up pins too.
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Condors actually DON'T tend to have "pretty beat up pins". And their fit/finish has consistently risen over the years.

The Old Hickory you posted is a pre-order for an as-yet-unreleased model. All other Old Hickory models don't come with a sheath. The new Old Hickory model is a great move on their part, but it's a brand new item that's not even out yet, and based on the look of the handle I'm pretty sure that it's in the new style they're doing. The scales are standardized, and have a nicer rounded edge to them rather than chamfered, but they no longer flush the scales to the tang, so the finish will be as-stamped on the edges, which is another step elimination. And it's still compression rivets, which is fine for culinary type use, but there does tend to be more of a gap around the counterbored holes and occasional misalignments with that attachment method. The entire purpose of that sort of fastener is to be cheap and fast to install with minimal finishing. So it's great that they're coming out with that new product, but it's still in the works, designed to require minimal manufacturing stages, and the inclusion of a sheath makes it not a good representation of the product line as a whole, at least at this point in time. I look forward to that one hitting the market, though. :)
 
KooKooforKukripuffs said:
I'm not sure about you B Bad Ninja but the pics above are pretty crappy QC to me. Most here would return that crap grind and beat up handled knife quicker than you can blink an eye.
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you do realize those pics are from a year and a half or so ago and that knife had been used. also using it didnt get harmed by beat up pins and grind you dislike. it faired quite well as a user. I don't buy knives like this to sit and look at them.

Bad Ninja said:
Shoulda bought it from Baryonyx.
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yeah he didnt have that knife back then in 2017. I usually do buy from him on certain brands if he has them in stock.
 
Surprised no one mentioned the the Atrox - eleven inches of sweet bowie. Take a look before any decision - it's a little more expensive than the Undertaker but has micarta scales and a kydex sheath.
 
jbmonkey said:
you do realize those pics are from a year and a half or so ago and that knife had been used. also using it didnt get harmed by beat up pins and grind you dislike. it faired quite well as a user. I don't buy knives like this to sit and look at them.



yeah he didnt have that knife back then in 2017. I usually do buy from him on certain brands if he has them in stock.
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It certainly doesn't look used.
 
KooKooforKukripuffs said:
I do, like I said, they priced themselves out of the value market, but still the same quality as always. It's like trying to sell a Hipoint for $300.
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When Condor went to MAP pricing, it hurt their affordability for many. I used to buy them on impulse to try out and play with. Now the choosing is a bit more measured for me. There are a couple Condor knives that have caught my interest at the moment. At least one will probably appear in my stable. In the past, I would have gotten each of them....

The pricing thing or the impression of value tends to stabilize after a time. Consider Benchmade, I'm still buying them. There was a long thread on Case knives (surgical steel) in the last week. It ended up being closed. It is the value issue for me with Case, but I'm still buying them.... If value was the dominant consideration, the only knives I would own would probably be Mora's and a few Bucks.

Pins.... even on their machetes, they have been well done overall.

You just have a thing against Condor. As I said, buy something else.
 
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KooKooforKukripuffs said:
I'm sure you probably owned the knife for a year in a half, but I'm saying it looks like the only time it has been out of its sheath was for the photo.
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so your saying I'm lying then. I'll remember that....

and youre wrong.

condor uses a clear coating on the edges and after getting I immediately go chop on an old oak log to remove it. that one had that done to it the secondary bevel redone and a bit more.
 
jbmonkey said:
so your saying I'm lying then. I'll remember that....

and youre wrong.

condor uses a clear coating on the edges and after getting I immediately go chop on an old oak log to remove it. that one had that done to it the secondary bevel redone and a bit more.
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Ohhhh, so the guy who re-ground the secondary bevel was responsible for jacking it up, makes sense now. I hope you got your money back.
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