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Cuda MAXX ! This is modified from a post on European community because I just wanted to share my deep joy about this knife...
I'd said I was going to buy a Cuda Maxx to celebrate some lost in the post flashlights turning up.
It arrived, thanks to John from Cumberland Knives. I gave $109.95 + $10.00 shipping. (That's about £76.00 compared with about £168.00 from British Knife Collectors Guild - knives are expensive here.) I didn't end up with any duty.
The knife is awesome. It comes with a diddy zip up case - and when you see that you go "hmm. Looks big."
The knife - closed - sticks out from my hand about an inch either side. A crack from the closed knife would probably hurt.
It has a little guard, which protrudes a little from the knife which can help you "flik" it open, and a "thumbstud" which is actually an endstop. It opens *very* fast, and it is astonishingly large. My wife said "Dear G*d, what do you need a knife like that for?" I'm used to a BM710, so I'm not a PC 2.5" blade guy... Heavens, this knife is *big*.
It's a frame lock - like the Cuda EDC, K.I.S.S, and - I'm told - a Sebenza. The handle is titanium, a pretty grey blue, and the lock feels very solid. I guess that's because of the Titanium. [FWIW, some people have complained that you can't close this knife one-handed. I don't have a terribly strong thumb(but I'm a big guy) but I can close it readily. You just have to be careful of the blade. Have I mentioned that it is a huge blade?] The knife is a only a whisker off shaving sharp, and while I'd admit the modified Bowie shape blade isn't my favourite, I'm very pleased with it so far.
Where the hell will I carry it? It really is frighteningly large. Incidentally, the deep clip (which hides it in a deep pocket pretty well) is for tip down carry. Drop the knife in your pocket for tip-up, and you can open it against the pocket with the guard, a bit like the Wave on Emersons, I'd imagine. Effectively pulling a foot long bowie out of a jeans pocket looks really scary [and I was only watching in a mirror]. I really wouldn't recommend doing that anywhere a non knife nut could see you.
ALl I have to do now is find someone to share this with
All that said, I'm very impressed with the knife, the delivery, and the price. Hope that was of some interest. Saving £90+ was a good start...
I'd said I was going to buy a Cuda Maxx to celebrate some lost in the post flashlights turning up.
It arrived, thanks to John from Cumberland Knives. I gave $109.95 + $10.00 shipping. (That's about £76.00 compared with about £168.00 from British Knife Collectors Guild - knives are expensive here.) I didn't end up with any duty.
The knife is awesome. It comes with a diddy zip up case - and when you see that you go "hmm. Looks big."
The knife - closed - sticks out from my hand about an inch either side. A crack from the closed knife would probably hurt.
It has a little guard, which protrudes a little from the knife which can help you "flik" it open, and a "thumbstud" which is actually an endstop. It opens *very* fast, and it is astonishingly large. My wife said "Dear G*d, what do you need a knife like that for?" I'm used to a BM710, so I'm not a PC 2.5" blade guy... Heavens, this knife is *big*.
It's a frame lock - like the Cuda EDC, K.I.S.S, and - I'm told - a Sebenza. The handle is titanium, a pretty grey blue, and the lock feels very solid. I guess that's because of the Titanium. [FWIW, some people have complained that you can't close this knife one-handed. I don't have a terribly strong thumb(but I'm a big guy) but I can close it readily. You just have to be careful of the blade. Have I mentioned that it is a huge blade?] The knife is a only a whisker off shaving sharp, and while I'd admit the modified Bowie shape blade isn't my favourite, I'm very pleased with it so far.
Where the hell will I carry it? It really is frighteningly large. Incidentally, the deep clip (which hides it in a deep pocket pretty well) is for tip down carry. Drop the knife in your pocket for tip-up, and you can open it against the pocket with the guard, a bit like the Wave on Emersons, I'd imagine. Effectively pulling a foot long bowie out of a jeans pocket looks really scary [and I was only watching in a mirror]. I really wouldn't recommend doing that anywhere a non knife nut could see you.
ALl I have to do now is find someone to share this with
All that said, I'm very impressed with the knife, the delivery, and the price. Hope that was of some interest. Saving £90+ was a good start...