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Let me start off by saying I am a knife enthusiast and in being so go beyond practical application. If I was not, I would own a k-bar, a folder and call it a day. Most of us are fully aware of the limitations of a dagger vs a wilderness fixed blade knife. I have found niche in the Maki 7 as a hard use dagger both in the wilderness and urban environment. The Mak 7 stock is ¼ inch, with a 7 inch blade and weighs 16oz. At those specs, it can thrust stab, of course. In the wilderness it can chop, and in an emergency, you can baton with it for wood processing. It is also a urban entry tool that can be hammered for prying with a proper pry bar on the hilt.
I currently own a Sykco 911 that for wilderness craft, oz. for oz., can out chop and split any other blade its size. I own a 511 for smaller tasks, again weight efficient. Along with a silky saw. That should be all I need in the outdoors. Well, camping in the bear and cougar country in the rocky mountains, when all the work is done, sitting along the camp fire, I find protection to be the primary concern. The 911 being a chopper, a bit clumsy and the 511 being small. Enter the Mak 7. Hard use, thruster as a back up to my glock 20 . Becomes a really good option. This particular dagger fills a niche others cant and has a rarely spoke of advantage two edges . For example, if I wanted to carry one wilderness knife for lets say day hiking I could go with a single edge, that with some chopping or hardness could lose its fine edge. It is also not ideal for protection. With the Mak 7 we have, two edges as I said before it can chop and when put to hard use, you have a second edge still razor sharp. So to sum up if you are going to take a back up large blade, dont overlook a hard use dagger. And I forgot a better spear option as well
At the end of the day, I would not take the Mak 7 as a primary wilderness blade but would take it as a primary protection blade that can flex in to wilderness tasks and with two edges has good longevity. Owning such a blade gives an advantage in a urban environment you may not have as it is specifically signed for close quarter defense as well as a urban entry tool.
Thoughts?
Here is a pic
http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M...58do0&w=258&h=188&c=7&rs=1&qlt=90&o=4&pid=1.1
Wow the lengths we go to justify yet another knife purchase��
I currently own a Sykco 911 that for wilderness craft, oz. for oz., can out chop and split any other blade its size. I own a 511 for smaller tasks, again weight efficient. Along with a silky saw. That should be all I need in the outdoors. Well, camping in the bear and cougar country in the rocky mountains, when all the work is done, sitting along the camp fire, I find protection to be the primary concern. The 911 being a chopper, a bit clumsy and the 511 being small. Enter the Mak 7. Hard use, thruster as a back up to my glock 20 . Becomes a really good option. This particular dagger fills a niche others cant and has a rarely spoke of advantage two edges . For example, if I wanted to carry one wilderness knife for lets say day hiking I could go with a single edge, that with some chopping or hardness could lose its fine edge. It is also not ideal for protection. With the Mak 7 we have, two edges as I said before it can chop and when put to hard use, you have a second edge still razor sharp. So to sum up if you are going to take a back up large blade, dont overlook a hard use dagger. And I forgot a better spear option as well
At the end of the day, I would not take the Mak 7 as a primary wilderness blade but would take it as a primary protection blade that can flex in to wilderness tasks and with two edges has good longevity. Owning such a blade gives an advantage in a urban environment you may not have as it is specifically signed for close quarter defense as well as a urban entry tool.
Thoughts?
Here is a pic
http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M...58do0&w=258&h=188&c=7&rs=1&qlt=90&o=4&pid=1.1
Wow the lengths we go to justify yet another knife purchase��
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