Emerson specwar a

killzatnite · Apr 28, 2014

Any thoughts on purchasing an emerson specwar a or b? Are they worth the purchase or is there another emerson that is better designed ?

BBW · Apr 29, 2014

There is no "better Emerson", It depends what model talk to YOU ;-)

dasknife · Apr 29, 2014

I have been trying to get the funds together for one. If it was me , I would get the a model. I've had his tanto models which are sweet but the a is just a little more utilitarian for me.

benchwarmer380 · Apr 30, 2014

killzatnite said:
Any thoughts on purchasing an emerson specwar a or b? Are they worth the purchase or is there another emerson that is better designed ?

I love the way the Specwars look. Good looking blade with an ergonomic looking handle. Personally I would choose a SOCFK. They look nearly identical but the SOCFK has a wave. Your miles may vary.

Franz_N · Apr 30, 2014

The Specwar is a very cool knife, i have the B blade, all Emerson's are fine designs. The specwar is a nice medium sized knife, about the same as a para 2. The handle is very nice and i think the B blade compliments the handle best with a very angular look overall.

jmorton10 · Apr 30, 2014

benchwarmer380 said:
I love the way the Specwars look. Good looking blade with an ergonomic looking handle. Personally I would choose a SOCFK. They look nearly identical but the SOCFK has a wave. Your miles may vary.

I agree

~John

D.C.Johnson · May 1, 2014

Specwar tanto, it has the general same blade shape as a cqc-6.

gooeytek · May 1, 2014

I prefer the SOCFK-A myself. It's slightly longer than the 7, but has a more comfortable grip.

killzatnite · May 1, 2014

Is EKI still making specwar a/b blades ? Or is there really a limited amount out there?

Akapennypincher · May 1, 2014

killzatnite said:
Is EKI still making specwar a/b blades ? Or is there really a limited amount out there?

EKI has them for sale on their web site in a limited amount, why they did not put a "wave" on em I do not know.

Franz_N · May 2, 2014

Akapennypincher said:
EKI has them for sale on their web site in a limited amount, why they did not put a "wave" on em I do not know.

Because they found old stock blades lying around from specwar knives, so they build some more to get rid of their stock, and the specwar knives originally did not come with a wave to my understanding. The SOCFK came later. Gooey man you are making me jealous with that regrind two tone thing going on.

RevDevil · May 3, 2014

Franz_N said:
Because they found old stock blades lying around from specwar knives, so they build some more to get rid of their stock, and the specwar knives originally did not come with a wave to my understanding. The SOCFK came later. Gooey man you are making me jealous with that regrind two tone thing going on.

You are correct

gooeytek · May 5, 2014

The reground SOCFK is an amazing cutter and slicer with that zero-ground hollow. That 20CP Para2 has been reprofiled to a zero convex and was among my sharpest knives for a while until I got a couple of zero-ground Emersons. They require more care and attention when using, but they're ridiculous.

Franz_N said:
Because they found old stock blades lying around from specwar knives, so they build some more to get rid of their stock, and the specwar knives originally did not come with a wave to my understanding. The SOCFK came later. Gooey man you are making me jealous with that regrind two tone thing going on.

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