ESEE 3 vs 3-HM vs 3-3D

[Lenny]

For those of you who own any of these, what do you feel are the pros and cons of each handle design?
I have med sized hands so I'm wondering which I should get.
Planning to use it for gardening type stuff mainly.
Thank you.

 

[jmh33]

I don’t have the other 2 but I do have large hands and the HM is a nice fit.
Best I can do!!
John

 

[Lenny]

Anybody else?

 

[Surname]

I have a 3d and 2d esee 3, and I have a 4HM. They're all good but not perfect. While the HM handle is thicker, it is also more narrow. Because of this, I find the 3d handle fits my hand the best, followed by the HM. The HM handle is longer so it would be better suited for large hands.

The HMs biggest pro is that it doesn't have the finger choil, which is small and more dangerous than it need to be. It's cut me more than once. For that fact alone, I would prefer the HM handle. Now if they would only do the HM in s35vn...

 

[qmether]

Handle option #4:

 

[Sid Post]

The 3D fills the hand nicely for great control.