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I've been looking for a small fixed blade for everyday carry, and today the mail lady brought me the new Fällkniven WN-1 I ordered. Being the impulsive type, I went for the limited edition version with Micarta handles, and I'm very glad I did.
I'm fairly knew to the knife-appreciation scene, especially fixed blades. I've bought a few Cold Steel fixed blades, which generally have nice steel and disappointing handles. This Fällkniven is now the prettiest knife I own, though.
http://www.zacker.com/temp/wm1-1.JPG
The blade is VG-10 and polished to a mirror finish. One side has the company logo (the mirror image in the jpg is from my scanner, as are the specks) and the other is etched with the limited edition number 043/200.
http://www.zacker.com/temp/wm1-2.JPG
The handles are superbly finished black linen Micarta with white liners. The fit and finish of the blade to the handle is just beautiful. You couldn't push a sheet of paper between them. For a small knife, it fits my big hand perfectly, with a small tang that prevent your finger from pushing up onto the blade and a spine wide enough that you can press down on it with your thumb for extra leverage.
The knife has a satisfying heft and balances just at the back of the finger groove. The sucker was hair-razor sharp out of the box, which is good because I'm going to have to learn a lot more about sharpening before I take a chance on screwing up the beautiful finish. Looking at the blade with a manifying glass, it looks like it is convex ground to a very tiny bezel.
The sheath is leather and dangles from a belt loop. The knife rides very low in the sheath, making it difficult to do any kind of fast draw. I'm going to have to look into something else if I'm going to carry it.
Which leads me to my biggest problem with the Fällkniven WN-1: I think I'm going to be afraid to use it! The damn thing is just too pretty to risk marking it up, so I doubt I'll be doing any Fred Perrin testing by punching holes in the hoods of cars. Five minutes after taking the WN-1 out of the box, I was thinking about ordering the next larger one, the F1, which also has a Micarta version, but maybe I should get another one of these with the standard handle for daily carry.
By the way, the Micarta version of the WN-1 is more than twice as expensive as the standard one. I paid $102 and I think it's well worth it. I'm very happy with it.
I'm fairly knew to the knife-appreciation scene, especially fixed blades. I've bought a few Cold Steel fixed blades, which generally have nice steel and disappointing handles. This Fällkniven is now the prettiest knife I own, though.
http://www.zacker.com/temp/wm1-1.JPG
The blade is VG-10 and polished to a mirror finish. One side has the company logo (the mirror image in the jpg is from my scanner, as are the specks) and the other is etched with the limited edition number 043/200.
http://www.zacker.com/temp/wm1-2.JPG
The handles are superbly finished black linen Micarta with white liners. The fit and finish of the blade to the handle is just beautiful. You couldn't push a sheet of paper between them. For a small knife, it fits my big hand perfectly, with a small tang that prevent your finger from pushing up onto the blade and a spine wide enough that you can press down on it with your thumb for extra leverage.
The knife has a satisfying heft and balances just at the back of the finger groove. The sucker was hair-razor sharp out of the box, which is good because I'm going to have to learn a lot more about sharpening before I take a chance on screwing up the beautiful finish. Looking at the blade with a manifying glass, it looks like it is convex ground to a very tiny bezel.
The sheath is leather and dangles from a belt loop. The knife rides very low in the sheath, making it difficult to do any kind of fast draw. I'm going to have to look into something else if I'm going to carry it.
Which leads me to my biggest problem with the Fällkniven WN-1: I think I'm going to be afraid to use it! The damn thing is just too pretty to risk marking it up, so I doubt I'll be doing any Fred Perrin testing by punching holes in the hoods of cars. Five minutes after taking the WN-1 out of the box, I was thinking about ordering the next larger one, the F1, which also has a Micarta version, but maybe I should get another one of these with the standard handle for daily carry.
By the way, the Micarta version of the WN-1 is more than twice as expensive as the standard one. I paid $102 and I think it's well worth it. I'm very happy with it.