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Fallkniven F1 Question?
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TLR
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Check out the wilderness/survival subforum on this site and you will find numerous reviews and suggestions for this knife. It is a benchmark for survival & bushcraft knives.
Mine is my primary wilderness knife and I couldn't be happier with it. Stays amazingly sharp. Perfect for everything from skinning to field dressing to fire building etc. The only thing that it isn't ideal for is chopping. It batons just fine. I just bought a larger Swamp Rat for chopping to cover that area but the F1 is the knife I ALWAYS have on me in the woods.
editted to say - I haven't handled the micarta version. It looks kind of slippery to me. I have the rubber handled version and really like it.
Mine is my primary wilderness knife and I couldn't be happier with it. Stays amazingly sharp. Perfect for everything from skinning to field dressing to fire building etc. The only thing that it isn't ideal for is chopping. It batons just fine. I just bought a larger Swamp Rat for chopping to cover that area but the F1 is the knife I ALWAYS have on me in the woods.
editted to say - I haven't handled the micarta version. It looks kind of slippery to me. I have the rubber handled version and really like it.
It's an excellent knife. Get one. :thumbup:
But if I were you, I would either buy the normal Thermorun handled version or get a F1 blade blank and get custom handle slabs for that from elsewhere. That would save money, and you could get it looking exactly as you want it.
It's an excellent knife. Get one. :thumbup:
But if I were you, I would either buy the normal Thermorun handled version or get a F1 blade blank and get custom handle slabs for that from elsewhere. That would save money, and you could get it looking exactly as you want it.
Agreed! Its a nice knife, but a little too expensive considering what you get.
TheFlash
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I agree with TLR - go with the standard 'rubber' handled model instead of micarta. It's much more 'grippy'.
And, I also agree with rifon2 - it's an excellent value!
I have 3 F1s (black micarta, green micarta, and 'rubber'), 2 S1s, 1 A1, an NL4 and an NL5. My favorites are definitely the basic F1 and S1s.
Great value for the money, edge-holding is great, very comfortable to use, and the list of kudos goes on...
Regards,
Mike
And, I also agree with rifon2 - it's an excellent value!
I have 3 F1s (black micarta, green micarta, and 'rubber'), 2 S1s, 1 A1, an NL4 and an NL5. My favorites are definitely the basic F1 and S1s.
Great value for the money, edge-holding is great, very comfortable to use, and the list of kudos goes on...
Regards,
Mike
I'm thinking Dinkum was referring to the micarta handled F1 when he said that. I agree with him on that. The regular, rubber handle F1 however is a great value! :thumbup:
It is my favourite too. I have 21 of them now
I only miss the first prototype and some special editions, then I have them all.
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If you feel that the F1 is too small you should look at the S1.
I would recommend that you get TWO regular F1s. One is to be used as spare, backup or such. If you go camping wear one and have one in your pack. Then you have one that you know is sharp and works and available.
I saw a show with swedish airforce pilots on survival training, exactly the people and purpose the knife was developed for. They used F1s with yellow paint on them to identify those knives as training knives. That way they always have their REAL knife intact.
I only miss the first prototype and some special editions, then I have them all.
http://hem.passagen.se/nodh
If you feel that the F1 is too small you should look at the S1.
I would recommend that you get TWO regular F1s. One is to be used as spare, backup or such. If you go camping wear one and have one in your pack. Then you have one that you know is sharp and works and available.
I saw a show with swedish airforce pilots on survival training, exactly the people and purpose the knife was developed for. They used F1s with yellow paint on them to identify those knives as training knives. That way they always have their REAL knife intact.
Have you considered tha Bark River K&T knives? Made in the USA - actually in the MI UP - generally from A2 tool steel. The black Micarta 'Fox River' is close to the F1 and runs ~$126 while the slightly larger - and thicker - 'Gameskeeper' is ~$150 in black Micarta. The same source has the black Micarta/VG-10 F1 for ~$260. I just discovered BRK&T - and have the two aforementioned knives, although my Gameskeeper is in natural Micarta. I also have a Huntsman and LE North Star in black Micarta and a TUSK in green Micarta. My recent 'bushcraft knife' quest began with a Benchmade 201 'Activator+' in D2 steel - not a bad performer, either - and $82 delivered! Of course, the B R knives put it to shame, quality wise. It's winewood scales are comfortable.
L-R: BM-201, BR Huntsman, Fox River, Gameskeeper, LE North Star, and T.U.S.K.:
Then there is the 'tried and true' - what Les Stroud carries on his belt in several of the 'Survivorman' TV series - a Buck 119 - US made and available from Wally World for $34!
Stainz
L-R: BM-201, BR Huntsman, Fox River, Gameskeeper, LE North Star, and T.U.S.K.:
Then there is the 'tried and true' - what Les Stroud carries on his belt in several of the 'Survivorman' TV series - a Buck 119 - US made and available from Wally World for $34!
Stainz