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Has anyone used or tested this knife? I did see a review in TK, but was wondering about your opinions..
Regards
Jet
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Jet
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Fallkniven H1???
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Yes, I have!
Really very handy and versatile item. Of course if you are not bias against knives without handguards. Here the handle is comfortable enough and non-slippery enough to make handguard completely redundant because this knife is not intended for fight.
The size is just right for most of cutting tasks (IMO). The 5-mm thick blade of VG-10 steel with strong convex edge cuts very well and can take a lot of abuse if required. And here is my single complaint about this knife. I do not abuse my knives using them as prybars so I would like H1 to have at least 1 mm thinner blade. Somewhere between 3 and 4 millimeters would be just right for me.
Really very handy and versatile item. Of course if you are not bias against knives without handguards. Here the handle is comfortable enough and non-slippery enough to make handguard completely redundant because this knife is not intended for fight.
The size is just right for most of cutting tasks (IMO). The 5-mm thick blade of VG-10 steel with strong convex edge cuts very well and can take a lot of abuse if required. And here is my single complaint about this knife. I do not abuse my knives using them as prybars so I would like H1 to have at least 1 mm thinner blade. Somewhere between 3 and 4 millimeters would be just right for me.
I stongly agree with Sergiusz Mitin on this. The handle shape is unusually well done but the blade is a little thick for non-abusers. The wisdom in the thickness is that it does suit the intended role of a heavy duty hunting knive with strength to spare. It still cuts/slices very well but not quite as well as a F1 or a more traditional puukko (which wouldn't take the abuse the H1 will). Every knife design is a compromise.
Overall, I would have to say that I prefer it over my F1 or my brother's S1. That's high praise indeed.
Overall, I would have to say that I prefer it over my F1 or my brother's S1. That's high praise indeed.
I think that it is the nicest Fällkniven desingn. I like puukkos as those are the knives I'm most familiar with. I'd say that H1 is a puukko and e.g. F1 is not. F1 is nice but has too big fingerguard for my taste. Only reason I haven't bought a H1 is the thick blade. If the blade was about 3,5mm thick I'd buy one soon.