Grohmann knives

Raymond1000 said:
As a teenager I carried a Nessmuk trio. Double bit hatchet and stockman pocket knife. On my belt the Herter knock-off of the Grohmann # 1. At the time I’d never heard of Grohmann. I thought Herter had invented the pattern. George said he did, right in the catalogue!

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I have the current form of that knife...the US made R Murphy Skinner. 1095 steel, very well made and and about $60.00. The handle ergonomics aren't quite as slick as the original but still a solid knife! Lots of wood choices available for the handle too. Standard is Zebrawood.

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R Murphy was the original supplier to Herters.
 
The Canadian Army contract wasn't worth much to Grohmann in terms of sales volume, because the knife wasn't general issue. The standard issue knife is actually a Gerber multitool.
 
So far so good. The knife cuts really well, I have to put it to harder use. Ergonomics as said before are really excellent.

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Has anyone tried any of the Grohmann kit packages (another cheaper option)?
 
The Trout & Bird flat ground appeared just as I was going off for a couple of days, didn't take any camera with me so the picture I show here is rather poor and rushed.

The knife isn't.:cool:

What a sensational knife, I'm really pleased with it! The finish is very high on this, it passes my braille test with flying colours i.e. tang and handle slabs entirely flush the entire length. Beautiful Rosewood slabs on the one I was lucky enough to get, much grain and stripes give it a handsome look. Nice contrast with brass pins and copper lanyard hole (the lanyard itself I set aside, gets in the way..) The handle slabs are thick and this adds to cutting comfort and pleasure of use, this feels remarkable in the hand giving you total control and grip. It arrived very sharp and despite other peoples' reservations I don't even mind the sheath because it holds the knife securely when you up-end and shake it, a vital point in my reckoning. Most of my Bark Rivers just fall out of their so-called superior sheathes, not a good feature in my book anyway, lose a knife or potentially dangerous...?

I chose the Trout and Bird as I wanted a slimmer smaller knife and fancied a flat ground blade, even so it's thick enough and robust for light camp tasks making fire sticks etc. I gutted a couple of fresh fish with it and it was superb. I used to fish quite a lot so this might inspire me to resume that craft, I've never hunted animals though as just don't want to but this knife could handle small game Hare, Rabbits ,Gamebirds with no problem, probably bigger animals too at a pinch. It will make a really likeable travel companion too for food prep tasks, slicing a thick loaf, fruits, meats and whatnot without being bulky or heavy.

Not only is it very well-made and performs excellently in the hand but it has character, nice too to have a Canadian knife. My collection now boasts I think 15 different countries. Very satisfied user here anyway:thumbup:

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Regards, Will
 
Will Power said:
The Trout & Bird flat ground appeared just as I was going off for a couple of days, didn't take any camera with me so the picture I show here is rather poor and rushed.

The knife isn't.:cool:

What a sensational knife, I'm really pleased with it! The finish is very high on this, it passes my braille test with flying colours i.e. tang and handle slabs entirely flush the entire length. Beautiful Rosewood slabs on the one I was lucky enough to get, much grain and stripes give it a handsome look. Nice contrast with brass pins and copper lanyard hole (the lanyard itself I set aside, gets in the way..) The handle slabs are thick and this adds to cutting comfort and pleasure of use, this feels remarkable in the hand giving you total control and grip. It arrived very sharp and despite other peoples' reservations I don't even mind the sheath because it holds the knife securely when you up-end and shake it, a vital point in my reckoning. Most of my Bark Rivers just fall out of their so-called superior sheathes, not a good feature in my book anyway, lose a knife or potentially dangerous...?

I chose the Trout and Bird as I wanted a slimmer smaller knife and fancied a flat ground blade, even so it's thick enough and robust for light camp tasks making fire sticks etc. I gutted a couple of fresh fish with it and it was superb. I used to fish quite a lot so this might inspire me to resume that craft, I've never hunted animals though as just don't want to but this knife could handle small game Hare, Rabbits ,Gamebirds with no problem, probably bigger animals too at a pinch. It will make a really likeable travel companion too for food prep tasks, slicing a thick loaf, fruits, meats and whatnot without being bulky or heavy.

Not only is it very well-made and performs excellently in the hand but it has character, nice too to have a Canadian knife. My collection now boasts I think 15 different countries. Very satisfied user here anyway:thumbup:

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Regards, Will
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Will,

Good knife report, nice picture, beautiful knife and I am happy that you love your knife too.

Thank you!

Cate
PS: My husband was checking out this model again too.
 
Thanks for the report Will, glad you're so happy with your knife :thumbup:
 
Thanks everybody, yes I'm really delighted with it.

Until the next one....always something to look forward to in this knife madness business :D:D Except the connected poverty of course:eek::thumbup:
 
Another great weekend at the countryside, this time with friends in the achipelago. Seawater, so the Stainless Boat knife was in it's own environment. Made some fuzzy sticks to start a fire, cut up rows of ribs for barbecue. Sorry, no pics this time (what was I thinking).

Knife works well, but this time I could notice the need for touch up after working with firewood. There is a slight, but noticeable difference to, say, my O1 Enzo Elver with edge retention.
 
I hate you all, especially Will.

SAK Guy, you are off the hook only because you had not yet posted this picture, with the combination of steel and grind I'm opting for, when I ordered one yesterday:

SAK Guy said:
Try the carbon in a flat ground model....really a great combo.

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That looks great!

I will post pictures and impressions of a #2 Trout and Bird (flat ground, carbon, rosewood handles) when mine arrives.

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~ P.
 
pertinux said:
I hate you all, especially Will.

SAK Guy, you are off the hook only because you had not yet posted this picture, with the combination of steel and grind I'm opting for, when I ordered one yesterday:



That looks great!

I will post pictures and impressions of a #2 Trout and Bird (flat ground, carbon, rosewood handles) when mine arrives.

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:D

~ P.
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Glad you found one Sarah, I think you'll like the knife.

Best regards

Robin
 
pertinux said:
I hate you all, especially Will.

SAK Guy, you are off the hook only because you had not yet posted this picture, with the combination of steel and grind I'm opting for, when I ordered one yesterday:



That looks great!

I will post pictures and impressions of a #2 Trout and Bird (flat ground, carbon, rosewood handles) when mine arrives.

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:D

~ P.
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LOL! Looking forward to your pics and impressions!!! :D
 
Well this thread made me go and find my Grohmann No. 1 (??) that I bought sometime in the late 80s/early90s at a local sport show.. Still NIB never carried etc.. Tan sheath with box.. Think I am going to start taking this along on my outdoor adventures.. Kinda did a little mod on the belt loop to fit on a bigger belt.. See how this goes!! Glad I found this thread!! John :thumbup:
 
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I've got the #1 and #2. Some people don't care for the unique ergonomics, but I'm a fan. I think Grohmann are the only Canadian knives in the collection.

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Midsummer's eve in Finland and a lot of food related cutting. Also tried batoning firewood, which did not go very well, but it is possible I tried with a too difficult piece of wood. For making woodchips for starting a fire this works well. Anyway the elliptical blade and the handle are great for kitchen duty. Still, for rough work I find my puukko's are unequaled, also the straight puukko-handle is made for working with wood so ergonomically better for that. Different tools for different jobs.

The tools:
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The blade works also in an Ulu-knife fashion, if you have to rock it against cutting board.
 
Is batonning something you traditionally do in Finland? I never heard of it here until Mors Kochanski got Americans talking about bushcraft instead of woodcraft.
 
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