Have you seen the Noss Video?

Yea, it seems to be OK after I put a bevel on it but I haven't really used it for much more than a few bottles, a 2x4 and some hanging rope after fixing the warped edge.
 
Here is my 2 cents on this topic...

Click into the manufacturer forum that you want to make a post in...

Click the search forum button and type a general word or two..for example trying to search for Noss related posts just type "Noss" or "Noss Video" or "Green Beret Review"

WOW, look, I just found a few threads that might pertain to what I am going to post, maybe I should read them to make sure I am not redundant.

Just a thought...not to complicated to do prior to creating a post.
 
hey all! i dunno much about crk other than he/they has/have cool/good designs and alotta folks seem to like them. my only
problem is with a knife being marketed under a green beret. or lying on top of or near for that matter.

certain sections of personnel seem to regard their commands' decision to issue a knife of a particular design to members of a graduating sf q-course.i'm not sure what the difference in process is but the sf guys' knives must have a helluva better heat treatment than the versions sold to the civie market. sf guys are professional soldiers. pretty smart guys too. if anyone knew what kinda knife they would want to carry it would be them right? thing is- the video clearly doesnt add up. now, it's been maligned as unfair. the guy's whole 'knifetest' process has been attacked as somehow unfair. (i'm not sure i understand this as it's called a 'destruction test') people have said, "ohh! it's a knife-it isnt MEANT to be struck with a bloody hammer!" hmm, really? well maybe, but that doesnt excuse or bring about the dissolution of the fact that they put a busse skinny ash through the same treatment and it did not chip and shatter. either they skip a step in the heat treatment or omit
an element in the alloying, or that particular model was part of a 'bad line' on the ol belt.

purpose should be the most important element in knife selection. my purpose is survival. a soldier's ultimate purpose is survival. fighting is a thought but under dire circumstances isolation in an uncommon or dubiously hospitable area is more likely, in addition to fighting. cut your wood, cord, rope. spear your fish.eat your snakes. fight a BAER if you should run afoul of one. or those weird mongolian deathworms. a soldier may have to use their knife for a host of unconventional implementations-and the more highspeed you are the more highspeed shit you may be tasked with. the mind should be sharper. in a pinch a knife will do.

i was originally attracted to the 'green beret knife' for its clean lines and simple timeless profile. the word 'classic' comes to mind. psychologically it seems useful to unite sf guys under the banner of a singular single model of a knife-The Yarborough. the operators' right hand. not sold, not given...Issued. issued unto death or dishonor. Isnt that sweet? if i were buying a knife as a soldier though i might consider a nice busse (for example)or esse, or stryder, etcetera. i'm fairly new so im not sure if there was ever a response to this topic. just not sure 'bout them civie yarboroughs...

...either way-i have a nice tops exfiltrator-5 on the way. nice thick proven shteel. recurved blade. the differential bevel i found interesting.i dont know what its destruction limit is, and hopefully i wont-@ $120 it's well under msrp but still a good chunk o' check. though someday i may know. the goddamn thing certainly isnt gonna sit around "unused, new out of the box, a slight scuff on the blade, o.b.o., one each..." not saying im gonna go around cutting up cars with it. i'll do what i have to. i almost decided on a ron hood anaconda 7b, also by tops/rowen. pretty similar to the CR and the Exfil but ultimately i liked the simple, efficient and elegantly clean lines of the Exfil. maybe ill post pics, do
a review see how she handles. (obviously not in the CR forum heheh)
 
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i didnt read all the comments but who gives a crap about how a knife is used or not used. i would wayyyy sooner buy a busse over this chris reeves just cuz the busse didnt break. like heck ima buy the knife that breaks... no matter the abuse.
 
losthighwayman said:
fighting is a thought but under dire circumstances isolation in an uncommon or dubiously hospitable area is more likely, in addition to fighting. cut your wood, cord, rope. spear your fish.eat your snakes. fight a BAER if you should run afoul of one. or those weird mongolian deathworms.
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When I start running across baers and deathworms, then I'll worry.
Since no non-existent creatures exist round these parts though...
 
Collectors & biases aside, for those who use their knives often, I think most of us would want a product that performs beyond par. If I had to choose between 2 knives that are put through these so-called unscientific or unrealistic tests, I'd pick the one that performs better even if I don't plan to use it in such a manner. You can't test life or death scenarios where there are unlimited variations to the situations & stresses that the knife might be placed in (be it survival, self-defense, emergency, etc.). But it's good to know that a product can go beyond what it was designed to do. Now, I'll probably still get a GB because I like it, but if I had to choose, of course I'm going to go with the one that exceeds par.
 
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