Is the svord peasant knife worth it?

yeah, I tried loading a picture but don't know how... so look one up and you'll see next to the pivot screw there is a pin a few mills away.... that's what actually stops the blade from going any further opening, and your hand is what keeps the blade from folding on itself during use... so, I was just wondering if anyone tried it and found it any better as far as comfort or portability goes...?
 
Why would that little pin keep the blade in the open position? :confused: A stop pin stops the blade from opening any farther, but it does nothing to ensure the blade stays open. It doesn't lock, so the only thing keeping the blade from folding is the pressure of the palm of your hand on that little tang piece when it's open. Cut that piece off and nothing keeps the blade from closing on your hand.
 
your hand keeps the blade form closing on your hand not the exposed tang man... I told you as much... as long as there is a little bit of the tang (whether it's flush with the handles or not) in contact with your palm it's not going anywhere. It may require some choking up, but your palm surely contacts more than just the protrusion of the tang, so it still won't fold on you......
 
oh, my bad, now I see what you were saying... yeah I guess I was vague.... it isn't the hand that keeps it open... it's the tang in contact with the hand pushing against the pin that essentially "locks" it in place. As long as you were to just file or saw down the portion that protrudes, you should be OK. But if you were to cut it off all together you could still choke up enough to keep contact between the remaining tang and the palm... sorry, to seem annoyed I was hasty in my response and didn't get it at first.
 
The knife is a classic design, and functions very well (and safely) as is.

The extended/exposed tang also makes the knife a one hand opener.

IMHO, it works better then a traditional slipjoint.

If you think cutting off the tang will make it better, I suggest you just buy a regular slipjoint.





Big Mike
 
Big Mike said:
The knife is a classic design, and functions very well (and safely) as is.

The extended/exposed tang also makes the knife a one hand opener.

IMHO, it works better then a traditional slipjoint.

If you think cutting off the tang will make it better, I suggest you just buy a regular slipjoint.





Big Mike
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dear god, cutting off the tang would make this knife incredibly unsafe. the tang and your hand guarantee that the knife will not close on you. your hand has to fail before the knife does. if you remove the tang there's nothing to keep it open.
 
engle's-wilder said:
oh, my bad, now I see what you were saying... yeah I guess I was vague.... it isn't the hand that keeps it open... it's the tang in contact with the hand pushing against the pin that essentially "locks" it in place. As long as you were to just file or saw down the portion that protrudes, you should be OK. But if you were to cut it off all together you could still choke up enough to keep contact between the remaining tang and the palm... sorry, to seem annoyed I was hasty in my response and didn't get it at first.
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Ah, okay, I think I see what you're saying now. You mean to just cut off or file down the little nub on the end of the tang that sicks out of the handle (the little thing with the lanyard hole type thing in it) while the blade's open? And keep the rest of the tang in place?
 
yeah, that's about it dorito, and keep the rest of the tang in place. yep... I think we were just seeing past each other, haha. Easy to do over the internet ;)

Freedoom, I'm just talking about, in the succinct words of dorito monk "just filing down the nub on the end of the tang"... the tang's still there, no worries... and it wouldn't even be shorter, I'm just talking about making it flush with the handles....... that's all... I don't think it'll affect the safety or integrity of the knife at all; it'll just make it flush.
 
engle's-wilder said:
yeah, that's about it dorito, and keep the rest of the tang in place. yep... I think we were just seeing past each other, haha. Easy to do over the internet ;)
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Ah, derp. Sorry about that... you're right, we definitely had some kind of communication gap going on there. :D
 
engle's-wilder said:
yeah, that's about it dorito, and keep the rest of the tang in place. yep... I think we were just seeing past each other, haha. Easy to do over the internet ;)

Freedoom, I'm just talking about, in the succinct words of dorito monk "just filing down the nub on the end of the tang"... the tang's still there, no worries... and it wouldn't even be shorter, I'm just talking about making it flush with the handles....... that's all... I don't think it'll affect the safety or integrity of the knife at all; it'll just make it flush.
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So...filing down that little nub is going to make it not "...as large in their pocket..."? That's what you were talking about originally. Seems like doing that wouldn't make much of a difference.
 
yeah, sorry. I meant sanding down the handle ... filing was meant for the nub area. What I had in my head didn't quite come out in what I wrote earlier. A later description better describes what I meant. sanding or filing won't make much of a difference in length (but every bit counts). I was trying to express the idea of making the tang flush and it came out way wrong! sorry 'bout that. neglect those earlier comments...

Interestingly, I think I found a difference between the poly and wood handle versions... on my wood handle there is a pin that prevents the knife blade from rotating a full 360, but in the poly version (from the pictures I've looked up) have no such pin... just the two screws. Anyone have the poly and know what keeps it from swinging a full 360?
 
engle's-wilder said:
yeah, sorry. I meant sanding down the handle ... filing was meant for the nub area. What I had in my head didn't quite come out in what I wrote earlier. A later description better describes what I meant. sanding or filing won't make much of a difference in length (but every bit counts). I was trying to express the idea of making the tang flush and it came out way wrong! sorry 'bout that. neglect those earlier comments...
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Heh? :confused: When did you mean "sanding down the handle"? Where did that come from?

My head hurts.

Seriously...if you were talking about removing that whole "tang" that sticks out...and I kinda think you were...it's OK. It's just a mistake and we will all get over it very quickly. No point digging deeper in with a series of "Well, I meant to say X" things.
 
Yes, it's just a mistake sorry... The idea of it kinda "evolved" on me as I went from post to post...

This is how I feel now (what I'd do now): I believe that you could file down the nub on the tang until it runs flush with the handles... This would make your grip perhaps a little more comfortable."

This is how I felt then (earlier alternative): If you were really concerned about length, you could take off the whole nub and just choke up a little on the knife when you grip. Careful not to remove too much of the tang, just enough to get rid of the nub. If you have average sized hands you shouldn't have a problem covering at least part of the tang with your palm, to keep it in place during use. You could also sand off part of the bottom of the wood or poly on the handles that isn't needed. In total you would likely remove close to a half-inch from the knife's closed position

I don't like this earlier one as much (although it's still viable) because, my sister has small hands and if she were to use the knife if I cut off the nub completely, she would likely have a tougher go of it that I would (I have large enough hands that I could cut off over half the tang and still keep the thing from folding on me during use :) So for smaller handed people I don't suggest his option.
 
either option, all I was suggesting from then till now was really about making the tang flush with the handles.... both options will do this, whether you file down the tang nub so it's flush or just take off the tang nub to make it flush.

It's just everyone thought I was suggesting taking off the whole tang! And that's not what I was suggesting at all. Either option will still leave enough tang for a grip to cover a portion of the tang and keep the knife from folding on their hands during use. That is all I have to say, or really wanted to say.

Still, really sorry for the confusion of ideas as I moved from one to another in preference, without explanation or distinction... my bad ya'll
 
I have owned SVORDS since 1990..Awesome steel (l6) and heat treat.Peasant knives are great value for money and i edc,d one for over a year and it did everything i required. Get one....or two
 
Mine's got a black plastic handle cos I reckon it'll survive better. I trimmed off and rounded the butt end though so it wouldn't wear a hole in my pocket. Lost about 3/8 inch. I also ground a finger choil, partly because it's useful, partly because the blade now has an edge length, measured round the curve, of a smidge under 3 inches. It's now a non-locking folding knife with a blade edge no more than 3 inches so legal for edc in the UK. Unless they move the goal posts again.

Top knife and secure to open and close with one hand.
 
I bought 6 of these last year after stumbling across them on the net. Kept one for myself and gave the rest out to friends, they were very well received. The grind on these is definitely rough, but I still think they're a steal at under $20 considering the quality steel and unique design coming from a small shop in NZ. I spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out exactly what steel is used. The best I have come up with is that's it's Swedish 15N20, Uddeholm bandsaw steel. It's similar to the old American L6 in that it's a bandsaw steel with high nickel content, but it is also a simpler or "purer" alloy with no Cr, Mo, or V (at least according to zknives interactive steel chart.) These knives are for sure worth having around IMO.
 
I bought two of these, one for myself which is in my coat pocket most of the time, and one for a Christmas gift.
Once I had re profiled and sharpened mine, I realized what a useful little knife it is, and very sharp.
Swedish 15N20 and equivalent to L6 eh?
They make great stocking stuffer's that will actually be appreciated by knife people. :)
 
engle's-wilder
If your hand is so skeletal or you are so obsessive-compulsive the little tang protrusion hurts your palm, or think it does, its not for you.
Steel Specifications 15N20
Blade Thickness (mm) 1.8mm
 
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