I think I mentioned it in my very first post of this thread, and will mention it again... I really like a lot of what Tops does during the in house production of their knives. That said, I just don't feel myself gravitating towards most of their designs. The quality is obviously there, but their styling simply does not appeal to me. Just a personal thing, since I know that likes and dislikes of their designs is all a matter of opinion.
Yup, I have a Tops .230 Machete, and now this Tops Wild Pig Hunter... But, there is simply nothing else in their line that calls out to me.
My recently doing a bit of research into most of Ontario Knife Company' original SP series line of knives, (and I understand that they are not at the same level of overall quality as Tops), I found that most of their designs were definitely more appealing to me. I say were, because over the years the line has mostly faded away, with most of what used to be OKC's SP line having been discontinued.
I also say the "original" SP series, because their SP Gen2 series was mostly pretty bland in their styling, not continuing with the more exciting variety and style of their first generation SP line. The Gen2 series has pretty much faded away too, they seem mostly discontinued now.
As for the Tops Wild Pig Hunter, it has such an awesome style behind it. I believe that it being mostly a Russian design, with only some Tops traits thrown in, makes it their "Tops" offering in my eyes
I will, of course, keep my eyes peeled to see if something else of theirs winds up appealing to me