Joker Canadiense

[rdnzl]

Got this one today. Another very well made knife from Joker. I can find no flaws.

Blade size 4.13 inch with satin finish. Light Brown Micarta Canvas scales with black liners. Blade width 1.18 inch with a thickness of 3.7 mm. Sandvik 14C28N steel.

Really nice and sharp. The handle feels great. Interesting blade shape. I guess it has some sort of reference to Canada, with this shape?

 

[Bob Denman]

And here I was: looking for some "Great White North" humor...
Seriously good-looking knife!

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Canadiense means "Canadian" in Spanish, so I too wonder which feature(s) they may have felt earned it that model name.
I guess Canada still has quite a large amount of forest land, so that alone may have been reason enough for a knife they aimed at being used out there in the woods
Nice knife

 

[MolokaiRider]

I have had my eye on that one, thanks for sharing your pics.

So far in my limited experience, Joker fixed blades are a great kit for the money.

I am up to five versions now, and all have met and even exceeded my expectations.

I am quite fond of 14C28N, and picked up a K720 carbon model recently, which I am excited to try out.

The ferro rod with the matching scale and liner material are a nice touch.

 

[The Grendels]

It's a knife shape that's been copied by a lot of people and there have been a lot of variations. I own and like a lot of Joker knives, but this version of the Canadian knife never quite felt right to me for what a Canadian knife is supposed to look like. The blade isn't angled away from the handle right. The Canadian knife company that made a name for themselves making them is Grohmann (they're still being made in Pictou, Nova Scotia). Cold Steel also make a cheap version of these really nice belt knives. I own a few different Grohmann designs/sizes and they're a good knives, with a history going back to the fur trade. You can get them in carbon or stainless steel, as well various choices of handle material: rosewood, Micarta, and water buffalo horn.

The Grohmann Story - Grohmann Knives - Superior Outdoor & Kitchen Knives

Outdoor & Kitchen Knives - superior handcrafted knives made in the old world tradition.

www.grohmannknives.com

This is where the design originated from, but the design has changed a bit over the years since the early fur trade days of crooked knives and crooked fur traders.

Crooked Knives - Canada's History

Crooked knife blades were some of the earliest trade goods brought to North America from Europe by the Hudson’s Bay Company.

www.canadashistory.ca

 

[Hammer67]

Nice looking knife. Definitely has some D.H. Russel 'leaf blade' influence (aka 'Canadian Belt Knife'), but as pointed out above, the relationship of the handle to the blade is different. I really like leaf-blade knives and find them to be one of the most versatile blade designs.