Sometimes a guy has to get a toy for the fun of it, what better than a large knife/small sword? The Kabar Swabbie.
This thing is a beast, 1/4" thick, and 12.5" flat ground blade. Remarkably balanced(balances at choil), lightweight in the hand and nimble. Sharpest Kabar ever received from the factory, maybe the sharpest knife I've ever got from the factory. It comes with a small Acheron fixed blade, some odd feet of neon green cordage and zombie knife patch. I think it would be neat if they included other gear like neon green firestarter, sharpening stone, etc or just went all the way and included a survival kit, of course this would drive up the cost.
I just had to fondle and admire it a while before use. First up is a comparison picture with knives I thought were big before getting this one. Swabbie, Machax, Marine Raider and Randall Bear Bowie.
Here is a top shot of the blade, check out the, ehhem*thinner tip*. Very pointy, I could definetly see this knife as some sort of "fighter".
First up I did some carving with it. Like I said previous it's lightweight, nimble in the hands and very sharp so it does quite well at carving. I do have 2 issues with the knife that I'll have to fix. Biggest issue being the top guard, when choking up on the handle to carve it can dig into the webbing between your thumb and finger, starts hurting after a while or you put some real grunt into your cut. Second issue are the handle scales, just like the adventure knives they have hard little knobbies all over them, they will wear your skin and cause blistering, they are sanded down easy enough though.
The knife really excels at chopping. It would chop better if it was more forward heavy, but I reckon it's good as is. Not as good as an axe, but acceptable anyway.
Made quick work of the smaller dry stuff.
Check out how deep it bites into green wood with a moderate swing.
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This thing is a beast, 1/4" thick, and 12.5" flat ground blade. Remarkably balanced(balances at choil), lightweight in the hand and nimble. Sharpest Kabar ever received from the factory, maybe the sharpest knife I've ever got from the factory. It comes with a small Acheron fixed blade, some odd feet of neon green cordage and zombie knife patch. I think it would be neat if they included other gear like neon green firestarter, sharpening stone, etc or just went all the way and included a survival kit, of course this would drive up the cost.
I just had to fondle and admire it a while before use. First up is a comparison picture with knives I thought were big before getting this one. Swabbie, Machax, Marine Raider and Randall Bear Bowie.
Here is a top shot of the blade, check out the, ehhem*thinner tip*. Very pointy, I could definetly see this knife as some sort of "fighter".
First up I did some carving with it. Like I said previous it's lightweight, nimble in the hands and very sharp so it does quite well at carving. I do have 2 issues with the knife that I'll have to fix. Biggest issue being the top guard, when choking up on the handle to carve it can dig into the webbing between your thumb and finger, starts hurting after a while or you put some real grunt into your cut. Second issue are the handle scales, just like the adventure knives they have hard little knobbies all over them, they will wear your skin and cause blistering, they are sanded down easy enough though.
The knife really excels at chopping. It would chop better if it was more forward heavy, but I reckon it's good as is. Not as good as an axe, but acceptable anyway.
Made quick work of the smaller dry stuff.
Check out how deep it bites into green wood with a moderate swing.
Cont...
