Kershaw Hawk

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I once own the G-10 model with the marking ATS-34 on the blade. Sold that and sort of miss it. I recently got a Ti-hawk through the net and was surprise to find that there is no marking of ATS-34 on it at all- not on the blade, not on the tang. Does someone know if they ever make it in any other steel? Not really complaining as it is shaving sharp right out of the box. Many thanks.
 
Kershaw did the same thing with the Avalanche. When they first came out, they had CPM440V stamped on the blade, but my recent model does not.
 
Aside from the blade-steel mystery, how do you like the Ti-hawk?
A review sure would be appreciated.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
The Ti-hawk is the 15% larger version of the Wild Wild Turkey. Nice knife.

Anybody can ship a sharp knive, but these stay sharp. I used my tiny Wild Wild Turkey in the kitchen, and it sliced and diced everything beautifully.

The handle nestles very comfortably in my hand. The clip is excellent, very strong, but the knife makes a great gentleman's knife even without it, just drop it into a pocket.
 
"If it jams, force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway" Esav are you in the repair business or what? LMAO hehe

If it jams, back off a see what's wrong if you can, never but never force it at all, that's how you break things for sure and no it most likely didn't need replacing anyway! :p

Fun is where you find it!
James
 
I agree with Esav that it is important for a knife to stay sharp. That's why I ask about the ATS-34 question in the first place. Does your Wild Wild Turkey have the etching on the blade or any indication of steel type anywhere? I am just wondering if there was a version with a lesser steel around.
I also got the knife for kitchen duties (for me knives are tools not weapons) and the kershaw is one of the very few folders with a flat grind which allows for great slicing and dicing. It has a sharp tip and some belly for skinning and boning type of work. That is what caught my eyes when I first saw the G10 Hawk. The G10 one I had clearly indicated that it is of ATS steel. But there are several problems. The handle barely covered the tip and it had a very weak ball retain which allowed me to open it with a flick of my wrist. The two things I mentioned and the fact that it is tip up carry added up to an unsafe set up in my opinion-it might be just the one I had. I would only carry it in a pouch. Someone had mentioned that the G10 handle also has some flex in it. While I may not have noticed flex. The feather light handle with a proportionally heavier blade in the front once again make me feel insecure when I am working with it. Those are some of the reasons why I designed to trade that in for a BM 940. WOW what a knife-but that is another story.
Back to the Ti-hawk. I do miss the knife somewhat. So when I saw the Ti handle version for a reasonable price I decided to give it another shot. I got it yesterday and I notice right away that with the one I have much of the problems I had are solved. The tip of the knife is a lot better covered and the ball retent does a much better job on this one. The Ti handle also makes the knife a lot more steady in my hands. It is QUITE a bit heavier though. So it depends on what you are looking for. All in all if the steel is indeed the same high end steel and the knife cuts as well as the G10 one I had. I am a smiling cook. Who knows...I might pick up the Turkey as well.
 
My Ti-Hawk has the blade marked as ATS-34 on the left side.
Very elegant and classy design, very well made also. I have no problems with mine and I like it a lot, it’s one of my very favorite dressy knives.
 
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