Kestral

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Fred

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This knife was introduced with a lot of hype. I was wondering, how many of you guys ended up buying one? What do you think of the knife?

-Fred
 
The knife is not out yet so no one probably has one except for the protoypes.

I love it!
mt-kestrels.jpg


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What was the previous Microtech hawksbill? I played with a few but never see them for sale or even discussed.

-Corduroy
 
It was called the Hawk. Here is a pic I stole from Tom Kyle of a prototype.
cohiba_hawk.jpg


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Yep, that's it. I like 'em even better than this new Kestrel. What happened to them?

-Corduroy
 
Some MT owners posted the spine whacking failure on some of their folders. I guess MT listened and came out with their MicroBar -- the thickest liner (almost half the blade width?) I've seen yet on a folder.

Now, a rolling or axis lock Kestral would ROCK!
 
Yes the Hawk is an auto and like all good things they must come to an end some time or manifest them selves into something new. I sent a Hawk to Joel for work he did on my blowgun graphics. After seeing his talent I called Tony at Microtech and got him on the computer to see Joel's abilities with design. Joel made their logo and debuted it here on BladeForums.


He also has a cool looking Hawk OTF design but the link to it does not work anymore. Joel you reading this?

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Well here are some more pics Spark and I took.

mt-kestrelpol1.jpg

mt-kestrelpol2.jpg


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Wow, those are both some fine-looking knives. But I have to ask a functional question. Both Hawk and Kestrel are defensive folders, right? Now, the Hawk has a real "beak" that you could hook into something and expect to deliver a good cut with. Look at the Kestrel; that blade's basically only the slightest curve away from being a Warncliff.

"Where's the beak?"

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-Corduroy
(Why else would a bear want a pocket?)
 
Mike,

I have e-mailed you the OTF hawk for you to post it here!

Is an early proto and don't forget to disclouse that is just a rendering not a real knife
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Chao for now...

btw, I'll see you at the blade show!

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Here are the pics.
hawklo.jpg

Joel's 3-D version.
hawk-1.jpg

The real thing.......

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hawk-3.jpg

Another Hawk! Image suppled by Joel and Modified by me....

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I think this knife could be a big seller if it was not an auto and had a "Spydie" hole.

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"Walk softly and carry a big stick"...TR

 
Although I collect Microtechs, I've always had a bone to pick regarding their high prices. This is no exception. The manual version is projected to be around $230 and the auto around $280. The Vector will be $100 higher still. These are tiny knives, about the size of a mini-SOCOM, too small in my opinion. I think a 3.5" blade is about the minimum length for practical use (not that a hawkbill lends itself to much in the way of practicality).
 
This knife and the Vector are neat looking knives, But they are just TOO DAMN SMALL!!!!!

When I saw the knife, I wanted one until I found out the size of it. What a disappointment. I agree with Rick that the minimum practical blade length is around 3.5 inches.

Oh well....
 
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