The Zieg
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In the end, it's your knife in your hand, so if it works for you, it works for me!Tough question. "I'd hate to bet my life on the difference", as John Wayne said to Dean Martin, regarding Ricky Nelson's shooting skills.
I like the less stabby point and the step down from ricasso to edge on the RH. I also like the RH handle, which I've tried to copy because it feels so good in hand.
I love the Kabar's slightly longer, slightly squarer, less tapered handle, which gives good leverage and fine control, and the slight finger grooves, which tell you where your edge is without dictating your grip. The blade is a little thicker than the RH's, so would theoretically be a slightly wedgier slicer, but enough to feel?
The RH looks broader because of the higher point and the stepped edge, but if you hold them over each other they're the same breadth.
By a hair's breadth, I prefer the Kabar, because that handle is pure brilliance.
Zieg