Lone Wolf Brian Tighe

anthony cheeseboro

anthony cheeseboro

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Who out there has bought Lone Wolf Brian Tighe? I just picked one up a few hours ago and I am very impressed! This is a very high quality knife. Not for the money, but in absolute terms! This knife has immaculate fit and finish. The blade is ultra sharp and there is absolutely no blade play after the lockup. Frankly that is a hell of a lot better than tons of customs that I have seen lately. True, a custom makers will gladly adjust a knife for you for free. It is still wonderful to buy a high end knife that locks up like a vault from the moment that it is bought. Finally, I must mention that I once owned a custom Brian Tighe Wharncliffe Pinnacle and this Lone Wolf Tighe compares very favorably. The anodized liners looks just like a custom and they compare very favorably to the anodizing on my De Villiers Exectac Spearpoint. Who else has a Lone Wolf Product? These new guys are really impressive although I think that Paul Knife of theirs is overprised. $190 MSRP for a knife with a 420HC blade is obscene!:barf:
 
I completely agree with you Anthony. I have had a Lone Wolf Tighe Pan for about a month and have another on it's way from 1SKS as I sit here at the computer. It may end up as a gift, if I can bear to part with it.

The knife is an identical rendition of Brian Tighe's knife, which sells for $475. The quality is shockingly similar, although the Lone Wolf version is made in Japan. The liner lock-up is as secure and solid as I've seen on any liner lock, production or custom.

This knife is great as an EDC, since it carries very easily in various positions. I've been VERY impressed with it. Combine that with the state-of-the-art S30V steel and it starts to approach "knife-Nirvana".

This is the only Lone Wolf knife I have at present, but it looks like they have hit on a winning combination of great manufacturing techniques and collaborations with top makers like Tighe and Loveless. I don't think either of these gentlemen would lend their names to reproductions that were anything but top notch.

These knives are not cheap, but they come in at roughly half the true custom price and at a quality level that is "eye-opening".

Good luck with the Tighe Pan, Anthony and best of luck to Lone Wolf Knives!:D :cool:
 
BTW, I showed the knife to lots of the folks attending last month's NY Custom Knife Show. Everyone was impressed--most commenting on the custom look of the liners. It appears alot of hand finishing went into these knives. This also explains the price.:eek:
 
Knifenerd, the one thing that scares me about Lone Wolf is that the quality of their knives may actually be too high! My Tighe is so close to an actual Brian Tighe that from a purely practical standpoint, ther is no real advantage to buying a real Tighe. Most other cstoms designs are noticeably less well put together than their custom counterparts or they use inferior materials. The Tighe is completely comparable to a custom in terms of quality. The biggest downside of a Lone Wolf would be the rather large logo that comes on the knife compared to a real custom. In all fairness to Mr. Tighe, it was great of him to sign off on such a high quality factory custom collaboration instead of the typical made in Taiwan variety. Also a real custom Tighe can come with pretty carbon fiber scales and number of other nice features.:)
 
When you consider that the price is almost $200 less than the custom version, you are really not dealing with the same "market". So, I don't think that Mr. Tighe is under-cutting his own custom market.

At any rate, the concept being launched by Lone Wolf is a very interesting one. We all, as knifeknuts, end up being the beneficiaries.:D
 
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