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Overall opinion is the Boker M-Type is a value for the money, heavy duty, a slim pocket cutter. Been carrying this piece for a few months; here are my opinions.
440C stainless steel blade.
Overall length 8 3/16".
Blade Length: 3 1/2".
Closed Length: 4 5/8".
Weight 4.6 oz.
Right hand tip/down carry
Dual thumb lugs
Like nearly any Chad Los Banos design, the M-Type fits my medium/small hand quite well.
Positives:
Fine in pocket but slim enough to be great for IWB carry.
G-10 side is reinforced with a liner, and crafted well enough to give an opinion of sturdy construction. (However, I didn't Noss it, so that is just an opinion.)
The 440c and blade geometry hold up to poor cutting practices. For example, I sliced open several Costco sized crates of canned foods and didn't bother to avoid the metal. The edge holding withstood this abuse.
Negatives: I am going to list the negatives, they are small compared to whole package but probably give more info to the potential buyer.
Right hand carry only.
You will most likely want to carry tip up. The thumb studs are just a few centimeters wrongly located. This means the leverage is off to open the knife. To open it, you have to find the "sweet spot". The sweet spot is just forwards of the pivot point. If you have the knife tip up this is a natural direction. For tip down, it takes quite a bit of maneuvering to open.
If the thumb lugs were moved to approximately where the "s" is printed on the blade (the s print from the word: Boker Plus), I believe the leverage would be there to eliminate the need for a sweet spot. Without the use of the sweet spot, it is almost impossible to open, especially one handed.
The other downside is I think it would have a hotspot or two if you had to cut for long periods of time.
Pictures, and yes the knife is dirty because I actually carried it and used it.
Good sturdy lockup
Visual comparative to Spyderco Delica for size
If they just moved the edge of the thumbstud to the "S" location, the leverage to open one-handed would be greatly improved.
In the interest of full disclosure, this knife arrived on my doorstep for free for the purposes of evaluation. Maholo Chad!
440C stainless steel blade.
Overall length 8 3/16".
Blade Length: 3 1/2".
Closed Length: 4 5/8".
Weight 4.6 oz.
Right hand tip/down carry
Dual thumb lugs
Like nearly any Chad Los Banos design, the M-Type fits my medium/small hand quite well.
Positives:
Fine in pocket but slim enough to be great for IWB carry.
G-10 side is reinforced with a liner, and crafted well enough to give an opinion of sturdy construction. (However, I didn't Noss it, so that is just an opinion.)
The 440c and blade geometry hold up to poor cutting practices. For example, I sliced open several Costco sized crates of canned foods and didn't bother to avoid the metal. The edge holding withstood this abuse.
Negatives: I am going to list the negatives, they are small compared to whole package but probably give more info to the potential buyer.
Right hand carry only.
You will most likely want to carry tip up. The thumb studs are just a few centimeters wrongly located. This means the leverage is off to open the knife. To open it, you have to find the "sweet spot". The sweet spot is just forwards of the pivot point. If you have the knife tip up this is a natural direction. For tip down, it takes quite a bit of maneuvering to open.
If the thumb lugs were moved to approximately where the "s" is printed on the blade (the s print from the word: Boker Plus), I believe the leverage would be there to eliminate the need for a sweet spot. Without the use of the sweet spot, it is almost impossible to open, especially one handed.
The other downside is I think it would have a hotspot or two if you had to cut for long periods of time.
Pictures, and yes the knife is dirty because I actually carried it and used it.
Good sturdy lockup
Visual comparative to Spyderco Delica for size
If they just moved the edge of the thumbstud to the "S" location, the leverage to open one-handed would be greatly improved.
In the interest of full disclosure, this knife arrived on my doorstep for free for the purposes of evaluation. Maholo Chad!
