Medford Praetorian opinions.

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I received a Medford in on a trade a while back and the knife was technically sound. Solid lock up, centered, sharp, and solid. That being said, I traded it immediately.

The fixed blade going for nearly $500 is disgusting.
 
d762nato said:
This is starting to remind me of the old Strider days. It's just a knife and to each their own as I see it, it's their money buy what you want. You know some guys like fat women and some like them skinny so maybe it's just a carry over. :p Myself I wouldn't mind a drop point T version just to check out....or the viper. ;)
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The Viper is a fantastic knife.
 
I'm curious about Medfords. D2 is alright but for the money I'd hope for a better steel.

They def look super thick and built over the top. But that's what I like about them. I like thin knives too. Everything in moderation 😊
 
Despite of the price, the overkill construction, extreme design, the reason i refuse to purchase one is actually the owners attitude. Sorry
 
Medfords are an easy brand to hate due to an owner that gets on people's nerves (think something like ESEE) and knives that do not comply with the standard design features that most consider good-looking (think something like QTRM5TR).

When you have so many people that have knives like the Sebenza and the PM2 as benchmarks, Medfords tend to have many detractors due to their design. Medford owners bought them for a reason, non-Medford owners *didn't* buy them for a reason, and asking non-Medford owners if Medfords are good is a poor way to gain an answer to your question. I don't own a Medford, probably never will, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't buy one for yourself, I don't know your tastes and likings.

I don't ask for others' opinions on my knives, because invariably there will be a couple people that dislike one of my knives, and I don't want to let others dictate my liking of my knives.
 
KingMC said:
Medfords are an easy brand to hate due to an owner that gets on people's nerves (think something like ESEE) and knives that do not comply with the standard design features that most consider good-looking (think something like QTRM5TR).

When you have so many people that have knives like the Sebenza and the PM2 as benchmarks, Medfords tend to have many detractors due to their design. Medford owners bought them for a reason, non-Medford owners *didn't* buy them for a reason, and asking non-Medford owners if Medfords are good is a poor way to gain an answer to your question. I don't own a Medford, probably never will, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't buy one for yourself, I don't know your tastes and likings.

I don't ask for others' opinions on my knives, because invariably there will be a couple people that dislike one of my knives, and I don't want to let others dictate my liking of my knives.
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Best reply I have read in a while. I concur.
 
HOKIE_FAN said:
This thread is crazy...all the hate. I personally love my Medford and I want more.
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Typical.

Most posters haven't....

A: Used a Medford.
B: "Tried it for a day"
C: (The Worst) their built in ideology of how a knife should be is universal, and everyone who may have a different opinion
Is wrong.

I rotated two different Praetorian's for 6 months straight. (DP/Tanto)
It is a knife that cuts well. Not a "slicer" but it will easily chew through your typical EDC tasks (cardboard/etc)
(Very similar to a Strider in that regard)

It all comes down what you want to do with a knife, and if prying/chopping are on your list, and you don't do any "fine" work with a folder, then it might be for you.

The F&F is on par with much more expensive custom knives and is better than any of my CRK's, if that's important to you.

Everyone has different needs/likes and this is why we have Opinels and MKT's.

The notion that an MKT isn't a knife because it can't cut is pure ignorance. It cuts well, it's a matter of what you are comparing it to.
I can easily say that a CRK can't slice compared to an Opinel.....
 
:thumbup: well said JR88FAN. It all comes down to intended use and expectations. For someone to say it won't cut is ridiculous.
 
I bought my one and only Medford (Praetorian T) from the exchange here. The size, blade shape and overall knife is great. But dadgum is it hard to open, even doing it the way Greg says to. Probably has to do with being relatively new. The lock stick is really hard too. It takes a lot of effort and strength to get the frame off the bottom of the blade.
 
For my first, I went with a Praetorian Genesis T in 3V. I got a chance to handle a few of them prior, waited too long, and missed my chance to choose one in person, so I ended up taking the ebay lottery - and won! I was in love from the first one I picked up, and I'm in tune with Greg - a maker I can identify with. I'm thinking my next will be a Praetorian T in D2.

I started watching his videos of the knives he's sending to vendors, and was watching the latest, and found the Action Concepts ebay store, and the rest, as they say, is history.

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BFS said:
I bought my one and only Medford (Praetorian T) from the exchange here. The size, blade shape and overall knife is great. But dadgum is it hard to open, even doing it the way Greg says to. Probably has to do with being relatively new. The lock stick is really hard too. It takes a lot of effort and strength to get the frame off the bottom of the blade.
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Give it some time my friend. I had the same issue with my T and Micro-T but just used two hands for the first few weeks (I totally agree with Greg's approach of two hands and not dropping it being paramount). Once they broke in, my small, weak, geezer mits can get them to crack open like a bullwhip.
 
Mister X said:
Give it some time my friend. I had the same issue with my T and Micro-T but just used two hands for the first few weeks (I totally agree with Greg's approach of two hands and not dropping it being paramount). Once they broke in, my small, weak, geezer mits can get them to crack open like a bullwhip.
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Thanks Mister X. I figured it was just tight tolerances. It's a beast of a knife for sure.
 
Mister X said:
Give it some time my friend. I had the same issue with my T and Micro-T but just used two hands for the first few weeks (I totally agree with Greg's approach of two hands and not dropping it being paramount). Once they broke in, my small, weak, geezer mits can get them to crack open like a bullwhip.
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I got so used to opening my Preatorian's using two hands during the break in period, that I just kept using two hands, even when they where broken in.

I think part of that is that the knife is so wide, two hands just work better, unless you have really large hands...

I never disliked using two hands, and still do it out of habit with knives that are really easy to open single handed!
 
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