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Microtech's Medallon
- Thread starter pcgood
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I have a stone-washed Medallion. I really love the design, particularly as a neck knife. The overall length and flatness make it easy to carry and conceal.
The Medallion has an excellent grip with what amounts to an integral lower guard. Even though the grip is skeletonized metal I have never had it slip. It is also comfortable in my hand during extended use. If you want more than a three-finger grip you can add a lanyard, but I haven't felt the need.
The Medallion's blade is just about perfect for a multi-purpose knife of this length. The point is sharp, the edge has lots of belly, and the recurve adds to your options when slicing. I do have to say that mine arrived from the factory with a terrible sharpening job. The point was almost blunt and the edge was dull. Some work on my 204 fixed it up, but Microtech dropped the ball.
I've heard a lot of complaints about the Medallion's sheath. Mine has been adequate, but not great. Retention is good and positive. There is some rattle. The different options for carry position and angle have come in handy. One of these days I will probably get a custom kydex sheath made for it.
Hope this helps. I'm not much of a reviewer.
--Bob Q
The Medallion has an excellent grip with what amounts to an integral lower guard. Even though the grip is skeletonized metal I have never had it slip. It is also comfortable in my hand during extended use. If you want more than a three-finger grip you can add a lanyard, but I haven't felt the need.
The Medallion's blade is just about perfect for a multi-purpose knife of this length. The point is sharp, the edge has lots of belly, and the recurve adds to your options when slicing. I do have to say that mine arrived from the factory with a terrible sharpening job. The point was almost blunt and the edge was dull. Some work on my 204 fixed it up, but Microtech dropped the ball.
I've heard a lot of complaints about the Medallion's sheath. Mine has been adequate, but not great. Retention is good and positive. There is some rattle. The different options for carry position and angle have come in handy. One of these days I will probably get a custom kydex sheath made for it.
Hope this helps. I'm not much of a reviewer.
--Bob Q
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For kydex I would start with our own Normark of On/Scene Tactical.
I carry mine in a generic horizontal cordura sheath.
--Bob Q
I carry mine in a generic horizontal cordura sheath.
--Bob Q
Esav Benyamin
MidniteSuperMod
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I got a Medallion second-hand, from another forumite. Great knife, the edge on mine was razor-sharp with a fine point, no problem there. Unfortunately, as I have a fairly wide hand, it was just too short for a really secure grip, so I traded it. If the handle were 1/2" longer, it would have been perfect. If I kept it, I would also have wanted a better sheath. The original is clever and reasonably effective, but it seemed flaky 
and the rattle was annoying.
and the rattle was annoying.
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The Gerber Guardian Back-Up is a nice dagger, pretty small but it has quite a good handle. However, the sheath isn´t great. Yes, it is innovative (you can modify the retention) but it just feels cheap IMO.