MKVI OR SHADOW IV?

[skhori]

Other than the MKVI having a clip point and the Shadow IV a spearpoint, what other differences are there? Are the blade widths the same? Recommendations? Thanks in advance.
Steve

 

[ralphtt]

skhori . . . the CRK FAQ may answer some of your questions . . . click here http://www.chrisreeve.com/faq.html

regards . . .

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ralph

 

[ralphtt]

Oops . . . just noticed the FAQ does not list the Mk VI . . .

But the info on the single blade knives states "The 5.5" blade Mk VI and Mountaineer II differ only in that the Mk VI has a double cross guard while the Mountaineer II has the single guard." Additional info is available at http://www.chrisreeve.com/onepiece.html.
Enjoy . . .

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ralph

 

[skhori]

Thanks Ralph, I was hoping to get input from actual owners of these 2 knives. I know the differences between the Mountaineers and the MKVI's, but would like some imput on the differences between the Shadow IV and the MKVI (other than clip and spearpoints). Thanks again.
Steve

 

[Dennis Wright]

Other than the points, there is no difference. Same width, same thickness, same handle size, same length same guard setup....etc., etc., etc. No difference. Just the points.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
La Mesa, CA
1-800-400-1980
wrightknife@ixpres.com
("Have a knife day!")

 

[skhori]

Thanks Dennis - just what I wanted to know....
Steve

 

[ProEdge]

Steve..
Dennis said it..
The ShadowIV and MKV1 are identical in everyway except for the points..

Take Care..

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Murray Haday
ProEdge Knives
www.proedgeknives.com
Tel: 905 328 8212

[This message has been edited by ProEdge (edited 12-30-2000).]

 

[Chris Reeve Knives]

Sometimes the major difference between two models is only aesthetic - and that is the case with the Mk VI and the Shadow IV (and the Project I and II). For some people, the classic clip point is what pleases the eye and for others it is the spearpoint.

Anne

 

[SALTY]

"Sometimes the major difference between two models is only aesthetic [...] is what pleases the eye ..."

Kinda like blondes, brunettes and redheads. I'm trying to get my wife to dye her hair Kalguard.

 

[Snoopy]

Nice one Nimrod, I've been chuckling 5 minutes after reading that one. I just bought a Shadow IV and am wondering why it does not have an indexed handle like the project I? Index or not, this is a great knife.

David

 

[JBP]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Snoopy:
.... I just bought a Shadow IV and am wondering why it does not have an indexed handle like the project I? Index or not, this is a great knife.

David</font>

The guys who buy the Shadow IV;s can tell which end is up by the sharpness of one side of the blade?

You're right, the Shadow IV is a GREAT one! I love mine.

Jon

 

[Ralf]

I own both a Mark VI and a Project I and must say that this night index thing is completely overrated. The left side on the handle of the PI is flattened somewhat and it has IMHO more of a comfort/sheath protecting function than any other. I have not found it to be too usefull as to initially know which way the edge is facing. It's much easier to just look at the blade to know what's going on.

 

[Chris Reeve Knives]

When we originally planned the Project I, we worked in conjunction with Karl Lippard, a former Marine Corps instructor. His ideal knife for a Marine required, among other things, that the knife could be withdrawn silently from the sheath (no snap or velcro - hence the knob arrangement) and, in the dark, the user could tell exactly which way his knife was facing. The intent here was for use in combat and the Project I was really the only knife designed with the potential of combat in mind. All of our nives were designed primarily as tools rather than weapons.

If a person wants a night index on a Shadow IV, it can be special ordered - it can't be retro-fitted!

Anne

 

[m]

Would the tip be thinner (and therefore weaker but better at piercing) on the clip point?

 

[swede79]

I think so.

I tried to ask the same question on the general board, and it was pretty much ignored.

 

[Chris Reeve Knives]

The tip of the Mk VI has very slightly less material and therefore, technically, could be considered weaker. In the 17 years that we have been making the one piece knives, we have never had a knife break in the first inch or two of the blade. The only part that has ever broken off is the first 1/16th inch or so!

One of the (many) features that is common to all our knives is that the full thickness of the material is taken as close to the tip as possible to give each blade as much strength as possible.

Anne

 

[swede79]

I believe it. The knives seem very, very strong, and I've never heard anything less than complimentary about your quality.

My question on the general board was about the inherent strength of the points (clip v.s. spear) in general, not about the specific strengths of your knives.

It seems that it comes to personal aesthetic preferences. The problem is, I like BOTH. Then, given that they look so nice, I would want to get one for looks (kept looking pretty), and one for using, now I'm up to 4 knives, and that's just for one size.

Decisions, decisions, decisions...

 

[m]

Thanks for answering my question and the additional information.

 

[Elvislives]

It really does just come down to looks it seems. I mean, the realities of the difference between the two being "the difference" in any situation seems so unlikely.


Brandon