Nazarov Forge Huntsman Review

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I received this beauty (sorry, camera not usable at the moment) a couple of days ago and am very impressed. :thumbsup: I realize that this is not very helpful without pics but I can convey some first impressions (the knife can be seen on the second row of "hunting knives" on the Nazarov site (please see "knives for feedback" thread by Demkov about 8 down from this one.). (Cryptyc, Pilsner: Nazarov knives link help? :oops:) The overall looks of the knife are far nicer than the pic on the site; a rather unusual and pleasant surprise. :D The bubinga wood (which may vary in shade) is much darker, the blade has a figuring in it which does not show (I hope to). By the way, if you click on the picture of the knife on their site, four pictures show up. Check out the second one (the bolster and part of the blade) and you will be able to see a bit of the "figuring" I allude to. Also, there are four pins in my handle instead of two :thumbsup:, This is a VERY sturdy knife which should hold up under any sensible use. The feel in the hand is secure due to the shape and thickness. The fit and finish is impeccable, with the transition from the bolster and handle scales to the tang being almost impossible to feel. :) The biggest surprise to me is the price :eek:! If the upcoming use testing goes as I expect, I believe this forge has a bright future. :cool: Thanks Dmitry.
 
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Try uploading to Imgur and pasting the BB Code link, Katanas. I’d love to see this knife. Or if you could find it on Nazarov Forge / Nazarov Knives website we could help pluck the photos from there! :)
 
The knife (Huntsman) is on the first page, second row, first knife under "hunting knives" on their site. The problem is, the knife shown is a poor example if mine is what you really get. :eek: I hope my camera is operative in time for the use testing so you can see how much nicer it is than the one they show (how rare is that? :cool:) I also hope they (Dmitry) put a better picture of it on their site. :thumbsup: I wonder how many of their knives look better in person than in their pics. :confused:
 
OK on to use testing (still without a camera :(). I got a chance to do some wood work this morning since fall is in the air; only calling for a cool 100 today. ;) Testing was done on some well seasoned, very hard ash; I did not sharpen the knife first since it arrived with a paper cutting edge which is fine for the purposes intended. First up was splitting some kindling after breaking down logs with a tomahawk. The knife split the pieces with very little effort. :thumbsup: Next came shaving off bark and shaving pointed ends for stakes used for pegs, cooking spits, etc. I was surprised at how well the knife did considering the last time I needed to do this only my Enzo Birk (also D2, but scandi grind) (out of 5 or 6 knives tried) would do the job. :thumbsup: In between tests, I would either stick the knife tip down in a log or chop into it edge down. I was not careful when taking it out but found no hint of an edge or tip problem. :thumbsup: A few chops were done to test how deeply it would cut and determined that, although not a chopper (5 inch blade-9 1/2 inch overall) it would most certainly be up to the task if forced into it. :thumbsup: I also cut some cords of various kinds like paracord; a waste of time, might as well have been cutting string. :rolleyes: One surprise was how "grippy" the handle was; not just because of the shape (knife can be seen on the nazarov site found in the link in post #2-thanks Cryptyc) but also the apparently untreated bubinga wood is quite dry and not slippery at all. :thumbsup: I had no animal to dress or skin, but have no doubt this knife would excel at those tasks due to the blade shape. :) After testing, the knife still cut paper; a few passes with a fine ezelap hone and on my strop and it easily cuts thin receipt paper. :eek: Overall, this is a very good all around field knife (it also happens to look great) at an extremely good price. :cool: Thanks Dmitry, I look forward to owning more of your work. :D
 
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Richard S. said:
Does your camera work yet? I’d love to see some pictures. Will there be more to this review?
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Yes, I’d love be to see some pictures, too. IMGUR is free and usable. It seems fairly outrageous to take a valuable item for review and not post pictures. Takes all sorts to make the world.
 
You are kidding right? :eek: I take a $118 knife, do a verbal review of appearance, real life use and function but don't have access to a working camera. Dmitry has plenty of pictures on his website, he doesn't need more pictures (he specifically asked for feedback); he needed someone to tell members how the knife performs. Anyone reading my review and looking at Dmitry's pictures knows a lot about the knife and what to expect. You take a $226 knife, put more pictures up, promise a review and-Zip-Nada; all anyone knows is what it looks like, which they could see on his site. Then you team up with a guy who has been here all of 11 days to bash me. Yea, takes all sorts. :rolleyes:
 
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I wasn’t bashing you. I was just wondering if you were able to put up pictures yet. I am interested in your pictures because you said the knife you got is much better than the knife on their website. My apologies for creating offense.
 
Your point is valid. I am actually much more annoyed with the nerve of Pilsner. Lots of nice pics and zero function assessment; with no one knowing much more about the knife than if they just looked at the Nazarov site. :rolleyes: Maybe this will spur him on to doing what Dmitry really needed.
 
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