New Product: Des Horn C153G

Thats great news........Des will be delighted!
Thanks for the heads up.

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Great! I've been looking at this one for a while.
By the way, I believe the description is wrong. In the paragraph, it says Micarta handles while the description it box says G-10.
 
Alfaholic said:
Thats great news........Des will be delighted!
Thanks for the heads up.

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Great picture!

I tend to prefer larger/heavier folders for EDC, but next time I'm in the market for a gentleman's knife, this one will be high on my list. :thumbup:
 
neuron said:
Great picture! :thumbup:
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Thanks.....I took it at the Guild Show in Louisville in '09.
Sal took Des, Linda (Des's Wife) and myself to dinner where the initial discussion about this project happened. It is great to now see it in the stores.

Steven
 
I've been waiting for this one the first time I laid eyes on it from the Amsterdam Meet photos (1st one). Mine is arriving on Monday and I'm excited.
 
THis one also has my interest. Looking forward to hitting up SFO this weekend to take a look.
 
My first one is on the way as well. Of everything in the Amsterdam thread, this is the one I wanted the most.
 
I have two enroute from KC now. Look forward to getting them. Do any of you remember the CRKT Jim Hammond wharncliffe? I have two of those also and this reminds me of that knife. I used the heck out of one of them and have a like new one put away. Look forward to carrying this one. The Spyderco uses modern blade steel and nicer handle slabs with the nice new style wire clip. I think it is the optimum size for EDC too....
 
Got mine today. It's small but I knew that already. The fit and finish is great and its a classic gentleman's folder. I'm a big fan of a wharnie blade so maybe i'm biased? Smooth as silk and great lockup. This thing is begging to open some packages...very slicey! Love it. Thanks Spyderco and Mr. Horn!
Dan
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Got my two today. Very nicely done! Handle is classy, very smooth opening with bronze washers, inlaid liners perfectly done, very light, wire clip looks like it belongs on this knife and most importantly to me the liner lock engages and disengages just right and with this design it lays below the handle slabs when engaged so it is unlikely it would be accidentally unlocked by the thumb even in a reverse hand hold. Worth the wait and highly recommended. I like the size of this knife - Can't wait to slice up an apple! Thank you for the picture....it is nice to see the designer (Des). BTW - this is a much more refined design than the CRKT I mentioned and I would easily say a much nicer package. The CRKT was more of a worker and this is more of a gentlemens design in my opinion.
 
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Mine just arrived. It's a perfect replacement for the BM/Boguszewski 640 Mini-Spike I used to carry. Light, thin and elegent, and another flawless execution by the Taichung maker.
 
I have been carrying this knife for a few days and have to say that the knife is very nice. In particular, I love the pointy blade, the very slight belly, the use of nested liners, and the polished micarta (or is it G-10?) scales. Also, the knife is symmetrical when open (well, almost), which makes it very elegant and sleek. I also appreciate a blade that is not leaf-shaped (finally, Spyderco) and a handle that is linear and doesn't force its user to put fingers in pre-defined groves and choils. On the negative side, I find the clip unusable: it is placed for tip down carry and the spine of the blade points into the pocket (right-hand side carry); the spine is sharp and has a hump that digs into the side of the hand, especially when removing the hand from the pocket. I've lost skin on that account. I also find that the placement of the clip interferes with the handling of the knife, providing an unwated contrast with the great touch of the polished micarta.

Bottom line: this is a very nice looking knife, very usable, definitely a recommended buy, but only after removing the clip. Thankfully, the two groves left from the clip are not very disruptive of the scales' beauty.
 
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