Only Bark river passed knife tests !!!

I wonder why they changed practically everything about the knife they tested and said they loved to make the final version a very different knife.

The mysterious other knives they tested must have been even farther from the design they wanted.
 
The same promotional nonsense has been said about many other blades. The SOG SEAL 2000 for example was selected in one such test. If you want a meaningful report and not hype then you need what was done and what was the measurement criteria.

-Cliff
 
Let's hear the names of the other knives tested and how they were tested. Hard to believe that knives like the Fällkniven F1 or A1 were in the list.
 
Cougar Allen said:
I wonder why they changed practically everything about the knife they tested and said they loved to make the final version a very different knife.
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Yeah, the only thing that looks similar to the test knife is the rivet/lanyard hole placement and the belly.
 
I just ordered one.

Not because of the "testing", but because it seemed to fit all the other criteria of the things I was looking for.

High grind, fairly hard carbon steel, relatively thick stock, synthetic material and smoothed and contoured handle, deep belly, reasonably deep integral guard.

Admittedly it's near twice the price of the Ontario RAT-3 or TAK.

I wonder if it's worth it.

-j
 
biogon said:
I just ordered one.

Not because of the "testing", but because it seemed to fit all the other criteria of the things I was looking for.

High grind, fairly hard carbon steel, relatively thick stock, synthetic material and smoothed and contoured handle, deep belly, reasonably deep integral guard.

Admittedly it's near twice the price of the Ontario RAT-3 or TAK.

I wonder if it's worth it.

-j
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I would think so ! You never hear anyone bitch about the Bark River Knives and if this fits all your criteria I don't think you can go wrong !!!:thumbup:
 
biogon: By all accounts I have read so far, it's hard to go wrong with Bark River. They make a high quality product. So IMO if the knife fits all the criteria you were looking for, and you liked it enough to pay, it's worth it.

Although frustrated by the lack of info in the test, I too am intrigued by the design of the Bravo 1.
 
The thread title would be better titled "Bark River gets Gov't knife contract". Not emphasizing a test that no one knows anything about.

Isn't this the same gov't that did extensive testing to figure out that a Beretta 9mm pea shooter should replace the venerable 45cal 1911? I would no way rely on their testing results for my knife purchases w/o knowing a lot more. Even though BRKT does make a great blade.
 
Vorpal, pitdog,
Aye... I've really only heard good things about BRK&T and Mike, which to me is the most important thing -- the person behind the product and the service you get.

Also I forgot to mention.

It looks DAMN good!

:D

More seriously... I don't have a lot to compare it to -- some large folders and some large fixed blades (Scrapper 6, Becker 7 would be the closest... which isn't very close!) so it'll be a good experience.

-j
 
Broos said:
The thread title would be better titled "Bark River gets Gov't knife contract". Not emphasizing a test that no one knows anything about.

Isn't this the same gov't that did extensive testing to figure out that a Beretta 9mm pea shooter should replace the venerable 45cal 1911? I would no way rely on their testing results for my knife purchases w/o knowing a lot more. Even though BRKT does make a great blade.
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No, it isn't the same government. It isn't the government at all. Its the Marines themselves. One of their units decided which knives got the most buzz, bought the knives on the open market, and beat them to death in real-world activities. Except one survived.

This was not a laboratory exercise conducted by impartially ignorant researchers.
 
I have three BRKT Gameskeepers. They are pretty damn tough and easy to sharpen. The only minor drawbacks were the ones identified by the Marines: The guard is not integral though I have never had a problem. The top of the knife could use a ramp and some jimping for the thumb. The ricasso is rather large, which is good for point control but a drawback for leverage.

On the plus sides, the stock is thick and the cutting edge is extremely sharp. The convex grind is easy to sharpen. The blade drills holes with no fear for the point. The handle is generous with full tang construction. The overall size of the knife is modest yet up to almost anything you can think of. It's a darn good bush knife.

I suspect the full convex was modified because most folks dont know how to sharpen it.;)
 
Boats said:
I suspect the full convex was modified because most folks dont know how to sharpen it.;)
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The Gameskeeper is a convex grind? Or just a convex edge?

I thought the Bravo-1 is a flat sabre grind with a convex edge.

Now I'm confused...

-j
 
I have both a Bravo-1 and a Gameskeeper. The Gameskeeper is a full height convex grind. The B-1 is a convex grind, but it is not all the way to the spine.

Take a Gameskeeper, lower the grind, replace the guard with a self-guard, add the thumb ramp, bring the cutting edge back to the handle, and you have a Bravo-1.
 
The Gameskeeper is a full convex grind, the Bravo looks to be a less than full convex grind.
 
Ah.... saber-height convex.

Interesting, that's something I haven't seen before.

Thanks, matthewdanger and Boats!

-j
 
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