Ontario Dozier Arrow knife?

[lonestar1979]

I did not find a lot of info on this knife,Besides its light and not made for hard use.Any info welcome.........(ergos,performance,lockup,etc)!

 

[Quiet]

By all accounts, the ergos are nice, and it's definitely a good looking knife. I held one very briefly and liked it, but the issue is the linerless scales. They were flexing pretty freely in my hand, and I didn't have a lot of confidence in it. However, as an inexpensive introduction to Bob Dozier's design aesthetic, it can't be beat.

 

[wensynch]

Good looking knife with the Arrow spear point.. which had been regulated to a light duty cutter, as it had a flaw in its lock design that allows vertical play, or over extension of the blade. Pretty much reason it's Arrow design was discontinued or redesigned into the standard Dozier.

Nice collector as a discontinued model. Nice to look at & feel. Not much else.

 

[brownshoe]

Good looking knife with the Arrow spear point.. which had been regulated to a light duty cutter, as it had a flaw in its lock design that allows vertical play, or over extension of the blade. Pretty much reason it's Arrow design was discontinued or redesigned into the standard Dozier.

Nice collector as a discontinued model. Nice to look at & feel. Not much else.

I don't know what knife you refer to, but the Ontario Arrow is in production and is a standard liner lock with no flaws in either design or execution.

Per Quiet's comment, I own one and the lack of full steel liners is agood thing since it makes a light well balanced knife. It is plenty strong. It easily passed my standard test of removing the back out of a chicken.

There is athread in the Ontario sub forum on it. At ~$55 shipped, it's a great deal too for a G10 handled Taiwan D2 blade. If you like daggers that can double as a utility blade, the only thing better is a Mel Pardue Benchmade 530 at twice the price. Got one of those too Great knives that don't cost as much as some.

 

[Quiet]

I don't know what knife you refer to, but the Ontario Arrow is in production and is a standard liner lock with no flaws in either design or execution.

Per Quiet's comment, I own one and the lack of full steel liners is agood thing since it makes a light well balanced knife. It is plenty strong. It easily passed my standard test of removing the back out of a chicken.

There is athread in the Ontario sub forum on it. At ~$55 shipped, it's a great deal too for a G10 handled Taiwan D2 blade. If you like daggers that can double as a utility blade, the only thing better is a Mel Pardue Benchmade 530 at twice the price. Got one of those too Great knives that don't cost as much as some.

It also makes for scales that flex, which is problematic for some. I'm glad you enjoy yours. I had to pass.

 

[AmosPaul]

I had one and returned it. The liners flexed too much for me. I also had an issue with the lack of a stop pin. Very weak construction. Its too bad, the knife looked great.

 

[GIRLYmann]

Good looking knife with the Arrow spear point.. which had been regulated to a light duty cutter, as it had a flaw in its lock design that allows vertical play, or over extension of the blade.....

Ah, yes the late ka bar thorn.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/441727-Dozier-Thorn-A-different-type-of-liner-lock
Always felt more luv for the gerber covert though.
The new arrow designate
Isn't perfect
But seeing it's more of a value entry model
It's a pretty standard light duties knife to behold.

 

[brownshoe]

I had one and returned it. The liners flexed too much for me. I also had an issue with the lack of a stop pin. Very weak construction. Its too bad, the knife looked great.

It has an interior stop sysrem like a flipper, used successfully in many hard use knives. In my experience, about 4 months now, the slight flex in the G10 handles does not affect the function of the knife. Remember, it's only $55 delivered with G10 and D2

I thought Wensych may have been thinking of the Kabar Thorn. I tried to like that knife, but could never find one w/o some type of deal-breaking flaw in construction or operation. It was good looking though, but 2x the price of an Arrow.

 

[timberweasel]

(...)If you like daggers that can double as a utility blade, the only thing better is a Mel Pardue Benchmade 530 at twice the price. Got one of those too Great knives that don't cost as much as some.

I also have a Benchmade 530 and I actually like the Dozier Arrow better.

It has an interior stop sysrem like a flipper, used successfully in many hard use knives. In my experience, about 4 months now, the slight flex in the G10 handles does not affect the function of the knife. Remember, it's only $55 delivered with G10 and D2 (...)

Agreed. The scale flex is miniscule, imo, and has zero impact on function. Excellent value. :thumbup:

-Brett

 

[BITEME]

I have one its a very excellent knife ,super smooth , the d2 holds an excellent edge,very pocket friendly easy to forget your carrying it,I would like to get the black bladed version soon

 

[sabre cat]

Looks like it would be nice to carry when I am bored with my BM 531 but still want something light. How does the D2 hold up?

 

[lonestar1979]

I have Benchmade 530.and its pretty good knife,I like the new version with ffg blade and g10 handle,its much better than dagger style plastic handle that is uncomfortable

 

[brownshoe]

Looks like it would be nice to carry when I am bored with my BM 531 but still want something light. How does the D2 hold up?

It's fine for me. Per Ontario, its about 59 hardness, which is a little softer than some company's D2. It came sharp and is easy enough the resharpen, but doesn't need it very often.

 

[lonestar1979]

531 is a superb knife in my book,530 is good but I dont like plastic handle and dagger blade,its not bad cutter,but ffg would be better.

 

[sabre cat]

531 is a superb knife in my book,530 is good but I dont like plastic handle and dagger blade,its not bad cutter,but ffg would be better.

Looks like you and I are on the same page, my friend. I love my 531 but feel the 530 is lacking. For the slight difference in price, the 531 is the way to go. My only real complaint with the 531 is that the thumb stud could be slightly bigger. Not much of a complaint, really.

I would love to see Benchmade offer the 531 with a D2 steel blade. That would be puss.