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Ontario Spec Plus?
- Thread starter T-Man
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I have a "Jump" folder, and a Bolo.For the money, they are hard to beat.Make no mistake, the Ontario knives are users;no frills or gadgets.They will sharpen easily and hold an edge quite well.The ergonomics on those I have are very good, and allow energetic use. Ontario made GI machetes, and millions of those are still in use from many years ago.If a Spec Plus strikes your fancy, you will probably be happy with it.
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I'd concur with a lot of AlaChoctaw's thoughts. Check out Cliff's reviews, and my semi-review of my SP-5 at http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000401.html
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Spec-Plus knives are definately no frills hard use type knives for not a lot of money.
I have 7 of them and they are well worth the little money you pay for them. When I need a beater knife, I usually reach for one of these and they do what I demand of them.
The real standouts for me are the Bolo, the Survival Bowie and the Frontiersman.
The Frontiersman has the same blade shape as the Ontario Bagwell Bowies and is a real lively knife in the hand. Kind of a poor man's Bagwell.
A great buy for the money.
BTW, the sheaths on these are a Cordura/leather combo. Not too bad for the money, but, I would pay more to have a kydex sheath for them. These hard workers need a kydex carry system.
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The individualist without strategy who takes opponents lightly will inevitably become the captive of others.
Sun Tzu
I have 7 of them and they are well worth the little money you pay for them. When I need a beater knife, I usually reach for one of these and they do what I demand of them.
The real standouts for me are the Bolo, the Survival Bowie and the Frontiersman.
The Frontiersman has the same blade shape as the Ontario Bagwell Bowies and is a real lively knife in the hand. Kind of a poor man's Bagwell.
A great buy for the money.
BTW, the sheaths on these are a Cordura/leather combo. Not too bad for the money, but, I would pay more to have a kydex sheath for them. These hard workers need a kydex carry system.
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The individualist without strategy who takes opponents lightly will inevitably become the captive of others.
Sun Tzu
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Yeah, it's a beater knife. I handled a few at the store, and the minute I held it, I felt like I HAD to whack something with it. It just calls for you to beat the everlasting piss out of it. Not expensive, very nice knife for the amount it would cost you. I'm guessing the black epoxy coat will flake off after a little bit of chopping though...
-Chang the Asian Janitorial Apparatus
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Hey Comrade,
Don't sell that epoxy coating short. It's pretty tough. I've used my Spec Plus Bolo time and time again to chop tree and bush limbs and wood debris of all kinds and the coating is sloooowly wearing off but not flaking or chipping. It's no Titanium Nitride , but, for the price it's pretty doggone good!
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The individualist without strategy who takes opponents lightly will inevitably become the captive of others.
Sun Tzu
Don't sell that epoxy coating short. It's pretty tough. I've used my Spec Plus Bolo time and time again to chop tree and bush limbs and wood debris of all kinds and the coating is sloooowly wearing off but not flaking or chipping. It's no Titanium Nitride , but, for the price it's pretty doggone good!
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The individualist without strategy who takes opponents lightly will inevitably become the captive of others.
Sun Tzu
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For the money these knives are hard to beat. I have several and they can take a lot of abuse. I have been using a quartermaster to chop small limbs for a year now and with a few strokes on a ceramic rod I can have it very sharp in no time. I have stabbed it into wood and pried many times with the tip never even showing weakiness. The edge has not chipped. I have also been using the frontiersman lately and it makes a great machete, due to it's light handling characteristics and hard edge. I have chopped with it, but it is a little on the light side. It chops well enough for being so light.