Peasant knife?

Ditto - the wood grips pretty well. It can actually be *too much* for me at times, but it is pretty easily adjusted. I've also seen some beautiful modifications to them - adding in spacers, and refining the wood handle profiles.

Mostly, I recommend them for the steel. They are great blades, especially at that price.
 
I have the full size and the small version. They are both wicked slicers and take a great edge. I have been pretty happy with mine!
 
davek14 said:
You know what they say, pics or it didn't happen.

I guess I like frikkies in general, also like stuff to tinker with. So I like my mini-peasants a lot.
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True story re: pics or it didn't happen. But please note- this beast is pug-fhugly. Meh I have no pride- I'll snap a shot of 'er later on this evening if I recall that I said I would ;)
 
When I saw the metal handle version I thought it looked great. Slim and easy to carry. Big mistake. The handle scales were narrow and cut into your hand unless using gloves or only doing very light duty cuts. Unfortunately this put me off what could be a very good utility knife.

With the wood or plastic scales I think this could be a great basic knife. The trouble with knives like this is it makes you question why you would ever spend more money.

So my input here is more to advise against the metal handle version. I couldn't use the blade enough to give much more feedback before I got sick of the handle and moved it on.
 
Subwoofer_CPF said:
With the wood or plastic scales I think this could be a great basic knife. The trouble with knives like this is it makes you question why you would ever spend more money.
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Ah yes- this. I have yet to nail myself down on one of the myriad STUNNING GEC tools for this reason. I guess my approach is to really drive the heck out of many, many Kia's (opinel, mora, etc) in order to acquire for very little money a great heap of experience before I step up and bite onto that Audi etc. Cheapy knives are so much fun though. Although it all depends on the budget- GEC IS cheap for some ;)
 
Subwoofer_CPF said:
When I saw the metal handle version I thought it looked great. Slim and easy to carry. Big mistake. The handle scales were narrow and cut into your hand unless using gloves or only doing very light duty cuts. Unfortunately this put me off what could be a very good utility knife.

With the wood or plastic scales I think this could be a great basic knife. The trouble with knives like this is it makes you question why you would ever spend more money.

So my input here is more to advise against the metal handle version. I couldn't use the blade enough to give much more feedback before I got sick of the handle and moved it on.
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Thank you for posting that! This is indeed the problem I am having with the higonakami, a fantastic blade in a very underwhelming handle. LIke the Douk-Douk and Mercator, a quality knife that can't be used to the full extent of it's capability because of the grip issues.

The only problem I see with the plastic handle peasant knife is, I can't make up my mind about what color to go with. So I may go with the small wood peasant.
 
I have been tempted to try a Svord knife in the past. As you know, I'm used to friction folders and I like the style of the peasant.
No way I would choose the metal or plastic versions over wood. The only thing that kept me from getting one (and will probably keep me from getting many friction folders made outside Europe) is the extended tang thing. I'm sure I wouldn't stand a knife with a 4" handle that bulks 5" in the pocket. But that's just my personal preference, and if I wanted a knife not for pocket carry, I would definitely consider the Svord again (same goes for their FB models).
Just random thoughts of course. It sure doesn't hurt to try :rolleyes:

Fausto
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quattromori said:
I'm sure I wouldn't stand a knife with a 4" handle that bulks 5" in the pocket.
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Agreed. That lil tang extension is definitely a bit unruly. I put up with it bc it compliments the overall charm of the knife though. I think one of the minis in a tang-superseding pocket sleeve might be the best pocket-carry config.
 
I keep my mini Peasant in my bag or my inside-jacket pocket and another knife, lately a Cadet, in my pocket. I tried to pocket carry the Svord for the last couple of weeks and it's just not happening. I am a big fan of the knife though, and when it's warm enough for cargo shorts, I'll definitely keep it in one of those pockets. I also don't want to cut down on the tang because I do like how secure it feels during use. The plastic handles fill the hand well, much better than my Higonokami, reminds me of a Sodbuster.
 
jackknife said:
The only problem I see with the plastic handle peasant knife is, I can't make up my mind about what color to go with. So I may go with the small wood peasant.
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Hi,

It is obvious, the color must match your pocket kerchief!:D

Dalee
 
Carl,

The only issue I wasn't sure about with plastic vs. wood was blade retention. The wood folks have assured that it holds pretty tight, so I'd go with the wood.
 
I learn something new every time I visit this site.
Mainly, I want one of those (insert name/style of knife here)...
 
Hi gang. I gave my Red peasant folder to a friend but I just got it back. :) I rediscovered this knife and I'm so glad I did. It's a perfect EDC and that's what I'm going to do.
rolf
 
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