Pohl Force ~ H3 Alpha Two

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I have a Pohl Force 2 comming. its fixed blade made of D-2 Steel.
cant wait till it arives. if D-2 is as good as i have read it should almost be as good as a F-1?
wicked little folder though.
440 cant be that bad?
 
Interesting knife. Thank you, Mr. Morrow, for organizing a pass-around.

I cannot imagine being happy with that handle. I prefer smoother contours which do not interfere with where I put my fingers. :)

440C is one of the great steels, and was the supersteel when I started looking at tactical knives, just before ATS-34 was getting popular with custom makers. It is still a reliable performer.

Gentlemen. Please do not get sidetracked with interpersonal squabbling in the General Knife Discussion! Take it offline or to Whine & Cheese. Thank you.
 
Toyz said:
I dig the looks of the knife from the first time I saw it - it's right up my alley. The big turnoff for me was seeing someone post pics of the knife taken apart - the locking mechanism appeared to be very thin in the area where it actually locked and looked like a potential failure point.

Maybe that was remedied in the newer models - if you get the chance to photo during a disassembly please post pics of the locking mechanism.
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Can someone please direct me to the thread about the knife being taken apart ? I'm guessing it's the older version, but it's still something that I'd like to consider.

Thank you.
 
Bill86 said:
Not sure what they cost but 440c *pukes*
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Why do people jump so quickly to knock 440C??? It hasn't been around for so long for nothing, and a lot of custom makers still use it. Have you ever looked at it's composition? High carbon, enough chrome...you get the point. Or maybe not, considering. As 1095 seems to be the old, reliable stand-by for carbon steels, 440C is the same for stainless. Are there better steels out there? Duh. Of course there are, but I have a feeling that the majority of people that knock it would praise it as the new super-steel if you made up a new name for it.

440C from a reputable producer is a great steel when properly heat treated, just like almost any other high carbon alloy.
 
I believe its more the cost of the knife in relation to the materials used. 440C may be a 'decent' steel but for $200 you can get something a lot better. A Ti Military for example.

J.Davey said:
Why do people jump so quickly to knock 440C??? It hasn't been around for so long for nothing, and a lot of custom makers still use it. Have you ever looked at it's composition? High carbon, enough chrome...you get the point. Or maybe not, considering. As 1095 seems to be the old, reliable stand-by for carbon steels, 440C is the same for stainless. Are there better steels out there? Duh. Of course there are, but I have a feeling that the majority of people that knock it would praise it as the new super-steel if you made up a new name for it.

440C from a reputable producer is a great steel when properly heat treated, just like almost any other high carbon alloy.
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They have 11mm diameter pivots? ... wow, enormous,... Extrema Ratios only have 6mm, I assume you mean the diameter of the inner pivot shaft not the head of the screw. Huge.
 
They have 11mm diameter pivots? ... wow, enormous,... Extrema Ratios only have 6mm, I assume you mean the diameter of the inner pivot shaft not the head of the screw. Huge.
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ER's have a solid pivot, this one is hollow but very solid as far as I can tell.
p.s. You can actualy hammer a ER RAO into concreet, seen pics ;)

I believe its more the cost of the knife in relation to the materials used. 440C may be a 'decent' steel but for $200 you can get something a lot better. A Ti Military for example.
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A Pohl Force Alpha 2 or 3 costs in the Netherlands ± 150,- Euro.
A Ti Military (not available yet) is gonna do double.
440C is still used alot in German knives.
 
wouter1967 said:
ER's have a solid pivot, this one is hollow but very solid as far as I can tell.
p.s. You can actualy hammer a ER RAO into concreet, seen pics ;)


A Pohl Force Alpha 2 or 3 costs in the Netherlands ± 150,- Euro.
A Ti Military (not available yet) is gonna do double.
440C is still used alot in German knives.
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No shit?! wow! seriously wow. :thumbup:

[spelling is *concrete* BTW]

I also think some guys are missing the point of the handle, that handle looks to me like it doesn't care what is on your hand when you grab it, can be grease, can be anything, it's a do-it-all. :thumbup:
 
Seems like a very $$$ version of the CS Spartan without the Tri-Ad lock.
 
That would be cool to get both those knives into Sal Glesser's knife breaking machine and see who breaks 1st, and by how much! :cool:
 
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