Bmurray
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Just a little bit on one of only two larger knives that I still own. This is one of the Fiddleback mid-tech field knives, AKA the Pro-Duke. This is the big brother to one of my favorite Fiddlebacks, the Pro-Kephart. This just a short outing yesterday before the ice tonight. A more detailed review will be coming later. Enjoy the pics.
Knife Specifications
Blade Length: 5.5 Inches
Handle Length: 5 Inches
Blade Metal: 5/32" Thick CPM S35VN
Handle Material: Black Canvas Micarta or Natural Canvas Micarta
Tang: Skeletonized Full
Grind: Flat
Weight: 8.5 oz.
https://fiddlebackforge.com/collections/field/products/duke
Consider it the modern bowie for todays outdoorsman. The Duke is very well balanced for a robust knife. I think it would be a good choice for a survival type knife, big game mountain knife or just the 1-knife carry. It does have a few others in the size that do give it real competition. One is the Esee 6 and the other is the Koster Bushmaster. This Esee is in a really good steel (1095) and the Koster is in a great steel (3v). Both have good balance as well as good fit and finish similar to the Fiddleback. However if your in a humid or snow/rainy area, the s35vn would definitely have an advantage due to it being a good stainless steel. If you're looking for a higher-end big user knife, you wouldn't go wrong with the Pro-Duke.
Torture test and it survived with no edge rolling or tip breakage. Everyone knows the blue solo cups are much tougher that the standard red ones.
Knife Specifications
Blade Length: 5.5 Inches
Handle Length: 5 Inches
Blade Metal: 5/32" Thick CPM S35VN
Handle Material: Black Canvas Micarta or Natural Canvas Micarta
Tang: Skeletonized Full
Grind: Flat
Weight: 8.5 oz.
https://fiddlebackforge.com/collections/field/products/duke
Consider it the modern bowie for todays outdoorsman. The Duke is very well balanced for a robust knife. I think it would be a good choice for a survival type knife, big game mountain knife or just the 1-knife carry. It does have a few others in the size that do give it real competition. One is the Esee 6 and the other is the Koster Bushmaster. This Esee is in a really good steel (1095) and the Koster is in a great steel (3v). Both have good balance as well as good fit and finish similar to the Fiddleback. However if your in a humid or snow/rainy area, the s35vn would definitely have an advantage due to it being a good stainless steel. If you're looking for a higher-end big user knife, you wouldn't go wrong with the Pro-Duke.
Torture test and it survived with no edge rolling or tip breakage. Everyone knows the blue solo cups are much tougher that the standard red ones.
