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Hi! Happy New Year 
! Sometimes ago, in the EDC thread, a Protech TR4 really caught my eye. I am not very familiar with these knives and this company (not really known and its products are rather difficult to source here) and never paid much attention to it because, it seemed to me, they are mainly into automatic/assisted opening types of folders which I am not so much fond of and are, for the most, illegal to carry around here. But then, impressed by the design of the TR4 (blade shape in particular amazing!), I did some further research and discovered this is also coming in a manual version. So now I am pretty interested .
(Pic from the web)
I write here in the need for some help, informed opinion, direct experiences, etc. from you. It looks to me the TR4 its a sizeable knife, a solid slicer and I like its clean lines, design and ergos, at least on paper. On the other hand the materials seems to be nothing special, so to say, even a bit outdated, if you want, compared to today average offers. Aluminium handles Im basically OK with, I have a ER BF2 CT and a Mcusta with those and I kind of like the feel; about 154 CM steel I know very little. How will it perform? What does it compare to? Does it keep and edge? Is it easy to sharpen with a Lansky system?
Another concern I have is Protech is famous and renowned for its auto/assisted mechanisms. How is this manual configuration of one of their most popular knives? I would avoid going to McDonald for a salad or, like my former boss was saying in a less poetic but funnier way - to a hooker for a hug
. Also, I am able to source the TR4 here, at a reputable dealer, with all the warranties, etc. for around 250 EUR delivered, which, I think, its quite high price, considering what Id get. My go-to brick and mortar stores arent dealers, so no option to handle before purchasing.
What would you say, shall I go for it or Id better take a breath and look around for something similar with more value for money (Im also looking the ZT 0095 quite hard it comes around 260 EUR)? Id really like to get a Protech product, since this brand its missing from my collection, but also I still miss a ZT.
I found a couple of old threads here talking about Protech and the TR4 specifically. Anything new/different you can add?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1307209-Pro-Tech-knives-what-say-you
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-ProTech-TR-4-–-with-a-little-personalization
Thanks a lot for attention, any suggestion/comment and kind support!
Take care!
! Sometimes ago, in the EDC thread, a Protech TR4 really caught my eye. I am not very familiar with these knives and this company (not really known and its products are rather difficult to source here) and never paid much attention to it because, it seemed to me, they are mainly into automatic/assisted opening types of folders which I am not so much fond of and are, for the most, illegal to carry around here. But then, impressed by the design of the TR4 (blade shape in particular amazing!), I did some further research and discovered this is also coming in a manual version. So now I am pretty interested .
(Pic from the web)
I write here in the need for some help, informed opinion, direct experiences, etc. from you. It looks to me the TR4 its a sizeable knife, a solid slicer and I like its clean lines, design and ergos, at least on paper. On the other hand the materials seems to be nothing special, so to say, even a bit outdated, if you want, compared to today average offers. Aluminium handles Im basically OK with, I have a ER BF2 CT and a Mcusta with those and I kind of like the feel; about 154 CM steel I know very little. How will it perform? What does it compare to? Does it keep and edge? Is it easy to sharpen with a Lansky system?
Another concern I have is Protech is famous and renowned for its auto/assisted mechanisms. How is this manual configuration of one of their most popular knives? I would avoid going to McDonald for a salad or, like my former boss was saying in a less poetic but funnier way - to a hooker for a hug
. Also, I am able to source the TR4 here, at a reputable dealer, with all the warranties, etc. for around 250 EUR delivered, which, I think, its quite high price, considering what Id get. My go-to brick and mortar stores arent dealers, so no option to handle before purchasing.What would you say, shall I go for it or Id better take a breath and look around for something similar with more value for money (Im also looking the ZT 0095 quite hard it comes around 260 EUR)? Id really like to get a Protech product, since this brand its missing from my collection, but also I still miss a ZT.
I found a couple of old threads here talking about Protech and the TR4 specifically. Anything new/different you can add?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1307209-Pro-Tech-knives-what-say-you
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-ProTech-TR-4-–-with-a-little-personalization
Thanks a lot for attention, any suggestion/comment and kind support!
Take care!
