Ranger Comparison

[Osprey Knife & Tool]

I left the lanyard on due to its orange-ness, figured you'd appreciate that

The guys from Fiddleback Outpost did a great job (I was impressed with their packaging and overall presentation, much like your unboxing video).

The Ranger profile fills a nice spot between the woodsman and duke, with a little less belly than the duke and more than the woodsman, with a great subtle drop to the point that I could not discern just from online pictures. Also really like the feel of Chris' flat grind with convex secondary bevel, very strop friendly edge maintenance in the future I'd imagine.

I have a younger brother deploying out in a few weeks and this one may join his weapons system, but I am definitely in love with this OD G10 and will be on the lookout for more offerings from Chris in it.

Thanks for sharing dsharps, I like how you mentioned the subtle differences between certain blades you have observed. I am partial to the flat bevel w/convex micro bevel that is hard to distinguish in photographs, but I prefer it for a general purpose edge. Fiddleback Outpost does a great job from Photographing, promoting, shipping and packaging. I here they are pretty nice to work with too. A big thanks to them for helping me get this Ranger to you. If it does happen to go down range with your younger brother I hope it serves him well and he takes a liking to it.