Okay here ya go my extensive review,
From tip to butt. Its a tanto tip, it penetratet very well as you see here lashed to a spear (you dont want to stick on the business end of this ) It has an unsharpened swedge.
Held up to wood picking very well.
But my first "complaint" there appeared after all the extensive use (penetrating, getting thrown in the dirt), dulling in form of reflections on the tanto edge appeared.
Moving further down the main blade was ridiciloulsy sharp I mean I was scared that when I drop it it will cut through the earth
. 154cm blade with bos heat threat is just a dream.
Sadly no 90 degree spine you can still strike it on the jimping.
The edge held up great, was still razor sharp after more then 2 hours of extensive use without stropping.
This blade did great for batoning (one of the reasons) why I bought it. BATONED THRU A 6 INCH LOG batoned thru this in exactly 20 minutes (includes searching for new baton sticks) did a lot more batoning but smaller logs.
THIS KNIFE IS A TANK
Finer deatailed work it did it well, for this reason I recommend carrying a folder.
feathersticks
On the blade are 3 holes. Use these to bend wire tighten knots and pull bullets apart, or even strike a ferro rod.
Chopping: This blade performed exeptionally well at chopping because its skeletonized:
Which decreases the strength? But it bites in really deep and makes quick work of mid size bushes and trees: With a lanyard you can get really far and comfortably back, and there are no hot spots. My hand was full of blister because of the batoning stick, but the other hand were I used the knife, no hotspots, even not on the extensive jimping, which is awesome btw.
The handle:
G10, was kinda dirty out of the box, but after use it cleaned off extremely well with wd-40. The TOPS thread on it is awesome, really sharp and grippy. No hotspots. Even with bloody hands, still grippy
The handle screws are really simple, you can use a coin to open them, no fancy allen key.
Further down we got the chisel, which works for breaking class and other things
The hole is hexagonal, so you can use screw bits, or use it as a ferro striker or simply atach a lanyard like I did.
The sheath:
Ballistic nylon, durable, when the snap is open the knife doesnt fall out, it catches on the nylon. Was disapointed with the plastic insert, not form fittet, which makes the knife rattle a bit. Still it has got a drainage hole.TON OF ATACHMENT POINTS. You can use it horizontally or vertically on a belt and its molle compatible, you got holes for paracord, it comes with some nylon cord for ataching on the leg.
You can still make a custom kydex sheath really easily though.
After all this use I could just wipe the blade on some wet grass and it was clean. Awesome in the field. Buck got it right: When survival is the only option this knife will perform.
Believe it or not, after all the use the blade remained razor sharp.
Final:
This knife is very thought out. I dont regret the purchase, definitely recommend it. Its concealable, which adds to the tacticalism. Tops And Buck did a great collab.
:thumbup:
From tip to butt. Its a tanto tip, it penetratet very well as you see here lashed to a spear (you dont want to stick on the business end of this
) It has an unsharpened swedge.Held up to wood picking very well.
But my first "complaint" there appeared after all the extensive use (penetrating, getting thrown in the dirt), dulling in form of reflections on the tanto edge appeared.
Moving further down the main blade was ridiciloulsy sharp I mean I was scared that when I drop it it will cut through the earth
. 154cm blade with bos heat threat is just a dream. Sadly no 90 degree spine you can still strike it on the jimping.
The edge held up great, was still razor sharp after more then 2 hours of extensive use without stropping.
This blade did great for batoning (one of the reasons) why I bought it. BATONED THRU A 6 INCH LOG batoned thru this in exactly 20 minutes (includes searching for new baton sticks) did a lot more batoning but smaller logs.
THIS KNIFE IS A TANK
Finer deatailed work it did it well, for this reason I recommend carrying a folder.
feathersticks
On the blade are 3 holes. Use these to bend wire tighten knots and pull bullets apart, or even strike a ferro rod.
Chopping: This blade performed exeptionally well at chopping because its skeletonized:
Which decreases the strength? But it bites in really deep and makes quick work of mid size bushes and trees: With a lanyard you can get really far and comfortably back, and there are no hot spots. My hand was full of blister because of the batoning stick, but the other hand were I used the knife, no hotspots, even not on the extensive jimping, which is awesome btw.
The handle:
G10, was kinda dirty out of the box, but after use it cleaned off extremely well with wd-40. The TOPS thread on it is awesome, really sharp and grippy. No hotspots. Even with bloody hands, still grippy
The handle screws are really simple, you can use a coin to open them, no fancy allen key.
Further down we got the chisel, which works for breaking class and other things
The hole is hexagonal, so you can use screw bits, or use it as a ferro striker or simply atach a lanyard like I did.
The sheath:
Ballistic nylon, durable, when the snap is open the knife doesnt fall out, it catches on the nylon. Was disapointed with the plastic insert, not form fittet, which makes the knife rattle a bit. Still it has got a drainage hole.TON OF ATACHMENT POINTS. You can use it horizontally or vertically on a belt and its molle compatible, you got holes for paracord, it comes with some nylon cord for ataching on the leg.
You can still make a custom kydex sheath really easily though.
After all this use I could just wipe the blade on some wet grass and it was clean. Awesome in the field. Buck got it right: When survival is the only option this knife will perform.
Believe it or not, after all the use the blade remained razor sharp.
Final:
This knife is very thought out. I dont regret the purchase, definitely recommend it. Its concealable, which adds to the tacticalism. Tops And Buck did a great collab.
:thumbup:
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