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I received my small Stars & Stripes Forever manual today. Sent by two day delivery the knife was packaged extremely well.
The hardcase is a nice touch and a good way to store/display a high end knife like this.
The fit and finish are impecible. No gaps, blade centered and expertly polished and ground. The American flag motif is superbly rendered and there are no chips or missing spots. The finish appears to be very durable. The blue anodized pocket clip blends well with the design.
The blade came razor sharp and easily shaved hair and cut 1 mm strips off the edge of a magazine cover page.
This is a perfect gentlemans knife and being such a piece of art will probably not offend any sheeple.
It is not however, in this manual version, IMHO a self defense knife. The blade is slow to open since its difficult to get a good grip and push the thumb studs. This is due to the narrow handle, its slightly slippery surface, and the close proximity of the thumb studs to the handle. I have small hands and would expect some one with larger hands to have even more issues with it.
The handle style is very ergonomic and I could see where the larger automatic versions of one of theses knives could be very effective in martial arts.
Another issue I have with the small manual knife for martial arts is that a standard saber grip with the thumb on top of the grip isnt very secure since the surface of the knife handle is a bit too smooth. Some grooves here would help a lot.
I usually use a modified saber grip with my right thumb along the left side of the grip. This prevents your opponent from loosening your grip with a pary from the right or losing your grip if the knife strikes something hard while it is moving towards the right.
This doesnt work with this knife since that places my thumb right on the unlock button.
The bottom line is that for me this knife is not a fighting knife. However, since Ive never had the misfortune to be in knife fight or plan to be in one its not a requirement. I will carry it on dressy occasions and to show my support for the USA. I will pass it on to my son when he is old enough to appreciate it. It is a well executed example of Ameircan craftsmanship, design, and art. For self defense I'll stick with my Microtech LCC manual for now.
A TiNives 4.25 inch blade double action with a rough grip texture and some grooves on the top near the blade would be an excellent fighting knife.
Thanks for all the encouragement you all gave me. I certainly do not regret this purchase.
Jerry - I believe Scott mentioned that he had some double actions in stock when I spoke to him on Monday.
David - Don't hesitate to order one of these from Scott & Debbie. Maybe if you and Jerry buy at the same time you can get a good discount.
The hardcase is a nice touch and a good way to store/display a high end knife like this.
The fit and finish are impecible. No gaps, blade centered and expertly polished and ground. The American flag motif is superbly rendered and there are no chips or missing spots. The finish appears to be very durable. The blue anodized pocket clip blends well with the design.
The blade came razor sharp and easily shaved hair and cut 1 mm strips off the edge of a magazine cover page.
This is a perfect gentlemans knife and being such a piece of art will probably not offend any sheeple.
It is not however, in this manual version, IMHO a self defense knife. The blade is slow to open since its difficult to get a good grip and push the thumb studs. This is due to the narrow handle, its slightly slippery surface, and the close proximity of the thumb studs to the handle. I have small hands and would expect some one with larger hands to have even more issues with it.
The handle style is very ergonomic and I could see where the larger automatic versions of one of theses knives could be very effective in martial arts.
Another issue I have with the small manual knife for martial arts is that a standard saber grip with the thumb on top of the grip isnt very secure since the surface of the knife handle is a bit too smooth. Some grooves here would help a lot.
I usually use a modified saber grip with my right thumb along the left side of the grip. This prevents your opponent from loosening your grip with a pary from the right or losing your grip if the knife strikes something hard while it is moving towards the right.
This doesnt work with this knife since that places my thumb right on the unlock button.
The bottom line is that for me this knife is not a fighting knife. However, since Ive never had the misfortune to be in knife fight or plan to be in one its not a requirement. I will carry it on dressy occasions and to show my support for the USA. I will pass it on to my son when he is old enough to appreciate it. It is a well executed example of Ameircan craftsmanship, design, and art. For self defense I'll stick with my Microtech LCC manual for now.
A TiNives 4.25 inch blade double action with a rough grip texture and some grooves on the top near the blade would be an excellent fighting knife.
Thanks for all the encouragement you all gave me. I certainly do not regret this purchase.
Jerry - I believe Scott mentioned that he had some double actions in stock when I spoke to him on Monday.
David - Don't hesitate to order one of these from Scott & Debbie. Maybe if you and Jerry buy at the same time you can get a good discount.
