Picked this up today
A Bark River Bravo 2 Necker. CPM-3V, with black G10 scales. I was going to get a wood handle of some type but I did not like the way the wood felt as opposed to the G-10. It was.....very expensive for such a small blade. I have no doubt it will be worth the money, however, my wife is going to freak out because I did not tell her I was going to buy it.
Here it is compared to the BK14 and BK11. As you'll be able to tell, the Bravo 2 is about the same length as the 14, and about 1/4 inch shorter than the 11. Also, the Beckers have a bit more meat on them than the Bravo 2. I'm not sure I like that the screws are not inset in the handle. It will take some getting used to. Additionally, the Kydex sheath, while good quality, is very loose and the blade rattles around inside. Now the other BRKs I looked at, the sheaths were very tight but for some reason the Bravo 2 sheaths....well, they were not. I thought it might be a fluke with that particular sheath and asked to trade it out, however, all the Bravo 2 sheaths fit the same way....loose. I was way more than pissed about this considering the knife was damn near $200. Anyway, I kind of like it, I might keep it. But I may not.
I also looked at, and held the Bushcraft 2 with Micarta. That handle felt amazing, but if I were going to get that, I'd want just a bit more blade.
And last but not least. I played with a small Senbeza as well. I had never held one and wanted to check out that "super-awesome" (as celebrated by most) lock in. I can fairly say. It was a nice flipper, but I was not impressed with it. For some reason I thought it would be more heavy duty. It is not as beefy as I imagined.