Spartan blades. AMAZING!

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This was such a great experience I need to share. I recently bought a Spartan blades Akribis for my buddies police academy graduation gift. When I received the knife it had a weak detent. I called Spartan and to my surprise Curtis one of the owners answered. We ended up talking for about an hour about knives and life. He went out of his way to make sure the knife was taken care of and returned as quickly as possible so I could give it to my friend at his graduation party. This has to be one of the best customer service experiences in history. If anyone here has any hesitation about and products or about the company you are in great hands. I feel because they went out of the way for a customer I will return the favor with a great review. So thank you spartan blades. By the way I also own an Akribis and was going to buy a sebenza but I can't picture this not in my pocket.
 
Curtis and Mark are two of the best people in the cutlery industry. Your experience with Spartan would be the norm. They make a fantastic product.

I see them every year at Blade and I had a chance to spend some time with them at the USN Gathering recently. Great guys.

Both of them pictured here with Des Horn, below that is Mark's personal prototype of the Akribis.

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I completely agree. Mark and Curtis are great guys. I've had the pleasure of speaking with them at several shows, and they were always very cordial and anxious to discuss knives (not just their own, either). I spent so much time looking over their knives and talking to them at one show that Mark gave me a free t-shirt, despite the fact that I hadn't even purchased anything!

You couldn't ask for better representatives for a knife company, as well as the knife community at large. Oh, and they make some extremely well-thought-out knives, too! The Akribis is one example among many. Here I thought the Spartan/Breed Fighter was the apex of dagger refinement, then they release the V-14--the Fairbairn-Sykes pattern perfected! As Dstocker said: Amazing!

-Steve
 
I had an enyo and kick myself for getting rid of it. Thinking of getting another one. Their build quality is flawless!
 
It made me wonder how quickly Comcast could take over the world if they had customer service like that haha. I do hope I get to meet them one day though. I work for a construction company mainly in our shop working with wood and metal but have wanted to join the military and get back into that later in life and Curtis even had some great advice and insight into that as well. And coming from a family that does not carry knives apart from my grandpa they all say that they are amazed at the craftsmanship and the way it looks. And now for the dreaming of let's hope for a small akribis with a 3" blade that looks like Marks prototype? :)
 
Thats good to hear, its things like that that make me not care as much if im spending so much money on a blade when its supporting some good and deserving people.
 
I'm always impressed with their work when I handle their knives. They are just a tad too thick in the handle for my taste.
 
My Enyo and Ares are two of my favorite fixed blades. They're a great company and every interaction I've had with them has been simply outstanding.
 
I was just doing a search on Spartan. There's not a lot out here. Why don't I hear more about this company?

Saw a YouTube interview with the owner talking about the Enyo. Tough looking blades. I like the shapes and they look to be a quality blade.
 
I'm not sure if it's the reverse bolster thing the handle has going on or what, but the blade to handle ratio on that folder just murders the aesthetic for me. Like, beyond consideration.

Their fixed blades look amazing, though.
 
I don't know. The Akribis is definitely growing on me, especially with my new golden dragon juma scales from spketch. :thumbup:

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J85909266 said:
I'm not sure if it's the reverse bolster thing the handle has going on or what, but the blade to handle ratio on that folder just murders the aesthetic for me. Like, beyond consideration.
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What has been seen cannot be unseen. Yep, you're right about the blade to handle ratio.
 
I don't own one myself, but I was able to get a good feel for the akribis while I had Tasmaniac's in my shop.
It is very well built and the action is fantastic. The handle is quite comfortable. The blade/handle ratio looks a bit funny, but in use it's just about right. Good "hand/handle" ratio is more important to me and my hands are on the larger size.

One criticism I have is the construction. Under the scales the knife is held together with a pivot and two pins. The pins make it almost impossible to break down completely to clean or adjust which is something I always prefer in folders.

It seems like an excellent knife overall and it's a hell of a way to break into the folder market.
 
J85909266 said:
I'm not sure if it's the reverse bolster thing the handle has going on or what, but the blade to handle ratio on that folder just murders the aesthetic for me. Like, beyond consideration.

Their fixed blades look amazing, though.
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I've never been a fan of overlays on knives. I prefer the scale to fit flush with the liner/handle.
 
They are one of the very few production companies I buy fixed blades from. The designs they have from Bill Harsey are great as always and I'm very partial to a dagger or two so that's also handy given they make three. :p The folders are indeed nice and well made and have some very well executed coatings as well, but there are "buts" that mean I will probably never own one, those are largly outlined here already. All in all I would say I'm fan, they do good stuff. :):thumbup:
 
I've owned an Enyo since about 2009. Not only was the experience of tracking it down and ordering pleasant, but it's been an amazing knife for 5 years and going now.
 
spketch said:
I don't own one myself, but I was able to get a good feel for the akribis while I had Tasmaniac's in my shop.
It is very well built and the action is fantastic. The handle is quite comfortable. The blade/handle ratio looks a bit funny, but in use it's just about right. Good "hand/handle" ratio is more important to me and my hands are on the larger size.

One criticism I have is the construction. Under the scales the knife is held together with a pivot and two pins. The pins make it almost impossible to break down completely to clean or adjust which is something I always prefer in folders.

It seems like an excellent knife overall and it's a hell of a way to break into the folder market.
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My girlfriend calls me Dr. Doink. I'm constantly breaking down my folders for cleaning and tweaking, so it's unfortunate that the Akribis might present some challenges. I might ping you in a few weeks for some advice, Steve.
 
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