Spartan Blades V-14 Daggar

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Scionti95

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Have just ordered a Spartan Blades V-14 dagger from Monkey Edge. This is a modern version of the classic V-42 fighting knife. Spartan Blades teamed up with Les George to produce the V-14. I have a V-42 and thought it needed to see its newest "bubba".

Wanted to get some feedback from members that may have the V-14. Whatever your impressions, I would like to hear. Should receive mine hopefully by the end of the week and will post some pics with the V-42 Appreciate.
 
I have one. Haven't stabbed someone yet so can't say if it's a good or bad dagger. Until then it's a nice to have show piece and in that role it's nice. So ... it being a dagger it's not an easy question to answer.
 
Nellem said:
I have one. Haven't stabbed someone yet so can't say if it's a good or bad dagger. Until then it's a nice to have show piece and in that role it's nice. So ... it being a dagger it's not an easy question to answer.
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Exactly. Very pretty, no doubt very well made, but very specific purpose that most people will never test. I've got one of the V-42 mini letter openers that CAS Hanwei made which works great for that.
 
Boats said:
Anyone know why they are coating a stainless steel blade?
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Saltwater will cause even "stainless" steel to rust. The PVD coating Spartan uses is about as good as a coating can get, it's crazy durable and prevents the excellent S35VN from rusting.
 
Boats said:
Anyone know why they are coating a stainless steel blade?
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This is a military knife made for very specific military applications which requires all metal to be non-reflective. I'm sure Spartan will at some stage make a special edition available with an uncoated blade (not for active duty use).
 
I don't think I've ever seen a uncoated Spartan Blade other then their damascus.
 
Boats said:
Anyone know why they are coating a stainless steel blade?
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Here's the official word:


Q. - What do you coat your blades with / why?

A. - S35VN does not require a coating, but we beleive a tactical knife should be coated / dulled to minimize shine in the field. While there are many fine coating choices, we decided to put the best available (looking for the best wear resistance, unifority, color, environmentally friendly, etc..), by the process of Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). PVD coating is applied in a vacuum chamber with charged metal molecules. During the process, the cleaned blades are negatively charged and the plasma vapor of the metals are positively charged, so the vapor of metals deposit themselves evenly on the blade / parts. Our "SpartaCoat" is currently either a Tungsten DLC (Black) or Zirconium Nitride (Flat Dark Earth). The coating is actually fused to the blade and much harder than the blade, making for a superior coating and scratch resistance. It looks great too!​
 
I have one and love it. I bought it because it basically just seemed like a really cool idea. I like how it is a new take on a historically awesome knife, and it feels really great in the hand. And yes, the coating on Spartan Blades knives is cool as hell. It is unbelievably durable, and when you think you've wrecked it you can use WD-40 or some sort of CLP of your choice and make it look new again.

I keep it on a molle belt by my bed with some other defensive type stuff.
 
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Hey, Thanks to All : Understand that hopefully You would not have test it for efficiency. Regardless, I am certain that it would be effective.
Like the descriptors: "cool as hell", "feels great in the hand", "looks great", "crazy durable", "very pretty", "very well made", "tacticool", and "show piece".
Great impressions and appreciate them all. Just checked USPS tracking and looks like mine will be showing up Thursday. Now I am really pumped.
 
They make great knives, I wasn't massively impressed with the sheath on the V-14, if I'm honest. The retention wasn't great and carry options were lacking on this particular knife. Unusual as Spartan do tend to be good as a package, but that is an easy fix and a minor issue in the large picture. :):thumbup:

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We recently started carrying Spartan Blades and have been incredibly impressed with the fit and finish on all their knives. Mark Carey even personally dropped off our first batch. While I have never gotten to use it, the V-14 Dagger is just stunning! It gets the most comments of all the knives in our shop! You will not be disappointed!

https://flic.kr/p/y78FWr https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/
 
These days when visitors want to see my collection I hide this knife. Everyone wants to handle it. It is for sure the knife that gets the most attention ... too much actually.
 
You guys are driving me nuts. With those great pics and Nellem hiding his V-14, I am really looking forward to the mailman. Good news is they updated the delivery and should be coming in today.
 
RamZar said:
Here's the official word:


Q. - What do you coat your blades with / why?

A. - S35VN does not require a coating, but we beleive a tactical knife should be coated / dulled to minimize shine in the field. While there are many fine coating choices, we decided to put the best available (looking for the best wear resistance, unifority, color, environmentally friendly, etc..), by the process of Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD). PVD coating is applied in a vacuum chamber with charged metal molecules. During the process, the cleaned blades are negatively charged and the plasma vapor of the metals are positively charged, so the vapor of metals deposit themselves evenly on the blade / parts. Our "SpartaCoat" is currently either a Tungsten DLC (Black) or Zirconium Nitride (Flat Dark Earth). The coating is actually fused to the blade and much harder than the blade, making for a superior coating and scratch resistance. It looks great too!​
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That is interesting. However, there's a lot of distance between a reflective "mirror polish" stainless that is no bueno for tacticality, and "we PVD the blade."

I don't care for blade coatings, even on carbon steel knives, and their drag inducing effects through what is being cut, but if I had to live with one, I'd rather have a DLC option. Then again, probably not all that important that a dagger is sold coated, it isn't a slicer.
 
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