Spartan blades?

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Tried to search for discussions on this brand but could only find a few that were years ago. Man, the Harsey Model 2 looks amazing. Anyone care to share their thoughts/experience? Thanks in advance.
 
I really like the look of them too and S35vn is great steel, i just cant over the thinness of the tip tbh. I prefer thicker knives along the whole spine that i dont generally need to baby.YMMV

But what other people have said about them seems it is plenty tough for most occasions. Here is an in-depth review mistwalker did on a few of their models. Worth a read.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ter-amp-Difensa-and-the-Phrike-(VERY-Pic-Hvy)
 
I really like the Harsey, it looks really good, but for me the blade is too long, that is the only downside for me, the weight is just right, I like heavy folders, but 4.24" is a big blade
 
I've EDC'd an Enyo for a long time as a neck knife. Grinds are even, came sharp, and Spartan's DLC is tougher than an old Ford truck. The Enyo is just a little thick for slicing though. Going to have to pick up a Spartan/Harsey fixed blade soon...
 
Harsey 2 feels great in the hand. Very grippy, very fast, excellent quality. One of my favs.
 
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Never owned one but they seem like they make good knives and they seem to be a stand up company. I've had my eye on a few of their models just haven't pulled the trigger on one yet. Really close to buying a CQB.
 
Pretty sure you don't have to worry about them being too thin... unless you are one of those people who like to show your friends how your knife can pry open an armoured vehicle door, however as what most people would consider hard use cutlery their knives are pretty well thought out and executed. My unit's "official" knife is the Defensa model and I've put it through a fair bit and know of people who have put it through a lot more and had no complaints about toughness or how thin it is at the spine. The steel and HT are done very well and even though the tip is thin, I managed to punch it through more than one car door as well as stabbed it into maple and twisted it out numerous times without anything other than cosmetic damage and a lightly rounded tip as you'd expect.
 
They're local to me in NC and offer shop tours. They have a really great facility. Thier heat treat, Cerakote and finishing are top notch. Great folks too.
 
The Ares, like a lot of their knives is a Fighter/Combat Utility blade, I like the thin tip for the intended purpose. I get most utility out of my knives with the tip, thinner the better. I believe the blade was not designed to be in the tank/pry bar catagory. I have owned a good amount of Busse's (which fill the tank/pry bar catagory for me), but not a Spartan, I like what I see and should have one in the near future
 
The guys at Spartan really know how to design and make a knife. Spartan's heat treat is very good, making the steel noticeably better than other S35VN I've used. Their warranty and service are as good as it gets, if you have a problem they will go way out of their way to make you happy.

The Nyx/Ares/Difensa are great knives, thin and easy to carry but substantial enough in the hand for a full grip. I especially recommend the Nyx, the blade is all 'belly' and it worked very well for me as a utility and general use outdoors knife. The tip was also very strong, I never had a concern about damaging it even under hard use. The nylon sheaths Spartan Blades uses are made by First Spear, like the knives and customer service the sheaths are also top of the line.
 
I too am considering the Spartan Harsey. OP you mentioned the Spartan Harsey 2? Which one is that
 
I have a Spartan Harsey Folder, Hunter, and Difensa. I have had and used most of their knives at some point and settled on these as the perfect combo for anything I need in a knife. They are extremely durable and tough as hell. I have never held anything back using them and have never had any kind of issue.

Their steel is amazing. I don't know a lot about metallurgy, but they so some cryo heat treat magic that seems to really work well with their S35VN. It seems to stay sharp forever and takes an edge well. It isn't as easy to sharpen as some tool steels like a Randall or something, but it is especially easy given how tough it is. Their coatings are amazing. I have used them hard and thought I had scraped up the finish, but after a quick clean they look brand new again.

The micarta handles on the Spartan Harsey collaborations are amazing. They are based on some of Bill's hand made stuff and it is extremely comfortable in any grip I find useful. I've messed about with the Hunter and Difensa for hours at a time practicing bushcraft things with my sons and they stay comfortable, grippy, and pretty much just awesome even after long or wet use.

The Folder is hands down the coolest knife I have ever owned. It is smoother than any CRK I have ever had (I still have a large Sebenza and it is a cool knife but it stays in the box and I carry the SHF). It has an extremely well designed grip that fits my hand like a glove just about as well as the fixed blades do. It is a little big for some things but is so well designed it feels and carries smaller than it is. It works OK for me in all but the thinnest dress pants, and when I dress up that much I go for a Mnandi in my shirt pocket anyway.

Basically I feel like they are a really awesome knifes make by a really awesome U.S. company that is owned and operated by really great folks in collaboration with a really awesome designer. I recommend them highly.

I would post some pictures, but I forgot know how to do that on this site. Email me at nesplin@gmail.com if you'd like to see any pics of any particular part of any of those three or have other questions. And no, I don't work for them or get free stuff, just in case my comments come across like that.
 
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That's an incredibly goofy looking knife. Not saying I could design any better but I'm not a professional knife maker either. It looks terrible, like a cheap ripoff of a cheap ripoff of ancient aliens. Someone has to be honest here. An ugly, flat cigar with an unsightly hump. Seriously, it looks amateurish at the very best.

But it's spartan so I'm sure the tolerances are pretty good. It sure is fugly though. To each his own and all that and my own is that that's an absolutely horrible, terrible, gross knife design. Hard to believe they went from the phrike to this.
 
bodog said:
That's an incredibly goofy looking knife. Not saying I could design any better but I'm not a professional knife maker either. It looks terrible, like a cheap ripoff of a cheap ripoff of ancient aliens. Someone has to be honest here. An ugly, flat cigar with an unsightly hump. Seriously, it looks amateurish at the very best.

But it's spartan so I'm sure the tolerances are pretty good. It sure is fugly though. To each his own and all that and my own is that that's an absolutely horrible, terrible, gross knife design. Hard to believe they went from the phrike to this.
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Have to agree here.

My interest in the brand is its fixed blades, which look much much better.
 
That knife won the BLADE 2014 Most Innovative American Made Knife of the Year...it may be "fugly," but it's one hell of a knife.
 
I just bought a Harsey 2 of a BF member. It hasn't made it here yet, but reading this comments makes me pretty excited. He had a convex edge put on it, so that should only increase the durability of the edge.
 
For sure go with the Harsey Spartan collab! =) Spartan makes a damn good product and you can't go wrong with a Bill Harsey design.
 
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