Svord Peasant Mini - impressions?

[pinnah]

Duane, ack. The reports I've read of batonning with the Peasant suggest letting the handle flop freely while holding the tang. Some what akin to how you can push an Opinel to this sort of awful use by using iwth the lock ring unlocked.

 

[sitflyer]

Duane, ack. The reports I've read of batonning with the Peasant suggest letting the handle flop freely while holding the tang. Some what akin to how you can push an Opinel to this sort of awful use by using iwth the lock ring unlocked.

ack ???

That does make sense to me, thanks pinnah, that would save a lot of wear and tear...I apologize for my ignorance...

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Duane, ack. The reports I've read of batonning with the Peasant suggest letting the handle flop freely while holding the tang. Some what akin to how you can push an Opinel to this sort of awful use by using iwth the lock ring unlocked.

Yup, batoning with *any* locking folder should be done with the lock disengaged. All shock goes to the blade where you want it.

Good call. :thumbup:

 

[HwangJino]

Interesting knife.

I've been looking for replacement for my small sebenza at work.

Pulling the seb out of it's leather sheath to open boxes seems a chore.

This looks easy to pull out and open and not care if I drop on the freezer floor.

 

[dogstar]

<drift>Dogstar,
I see from old posts that you baton with your Peasant. Am trying to decide between the Peasant and the Svord Hiker for a carry in the pack knife for backpacking. I find sheath knives a bit frustrating in dealing with sheaths. Take the knife out. Put the knife in.

One thing I want as a back up capability is the ability to do light batoning. I *could* do this with my Opinel #10 but I would like something more rugged for that use.

I'm not particularly sold on no-handle knives like the Svord Hiker. And would prefer a handle.

I guess the question is does the Peasant stand up to that kind of use/abuse well enough?

Here is a video where I baton (a bit clumsily) with the svord. Batoning starts at 7:39
[video=youtube;4Lc0zIUc0Yg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lc0zIUc0Yg[/video]

Some thoughts:

1. I did exactly what was mentioned, batoning holding the tang, with the handled flopping loose. You know what? It hurts. The tang just dug into my hand till I couldn't take it any more. You know what, a folded bandana in the hand would fix that. Batoning with the handle in place didn't seem too hard on the knife.

2. I acknowledge the brass Chicago screw (or the stop pin) might fail if you push it too hard. Guess what? You've got a spare pivot screw in the other end of the handle. I think you can use the knife without the scales pinned at the end, because your hand holds it all together. You can stick a twig in there if need be.

3. If I really had to use this knife for splitting wood, I'd take a few minutes to fashion a wedge. Start the split with the knife, do the rest with a wedge. Most knives can handle that much, because little force is exacted on the pivot when hammering the spine flush with the wood. Save your knife by making other tools to handle the grunt work.