The Native FRN and the Manix 83mm ?'s

[zealot]

First off, does anyone have a pic of these two side by side?

I know lots of ppl swear by the Manix, but I'd like to know how pll like the native FRN. Thank you, Z

 

[Vivi]

They're both good knives, but myself I've traded away my Natives and kept my Manix. I don't like the Native's hollow grind, small opening hole and FRN texturing (Or lack of). These were small complaints though because overall it's very well-designed and fairly inexpensive. I took the clip off my EDC Native and it was comfortable to just toss in the front pocket.

The Manix on the other hand is a great compromise knife. What I mean by that is the flat grind comes to a nice, thin edge so you can do smaller knife type tasks with it. It's long, beefy and very stout so you can baton and chop with it (With due care taken of course) and do other things you wouldn't put a small knife up to. A Combo edge Manix is extremely versatile and one of the few knives I enjoy CE on, because the blade is long enough that it works well.

Here are a few photos.

 

[zealot]

Thanks for the write-up, and pics. That helped some but I think I'm going to have to find somewere around here that sells them ,so I can check them out first hand. Thanks Z