The Pass Around ESEE-5 Has Arrived!

adaman04

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This day has been a train wreck, but I was happy to see a box on the porch from USPS. The ESEE-5 has landed. I unboxed it and went through the contents and gave the knife the adaman04 cleaning treatment. Just as with all my ESEEs, the scales, though dirty when they arrived, look like new again.

The coating has seen better days, namely at the tip from being stabbed in to things and at the line of the sabre grind from batoning, which was to be expected. The tip is somewhat blunted and there is some rust at the locations where the coating is missing, which should clean up fine. The scales are unscathed except for a little friction burn from the bowdrill testing but it looks like they held up very well.

The knife arrived with one of the sharpest edges I've felt in a long time, but at the expense of the serrations. The pic shows it pretty well, but they're pretty much gone. Looks like a fair amount of material was removed and it's got a recurve-esque area where the serrations once were.

There were some extras thrown in as well, thank you TTD for the SERE fire kit (awesome) and the Katie's Lanyards. Also thanks to whoever included the paracord bracelet, firesteel, lanyards and cord, poor man's molle locks (zip ties :D) etc.

This will not be the last installment of The Pass Around ESEE-5. I've got a couple of ideas and will post some pics and more review info as I get out and use the knife some more.

Thanks so much to ESEE for donating a knife for a bunch of monkeys to beat on and to TTD for herding the cats. :D


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That is so cool!

You really have a special knife there. I enjoy knowing that I have beat the hell out of my 5 and it laughs at my efforts, but that one in particular has really been slammed around and it appears to be mocking everyone's efforts thus far.

Enjoy that beast...it is one of the good ones.

I need to get a lanyard like one of those for mine.

This pass around was a good idea. I think it opened a lot of eyes to this knife...and it is a really cool gesture to award it to a participant. Win-Win.
 
Glad to see it arrived Safe & Sound ...... Enjoy it Adam you earned it !!
Great group of cats to Herd ,let see how the next one goes LOL
Enjoy the 5 & the items ,Katie is an 9 year old who builds the lanyards ( Dad's BF name hillbillenigma )
 
My 5 from the Knife Connection arrived today, ordered based on the pass-around reviews. First, tit's a hefty knife, a lot of weight there. Second, the handle fits my hand perfectly, so all that weight will go to good use!
 
slap a molle back on that hip tank. I need to get my five out more often, Glad to see you landed that man. Great blade.
 
Dizwolf said:
slap a molle back on that hip tank. I need to get my five out more often, Glad to see you landed that man. Great blade.
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Needs a quick release in case I fall into any water while wearing it. :D

The coating was about 1/2 a micron thick in a lot of places and pretty much gone at all of the squared edges of the blade and was taking on some rust. It got a shot of paint stripper today and a little vinegar bath until I decide what kind of finish I want to do on it. More of a maintanence thing that aesthetics. I plan to use it more than look at it. :D
 
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