Or Spokane Street Scalpel
Pic at Hammerheadknives.com
First of all, great service by TallPaul/Paul Pfund.
Okay neck knife people, this sucker is a thick and heavy piece in a tactical black 7" package with a 3 3/8 inch blade with 1/4" thickness . Sheath is a kydex strong side IWB unit, though mult carry is available. Handle is cord wrapped, is pretty much flat ground and is my first experience with 1095 steel.
I bought this as more of a beater knife to my Moran, the other choice being a Livesay Lil Pecker.
Performance wise, you feel the weight and the thickness does effect cutting unfortunately adversely. The edge is good and blows away the Stiff KISS I had. I still like the Moran for finer cutting as it is thinner. The porous black finish is nice but collected small bits of paper. Stabbing wise, the first inch consistently goes in each time. Nasty needle point as well.
(A test I do when I get knives is to use the new knife and cut the box it came in. Stabbing, slicing, cutting, etc.)
The kydex sheath feels rather fragile to me (my second experience with kydex, first being a BC Tanto Neck Baby) and sports a metal clip ala DeSantis holsters which feels thin as well. The mouth of the sheath is a bit wide and you can hear the blade rattle IF you remove the entire unit and shake it. The sheath stays firmly secure on the belt.
Decent for it's price and I feel it's best for a person with thick hands. As a neck knife, it's a bit heavy. Utility wise, it's like a tank, better for chopping into a large duct tape box as opposed to finely cutting an envelope. Whatever material is cut, is 'punished'. Drawing is easy, easily the fastest drawing blade I own.
As I understand it, TOPS is new and this is a good start. I would I would make the blade a little thinner for stabbing. I would make the kydex thicker and eliminate the belt clip or get a thicker/tighter clip. I would tend not to wear it upside down and would wear a belt keeper if your not a cop.
For the LEO crowd, this is a decent knife for gun retention. The clip is better for a duty belt anyhow and the stabbing power of this blade is nasty. I'd actually feel sorry for the person being stabbed.
[This message has been edited by Smoke (edited 04 November 1999).]
Pic at Hammerheadknives.com
First of all, great service by TallPaul/Paul Pfund.
Okay neck knife people, this sucker is a thick and heavy piece in a tactical black 7" package with a 3 3/8 inch blade with 1/4" thickness . Sheath is a kydex strong side IWB unit, though mult carry is available. Handle is cord wrapped, is pretty much flat ground and is my first experience with 1095 steel.
I bought this as more of a beater knife to my Moran, the other choice being a Livesay Lil Pecker.
Performance wise, you feel the weight and the thickness does effect cutting unfortunately adversely. The edge is good and blows away the Stiff KISS I had. I still like the Moran for finer cutting as it is thinner. The porous black finish is nice but collected small bits of paper. Stabbing wise, the first inch consistently goes in each time. Nasty needle point as well.
(A test I do when I get knives is to use the new knife and cut the box it came in. Stabbing, slicing, cutting, etc.)
The kydex sheath feels rather fragile to me (my second experience with kydex, first being a BC Tanto Neck Baby) and sports a metal clip ala DeSantis holsters which feels thin as well. The mouth of the sheath is a bit wide and you can hear the blade rattle IF you remove the entire unit and shake it. The sheath stays firmly secure on the belt.
Decent for it's price and I feel it's best for a person with thick hands. As a neck knife, it's a bit heavy. Utility wise, it's like a tank, better for chopping into a large duct tape box as opposed to finely cutting an envelope. Whatever material is cut, is 'punished'. Drawing is easy, easily the fastest drawing blade I own.
As I understand it, TOPS is new and this is a good start. I would I would make the blade a little thinner for stabbing. I would make the kydex thicker and eliminate the belt clip or get a thicker/tighter clip. I would tend not to wear it upside down and would wear a belt keeper if your not a cop.
For the LEO crowd, this is a decent knife for gun retention. The clip is better for a duty belt anyhow and the stabbing power of this blade is nasty. I'd actually feel sorry for the person being stabbed.
[This message has been edited by Smoke (edited 04 November 1999).]
