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Trackers and WiSK (Beck, Horan, Tops)
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i recently bought a TOPS Tracker. i havent gotten to beat on it much but it is a beast. I think the Beck design is better than the TOPS after handling both of them. I know grinding the straight draw-knife area is a PAIN, lol. BRKT recently did a limited edition Tracker which was close to the Beck design but they are hard to find, now.
randy
randy
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The Beck Tracker is what made me discover what custom knives were in 1995 or so. Still do not own one but a pivotal knife in my knife history. Great set!!
Thanks for looking guys.
rwn2000-I have not had a chance to use any of these pictured. I agree, the TOPs is a beast and well made for what it is. It lacks the finesse of a custom, but I am sure it would get the job done if you had nothing else. Any knife is better than no knife
. The Horan WiSK is a beast also and big in my hand. As far as I know it is the only one like this that he ever made with the natural micarta handles and "as heat treated" blade. I like the mixture of colors .
CUTS LIKE A KRIS-Thanks and I know what you mean. The Beck Tracker was my first handmade custom as far as I can remember and it took me many years and lots of money after the Hunted movie to get my first. It was well worth it too! I have been collecting some of his other knives recently and have had him make one of my own designs just for fun to see it go from paper to an actual blade. I wish I lived closer to him to hang out with him and learn the trade. I am currently about 4 hours from him and hope to visit him for the day one day.......
Rory
rwn2000-I have not had a chance to use any of these pictured. I agree, the TOPs is a beast and well made for what it is. It lacks the finesse of a custom, but I am sure it would get the job done if you had nothing else. Any knife is better than no knife
. The Horan WiSK is a beast also and big in my hand. As far as I know it is the only one like this that he ever made with the natural micarta handles and "as heat treated" blade. I like the mixture of colors .CUTS LIKE A KRIS-Thanks and I know what you mean. The Beck Tracker was my first handmade custom as far as I can remember and it took me many years and lots of money after the Hunted movie to get my first. It was well worth it too! I have been collecting some of his other knives recently and have had him make one of my own designs just for fun to see it go from paper to an actual blade. I wish I lived closer to him to hang out with him and learn the trade. I am currently about 4 hours from him and hope to visit him for the day one day.......
Rory
c2369zulu, that's some serious hardware you got there. Very nice collection. I've not tried any of the Tracker or WSK style knives before but I'm really looking forward to trying one in the future. I've known about this style of knife since the late 90's but never got around to researching this particular tool. I've always used and relied on fixed blades of various sizes while I was in the service. However, now I'm really keen on exploring this style of knife and it's many uses. Thanks for posting these photo's. Regards.