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Vaughn Neeley vs Bill Sanders hollow handle knives
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Aubrey
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I don't have the ones you mentioned but have a look at these .... I have some knives from Martin and they are top nothc ....
http://www.martinknives.com/HOLLOWHANDLEKNIVES.html
http://www.martinknives.com/HOLLOWHANDLEKNIVES.html
I don't own either one, but my guess is that quality should be about equal. Both Vaughn Neeley and Bill Sanders originally made Timberline survival knives, which their current knives are based on.
As far as other makers of this type of knife, look at the Randall Model 18, or Colin Cox Model 9. There is also the Buck 184, which you would have to find used. For quality copies of the actual Rambo knives, look at Ray Matton or Black Starr Knives. The Martin knives mentioned above have a great reputation too.
As far as other makers of this type of knife, look at the Randall Model 18, or Colin Cox Model 9. There is also the Buck 184, which you would have to find used. For quality copies of the actual Rambo knives, look at Ray Matton or Black Starr Knives. The Martin knives mentioned above have a great reputation too.
Just got a Next Generation Misson (Rambo II) from Neeley and it is top notch, certainly the equal of the original. I would avoid the Martin MCE, which is not what your are looking fo. I owned one and it wasn't until I received it that I discovered it has about half the storage space of a Lile, making it incapable of storing a small folder or even some matches. Black Starr knives makes passable replicas of the First Blood, Rambo, and Predator knives. They lack some of the graceful grind lines of the Lile originals and mine arrived not completely finished (there was a burr at the tip of the blade that had to be sanded out and I had to put the edge on myself), but they seem very sturdy and are designed from the original blueprints the closest to the original for a reasonable price. http://myramboknives.blogspot.com/
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I own these by Neeley, Sanders and Martin. I also have an original Timberline. I like the Martin blade shape a little better myself. Of the two original Timberline makers I think Sanders is the most reliable at getting everything done in a short period. Neeley is so busy, that he has a hard time getting back to people and sometimes doesn't follow through. Quality on all three is about equal. Strength might give an edge to the Timberline styles over the Martin. But I really like the Martin a lot more for the split saw teeth and the blade shape. The same materials can be specified from all three. I have knives from Neeley and Martin in 154 CM.