Was considering an Espada XL but decided to go with a much larger automatic instead

[SanLuisObispo]

The Microtech Giant Halo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t471jj939iM

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Of course you did. Go take the troll elsewhere. Enough of this crap, reported.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Oops, wrong thread.

 

[bikerector]

That's insane, but awesome. Reminds me of the huge opinel, pretty impractical but fun none-the-less.

 

[SanLuisObispo]

That's insane, but awesome. Reminds me of the huge opinel, pretty impractical but fun none-the-less.

It is crazy, but also very cool... I believe it's nearly $10K...

LCT said he patterned the Espada after the Spanish Navaja. I've long wondered about that. Here's the largest Navaja I have ever seen:
https://i1.wp.com/opamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_2912.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1

If you can't justify the $3K for this giant Navada, you can always get this XL folding Bowie as large as the CS Espada XL for 31 bucks:
Link removed, read the site rules.

Happy hunting.

 

[bikerector]

It is crazy, but also very cool... I believe it's nearly $10K...

LCT said he patterned the Espada after the Spanish Navaja. I've long wondered about that. Here's the largest Navaja I have ever seen:
https://i1.wp.com/opamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_2912.jpg?fit=1200,800&ssl=1

If you can't justify the $3K for this giant Navada, you can always get this XL folding Bowie as large as the CS Espada XL for 31 bucks:
Link removed, read the site rules.

Happy hunting.

I had an XL espada for a while and it was a really cool knife but, IMO, they unerbuilt the pivot by a long-shot for the size of the blade. I understand it's a folder but it's more like a pocketable sword and the pivot was an obvious weak spot that should've been upsized a bit. I tried it as a folding machete and it really didn't work that well for the task because of the pivot loosening and overall feeling that it wasn't up to the task. You have a beefy lock and construction with a normal sized pivot and screw that really undermined the entire design. I've found the Rajah II, which seems like it has a slightly larger pivot but maybe it's just the thicker handle material around the pivot, to feel a lot better when used aggressively.

The triad lock seems to be up to the task of hard-using a folder, which is nice for some specific applications where the added portability is good to have.

 

[Hal]

Those knives remind me of this:

 

[herisson]

Those knives remind me of this:

Surprisingly, those navajas are quite historically accurate. The navaja wasn't an EDC, it was designed as a fighting knife (hence the substantial length). So yes, the humungous CS Navaja XXL is rather period correct (a bit wide and heavy, though, but hey it's CS).

 

[SanLuisObispo]

Those knives remind me of this:

Cool! Gotta love the royalty-free cheap porn music. An old S&W M1917 would have made quick work of the creepy looking guy, Indiana Jones style.

 

[SanLuisObispo]

I had an XL espada for a while and it was a really cool knife but, IMO, they unerbuilt the pivot by a long-shot for the size of the blade. I understand it's a folder but it's more like a pocketable sword and the pivot was an obvious weak spot that should've been upsized a bit. I tried it as a folding machete and it really didn't work that well for the task because of the pivot loosening and overall feeling that it wasn't up to the task. You have a beefy lock and construction with a normal sized pivot and screw that really undermined the entire design. I've found the Rajah II, which seems like it has a slightly larger pivot but maybe it's just the thicker handle material around the pivot, to feel a lot better when used aggressively.

The triad lock seems to be up to the task of hard-using a folder, which is nice for some specific applications where the added portability is good to have.

Thanks for that input. It's really the first feedback I've ever read about the Espada XL that wasn't focused on fawning about its size or absurdity.

 

[bikerector]

Thanks for that input. It's really the first feedback I've ever read about the Espada XL that wasn't focused on fawning about its size or absurdity.

I hear you about many of the reviews about the knife, not many about actually using it as a knife of it's size.

Of all the things on that knife, I think the handle was really well thought out with the multiple positions.

The rajah II I have has been surprisingly useful. I treat it just like I would a kuhkri of that size and it has worked well. I did need to sand the inside of the handle scales as they were too sharp, a common problem with CS grivory/hard plastic handles. Creates wicked hot spots when hard using their folders.