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Which dagger / double edged combat knife is a great value?

But it has no "backhand strike pommel" like the Tai Pan.

I wonder why so many guys hate CS that much.
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Maybe thats why.:jerkit::jerkit::jerkit:

I agree Applegate Fairbarn is not good (that handle is awfully chunky), I think it's crap compared to Tai Pan.
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Besides from being German and mfg. by BOKER?!? The BOKER A-F is a very good knife, specially when considering price-quality-performance ratio. $200 VS. $100!!!!!!

You are paying AT LEAST an EXTRA $50 of HYPE for your TAI-PAN.

By the way, the value champion must be the CRKT AG Russell boot knife. Take a look at the CS peacekeepers, SOG Pentagon, TOPS MAK-7, Ranger's edge, PROTECh combat Dagger, SOG Daggert etc.
 
Fällkniven is an excellent knifemaker in my opinion. Never heared someone said a different word. And their knives a very good design simple no-nonsense.

But - the Garmfighter is too short ... it is a boot dagger not a full lenght figther.

The Boker A-F might be a good knife for its price but I dont like it and a lot of my friends dont like it to.

Its just not enough knife ....

BTW .... I LOVE the backhand strike pommel .....
 
jahwarrior72 said:
is size an issue? if you don't mind a smaller blade, check the backup guardian by gerber. it's concealable, has a nice buttery grip, and a tension adjustable sheath. i bought one for my brother, and ended up getting my own.
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The Gerber Guardian Backup is made in Portland Oregon, is that correct? I am thinking of getting one too
 
I've handled a Cold Steel Tai Pan years ago, and my impression was that it is a very nice piece, but very large by comparison to some others. Both long and wide. The word that leaped to mind was "oversized", at least for me. In the same sense that SOG Tigershark is oversized compared to SOG S1 Bowie.

This is subjective, of course. I was favourably impressed with a video I saw where the Tai Pan was jammed in a vice and bent at a 90 degree angle without breaking.

My personal favourite is SOG Desert Dagger, both in form and function. Slim yet strong, flat ground grooved blade, serrations near the quard, and solid steel pommel. The handle was rubber, but it was easy to screw the pommel off and replace the handle with G-10 or leather stack. But I'm reasonably sure that the Desert Dagger is not being made anymore, instead SOG makes the Daggert series, and I haven't hand a chance to handle any yet.
 
robertmegar said:
Maybe thats why.:jerkit::jerkit::jerkit:



Besides from being German and mfg. by BOKER?!? The BOKER A-F is a very good knife, specially when considering price-quality-performance ratio. $200 VS. $100!!!!!!

You are paying AT LEAST an EXTRA $50 of HYPE for your TAI-PAN.

By the way, the value champion must be the CRKT AG Russell boot knife. Take a look at the CS peacekeepers, SOG Pentagon, TOPS MAK-7, Ranger's edge, PROTECh combat Dagger, SOG Daggert etc.
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Saying that an Applegate Faibarn (by Boker) very good is a joke...a person i know owns one, the blade is slightly bent to one side, the blade doesn't perform quite well ( it's actually better slasher than stabber at least on thick cardboard boxes) and the grip is utter crap...one of the worst grips I know of...it doesn't feel secure at all...exact opposite of CRKT Hissatsu grip which is one of the best grips for such type of knives.
 
Z-2300 said:
CRKT Hissatsu grip which is one of the best grips for such type of knives.
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Which is a good knife except for having no guard which could mean bye bye finger if you stab with it.

Z-2300 said:
...a person i know owns one...
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Yeah and I know a BlackOps operator too.

Z-2300 said:
the blade doesn't perform quite well ( it's actually better slasher than stabber at least on thick cardboard boxes)
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This one time, in band camp, I was attacked by hordes of cardboard boxes and my trusty DarkOps knife saved me and my BFF friend.
 
I have a vintage Gerber Mark II, that I had a barber supply shop flat-grind 35 years ago. Occasionally, you'll find these things for sale on Ebay. As daggers go, Mark II's are superb. Gerber won't tell you what steel they use, but it's excellent, 440C or better.

Just my 2 cents.
 
Boker Applegate Fairbairn Combat knife
Cold Steel Peace Keeper
Cold Steel OSS
Cold Steel Black Bear Classic
Cold Steel Taipan
 
LedSled said:
I have a vintage Gerber Mark II, that I had a barber supply shop flat-grind 35 years ago. Occasionally, you'll find these things for sale on Ebay. As daggers go, Mark II's are superb. Gerber won't tell you what steel they use, but it's excellent, 440C or better.
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I feel like so many Gerber fans/apologists say things like "ok NOW they suck, but back THEN....", but Ugh, I saw and held one of them years ago, back in the 80's (when they had a reputation) and it sucked. Bad balance, unsharpenable. Maybe Gerber "won't tell you what steel they use" because they use cheap crap! Or perhaps you think they have some sort of supersteel which none of the metalurgists of the many many other knifemakers have any clue about? If so, why not hype their steel?

Gerber was overrated THEN, they are far below standard now.
 
3 Cold Steel Peacekeepers (the Larger ones) in Carbon V steel I picked up new for around $30 each from a dealer who was selling out all his knives. Gave one away as a gift. Wish I had bought 10 or more at that price.
 
Z-2300 said:
Saying that an Applegate Faibarn (by Boker) very good is a joke...a person i know owns one, the blade is slightly bent to one side, the blade doesn't perform quite well ( it's actually better slasher than stabber at least on thick cardboard boxes) and the grip is utter crap...one of the worst grips I know of...it doesn't feel secure at all...exact opposite of CRKT Hissatsu grip which is one of the best grips for such type of knives.
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You obviously have no clue what you are talking about as you post couldn't be more wrong.
 
I have a Bark River-made EK dagger that's quite nice, came with a nice, heavy-duty leather sheath, is double edged, made of 1095 (IIRC), and was *very* inexpensive (~$50). It's a nice way to go, IMO.
 
While I dislike Cold Steel, I've owned the Tai Pan, and feel it's very light and well balanced, and a pretty good deal for the money.
 
I'm surprized no one has mentioned customs.

Here are mine. All Customs, the most expensive one was the Branton with Stag at $300. Design your own and have it made.

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