which of these two would you get?

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murderedsongbird

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Going on looks alone.... I would say the Boker. Also, are the handles on the eskabar zytel (plastic )? Personally, I like the carbon fiber. The Boker uses 440c stainless steel vs. the 1095 of the eskabar ... I like the stainless on all of my edc knives ... nothing against carbon, I just prefer that on my outdoors knives.
 
Of the two you listed, I'd get the Becker. The main reason is that I prefer carbon steel. It still depends on you, though.

Or, in true fashion: both.
 
When you consider that many so called neckers are not really anything more than painted blade blanks, and that after they've sold you one they'll rather generously offer to sell you a handle to go on it, it might be worth considering a blade blank from the start......................For instance, which of the common neckers will out cut the little Enzo Elver, and keep it up against that Elver in D2 at 60-61. The Elver blank is about the same price as the common neckers, and although there are after market handles for many of those the Elver can be got in kit form bundles with one too for a few quid more. Wrap a bit of kydex round it and I think that a necker package that none of the usual suspects are going come close to. The common ones seem to go in for toughness as a priority both in terms of materials and HT. Personally I think that's arseways round on a knife of this size. It's not like Enzo's D2 has a reputation for weakness.
 
I would go with the Eskabar/14. I love mine, great lil knives.


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Although it's been ''slightly'' modded. I like it in stock form too. There is a D2 version of the 14 releasing soon, was announced at BLADE.
 
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