The best edged tools?

[Glockman Parker]

I received it today. I'll post a review as soon as I get time to take it into the woods for a test run. It's a beast for sure!!

Nice! Who makes it? Or did I miss that?

[Big Frank]

Nice! Who makes it? Or did I miss that?

http://graymanknives.com/

[fightingquaker13]

The biggest kukri, the regimental one, is supposed to be able to behead a water buffalo in one whack. 

I think we have Haz jr.'s Christmas worked out.
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[ellis4538]

Maybe he would like to give a blowgun a try!

Richard

[bryand71]

Just got done looking through Grayman knives website and I want one of their knives now! Of course I will have to wait till I can afford one... sucks being broke. 2 thumbs up on this line of knives!

[Sponsor]

[84B20]

I bought an Al Mar 10" survival knife in the early '90s but sold it because it was bigger than I thought practical for back country travel.  It was one of the last knives produced before Al Mar died so there was a collectable value to it as well and decided to sell it.  After some research, I discovered Chris Reeve knives and bought one of their Nkonka models.  I really like the fact that it is made from a solid billet of steel and is very durable.  I had a bad experience with a Ka-bar in the service while on duty in Viet Nam.  I had one break at the hilt so I am very concerned as to how strong a knife is.

[fightingquaker13]

I bought an Al Mar 10" survival knife in the early '90s but sold it because it was bigger than I thought practical for back country travel.  It was one of the last knives produced before Al Mar died so there was a collectable value to it as well and decided to sell it.  After some research, I discovered Chris Reeve knives and bought one of their Nkonka models.  I really like the fact that it is made from a solid billet of steel and is very durable.  I had a bad experience with a Ka-bar in the service while on duty in Viet Nam.  I had one break at the hilt so I am very concerned as to how strong a knife is.

Nice looking blade. What are the dimensions? Also how is the grip? I'm generally not a fan of metal handles. I like something sticky, and failing that, wood or bone. Honestly the strenghth seems like a huge plus. Downside is that if I were using it for anything serious I'd be half tempted to put a little skateboard tape on the handle (just from looking at it). What's your take?
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[84B20]

The knife is about 12" long, the blade is about 6 1/2" and the handle has a very secure grip surface, much like my Les Baer 1911.  I don't know the exact lines per inch but I guess somewhere between 20 to 30 lpi.  It weighs in at almost exactly one pound, that is a lot of steel. The only downside to the knife is that they were discontinued a while back because Chris's partner, the one who designed it, retired.  They have other great quality knives though.