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If you looked up “hefty” in the dictionary, you might see a picture of the Albatross, a Jens Anso–designed knife produced in collaboration with Boker and CountyComm. The knife boasts a massive 3.6-millimeter-thick titanium plate that forms the basis of the frame lock Read More
Looks nice. Never handled this one But not a big fan of thumb studs in the path of the cutting edge. The ones I own have them behind the cutting edge.
Also with short blades I own the thumb stud just gets in the way when cutting all the way through say like cardboard. Not an issue with longer blades but for my smaller blades I’ve since switched to Spydercos and nail nick openings because of this.
5mm thick, 3.6mm scales. A lot of unnecessary weight and bulk when the weakness is in the pivot which is not built up at all. I wouldn't buy anything with countycomm involvement. Consider a civivi bullmastiff or mini bullmastiff - much better knife all round for half the price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5klRGJ6q2rc. Drop seems to be selling a lot of questionable stuff and questionable prices. I haven't seen anything good for a long time.
If you can't decide whether a knife like this would work for you, look at the CRKT Burnley Squid. It's a bit smaller than the Albatross, but only 1/5 the commitment cost. I've got a Squid. I like it at $20, but not enough to go $100 for an Albatross. BTW, Lucas Burnley must have quite a sense of humor. Search for "Burnley Squid Grenade" for a good laugh.
I did a similar experiment when I was getting the urge for the Terzuola/Drop Persian and Tanto. I'd never had a Persian or Tanto blade before, and was wondering what I was missing. $150-200 for each was a bit too much for me as an experiment, so I bought a CJRB Gobi for about $35, and a Cold Steel Code 4 for $70. A like both of those knives (the Code 4 I like a lot), and they were great value for the money. I don't like the Persian shape well enough to upgrade the Gobi, and the Code 4 doesn't need to be upgraded.
I would have named this blunt force, or hammer, or primitive tool. I can't like the knife because I don't like the company (countycomm). I was put off by their dodgy (incorrect) descriptions. It seems to be what they do.