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Fallkniven 10" Modern Bowie Knife Premium Package
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Fallkniven 10" Modern Bowie Knife Premium Package
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Fallkniven knives have become an international standard on the belts and in the pockets of outdoorsmen everywhere. On the large end of the company’s lineup, behold the Modern Bowie: a 15-inch beast for anything from hacking away brush to chopping wood to hunting small game Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downOmniseed
1972
Sep 29, 2020
Say what you will about the comparative utility and value of this vs whatever implement, if money were truly no object to me this would probably be my one Fallkniven unless I ended up stowing the normal ones everywhere like Moras at a prepper family's place
Ironman0063
23
Sep 29, 2020
Honestly, I think this discussion is going in the wrong direction. Most of these comments are really about taste. Fallkniven is a well known and respected maker. All of their knives are priced on the high end and that is the market they are aiming for. Anyone who is purchasing this knife should already be aware of the competitive options out there and the reputation of this manufacturer and the materials they use. The real question isn't is this knife a good deal compared to other knives, it is, is this a good deal for THIS knife. Since I can easily find this knife for the same or cheaper price in many other places including Amazon, I'd have to say it's at best a fair deal. This knife ships free from Amazon for $586 although in fairness the Amazon ad has no mention of a sharpening stone.
https://www.amazon.com/Fallkniven-Modern-Bowie-10-FNMB10/dp/B07NCSB5PP/ref=pd_sbs_200_2/132-7678862-0515649?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07NCSB5PP&pd_rd_r=8b8266c3-b2ee-425f-b05b-7a87b4c1d390&pd_rd_w=Ehe5x&pd_rd_wg=boZ52&pf_rd_p=b65ee94e-1282-43fc-a8b1-8bf931f6dfab&pf_rd_r=PB7S6BPGQNB1R7RGXWW4&psc=1&refRID=PB7S6BPGQNB1R7RGXWW4
method_burger
563
Sep 28, 2020
i dont get it... why do i need a carrying case to put a knife and a sheath into it? why does the sheath not fully fit into the case, and the belt loop needs to be folded in when closed? where does the little whetstone go in the case?
you'd think 600$ they would mill out a slot for the whetstone, or put whetstone carrying compartment into the sheath. this looks like a buy a knife, get a whetstone free, not a bundle set. rather poorly thought out for the price. can we get that qsp spotlight or any other knife brand spotlight again? that was more exciting than this
method_burger
563
Sep 30, 2020
oh nice! i was thinking of getting that book, i normally just go to the local bookstore and try to find the oldest book about metallurgy. man, its put a lot of marketing crap into perspective, especially all the BS around carbides. but man, knifesteelnerds is sometimes way too heavy for me. they release articles on monday morning, when i am least alert hahaha
reswright
3850
Sep 30, 2020
method_burgerEh, I think I know what you mean, but it's a little less of a factor in the book if you ask me. He's written it for knifemakers as much as anyone, not so much the academics and, well, steel nerds that hang out at KSN. It asks a little less of the reader than some of his work on knifesteelnerds; he frontloads the book with the fundamentals he wants you to know but it's never really thick. In fact he occasionally apologizes for making you learn some stuff before he'll get to the next section, but he always explains why it matters. It's still nerdy but he tries to make as much of the nerdiness as optional as he can to understanding his main points.
There are sections that were taken directly from the essays he's already put up on KSN, so you've read some of the book's contents already. Overall, I quite like it. There ARE some sacred cows that meet a bad end, although it's all done very demurely and in an understated fashion, to the point where you end up going 'wait, what?' and rereading a sentence or two. For example, I've always preferred forged kitchen knives over ones ground to shape where the only 'forging' came from rolling the steel; Thomas says it matters.... but he also says the difference ends up being much less than people think, he makes a reasonable case as to why that would be so, and frankly it makes sense. He has a chapter on wootz and damascus that fanboys will not like at all even though it too is very much 'just the facts, ma'am'. And out of the steels he recommends as being best in their category -- let's just say there are some expensive knife steels that aren't on his list and some very inexpensive ones that are.
Large sections of the latter half of the book are more technical and intended for people who are trying to heat and cryo treat various kinds of steel and are more presented on the order of appendices, and folks who aren't interested in the nuts and bolts mechanics of knife steel and the kinetics involved in heat treatment will probably skip those sections.
Ojamie07
25
Dec 7, 2020
Got a smatchet-meh, prefer the ghurka style with a solid spine......
But, if you want a real woods / camping tool check out the woodsman pal. Whatta tool! Mine is well used, takes a wicked edge and has never let me down.
I have a Vietnam model with the steel hand guard loop but they still make them in Pennsylvania.
reswright
3850
Dec 8, 2020
Ojamie07I've always kinda liked the look of those. It's the bush hook, I think.
Lt.AldoRaine
15
Sep 28, 2020
Ha I want to hear from the 3 people that actually spent $600 on this crap!
Omniseed
1972
Sep 29, 2020
Trust me, I'm still reeling from my wild decision to snap up a Cold Steel Warcraft XL when I saw one for ~$200. And that thing is a 17" bar of 3V, I basically got it because I'm an enormous child and it struck me as the 21st century answer to the 17th-19th century hangar, just a little shorter to conform to modern apparel and a little heavier since it's more of a general purpose tool than a strict weapon.
I dunno why I needed to add this but here we are.
No I don't repel boarders or clear brush on long hikes through the property, I just have an awesome short sword
14themoney
1395
Sep 29, 2020
OmniseedI have been very attracted to the Cold Steel 3V collection. I haven't pulled the trigger yet.
PhilTheKnifeGuy
Sep 28, 2020
Here’s my problem: I generally see two types of knife buyers and neither type wants this knife. First, the bushcrafter/hunter/cutting competition crowd which is going to actually use (and probably abuse) the blade. There are dozens of modern 12” plus Bowie’s with proven steels that you can get for $200 less. And there are better designed, more comfortable handles. I’d want to go into the woods or a competition with a proven steel. And this knife isn’t even set up for most cutting competitions.
The second type - and I think this is where the knife maker and Drop hope to sell - are collectors. But this knife offers little to a collector. It’s a factory-produced piece with little flair, no maker cachet, no cutting edge tech - and its overpriced. I can think of five or six Production knives off the top of my head that are more interesting and better value. Case in point - I just picked up several ‘used’ but in near-mint condition Randalls at various auctions, and several were at this price point. And for not much more, with a little research, you could get a truly custom-made quality knife that you’d be proud to own even if the most it ever does is look pretty and cut a sandwich. I do not see the market here.
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Leoanger
355
Sep 28, 2020
PhilTheKnifeGuyI think the market is die-hard Fallkniven fans, and/or Cold Steel haters.
Omniseed
1972
Sep 29, 2020
PhilTheKnifeGuyI like most of your comment,but it is flat wrong to say Fallkniven doesn't have maker cachet, or that they don't appeal to hardcore bush baby types. The handle is likely much more comfortable than the photos indicate too, based on what I've heard about their knives.
I think you're right that this is aimed at a highly specific subgroup who won't be buying it for serious competition or as their one buy it for life woods knife.
ZoonORama
1
Sep 28, 2020
Ah, the perfect “Modern Bowie” to protect my “Modern Alamo”..... but, that didn’t end so well so.... I’ll pass and stick with my other less expensive and more rugged blades....
raest
111
Sep 28, 2020
oh, look! another incredibly overpriced piece of production not-really-cutlery (this is not a knife, it's a bad hatchet) by none other than Fallkniven. colour me surprised! (not really)
i feel sorry for anyone who buys this
balakay43
Sep 28, 2020
Primitive technology
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