It looks like a nice knife. It fits into the category of a Survival type knife that will still do Bushcraft chores as well as dress game and still remain tactical. The thing about knives like this one is that the skill set and capabilities or the person using it will determine how well the knife performs at a given task. As far as it's chopping abilities. ......it wasn't made to do what a machete does. I very much like the beefy spine and how it continues into the point giving it a good landing for the baton and strengthening the tip. And the width and length of the Fuller is also nicely designed. I've been looking at this knife and considering it....you may have just sold me on it.Thanks for another great video Chris.
Ask me a couple weeks ago if I'd drop more than 100 on a knife and I'd say hell no without even thinking about it... Ask me now? Well I may have just dropped 300 on one of these and put a TRC apocalypse on layaway. #facepalm.
I tell you I love big knives. But in the end I never use them. I live in Arizona where a 4" knife does the job perfect. I love my Bravo 1 3V and yes a ceramic rod and strop work perfect.
You pulled out the squad leader and I liked the profile. Then you turned it so I saw the blade stock. Literally laughed so hard I fell over😂. I’d say it was a sharpened crowbar but it might be a little too thick for that even lol. Still, the badass factor of that much sharpened 3V is off the charts!
Thanks, for an awesome review. I’ve been looking at some of your older reviews. Curious have you ever reviewed the Bark River Kalahari bushman 2 ? I would love to get your opinion of it. It’s the one I’m looking at.
Ya when i saw the spine when you started the vid. I was thinking it looked different. That blade at 8" with a little thinner than 3/16" thick..would be awesome. 3v or cruwear.Chris you asked for budget review ideas. The ontario sp5 is 40-50$ and 1095. The sp8 is 40$ 1095. Sp53 ,sp1.
Love that knife. Beastly! Have you heard of that 100 year Hoodie? Made of Kevlar like fibers and it's supposedly super comfortable. Thought it might be something your interested in checking out.
Larry Lightle bushcrafter is an abomination, s30v steel, ridiculous handle shape and even more ridiculous sheath for 200 bones. Benchmade should be ashamed of themselves for even producing that knife. There is a good reason that knife is a failure.
Larry Lightle The 162 is a solid knife. I own one and like it, but,to be honest, I reach for my Battle Horse Bushcrafter much more often. The Saber grind on the 162 just doesn't perform nearly as well on wood. For an all around knife the 162 does just fine, but there are probably (in my opinion) better knives for the money.
Why do all the bark river knives he reviews look like psycho kitchen utensils...? It's the handle scales...that smooth shiny black and those flat polished metal pins...it makes em look like they belong on a counter top not in the woods or outdoors...No doubt a great knife but why would you ever put those handle scales on those blades.
i just discovered the brave stikeforce 2, its slightly shorter than the bravo 2 (6.9" opposed yo 7") but considerably thinner @ 0.191" opposed to 0.235", even thinner than the bravo 1.5's 0.217" , a slight recurve, and did i mention its 3v ? ;)
I missed out on that last run. They went fast. By the time I saw it they were almost gone. That's why I pester Mike more often now about what's coming out. Strikeforce 2 is sick!
Instead of the military using the outdated kabar knife why don't they use this one. Obviously with an affordable steel. They will just have an improved knife with the classic style that every knife guy likes
A nice looking blade and I'm sure it has structural integrity and all the other significant characteristics of a functioning blade ..... BUT Fuller - AKA "blood groove" is a waste of time in manufacturing and does nothing for the functionality of a knife . Most people have ZERO idea where the mythology of the blood groove originates . Good and fair review & a thumbs up from a hyper opinionated old guy knife maker .
To me this knife is for the guy or gal who wants a bomb proof sort of hybrid combat/survival knife....it is a better steel than the ESSE-5 , so maybe it is for the person who wants that much higher quality hybrid survival/secondary weapon type of tool.In my humble opinion there is room for the industry to grow in that category....I love that type of knife myself--I live in Kentucky in a woodland area and on the days when I pack light, this could replace my carving knife and tomahawk combo....that bad boy and smallish folding saw and I am set for a trip down the Cumberland.I carry a Bravo 1.5 in A-2 steel most of the time now,but I think the bark river withdraws are coming on again.....my hands are shaking and I'm reaching for my wallet----Yes....Yes....I simply MUST have one..... : ) Thank's for the review Chris.
Pretty knife. For sure. That fits perfectly in the “survival” category, but I’d struggle to justify the difference in cost from a Cold Steel Recon Scout. Yes, the steel is better, yes the handle is better. If I were in an elite military group that had a high probability of being stranded in the bush for days or a week at a time, yes. For a bug out kit? Or the SHTF scenario? No. Great gift for your green beret or seal team son, nephew, grandson. Sick knife, no doubt.
That intro was hard to watch.....I love your intro and generally hum along with it... started to do that but was denied😂🤣😂 Love all your videos, I can't afford all those beautiful knives, but enjoy watching👍
I like this knife. Maybe I can convince my wife I need it. Medium, tank like survival/combat knife! Forget those big chopping knives! Pair this with a Estwing campers axe and a small neck knife like my Esee Izulu.
Bro why does it almost the impossible to get that knife? I I put a down payment for that knife from bark river, 2years ago and still I haven’t received it! Let me know if you have any pull. Thanks Chris.
Thanks for the review Chris, awesome looking knife, I am a Bowie type of guy too. Speaking of LT Wright have you and or Will checked out or tried the Gen 3? I recently reviewed it and been using it awhile and really like it, feels much different than the typical LT. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s40L_ycUH5U.html
I myself would not buy a bark river. If someone gave me one I would take it. But buy, no. Lots knives out there ,that do the same thing for less money.
Most people can't buy a bark river knife, there high so are LTW knives. If you have the money and want it, well buy it. They are good knives. Back in the 60's, we use what we could get our hands on hiking, camping and hunting. When I went to Fort Bragg, I learn to do more with just what you had. I myself carried the same knife from 1965 to 1980 then, I finally changed it out. Chris does a great job here, its to bad Schrade didn't pay him for all those video he made. God knows he made them alot money. Love see the CRKT Knife.
Can you please do another BK7 video. You haven’t done one on Jessica in years and she was your baby. I have one and I want people to know how awesome it is. You mentioned Jessica list in this video and people might not know where that comes from. If your worried about views on that video then don’t be because everybody will love it.
The Squad Leader has an obviously steeper grind than the Fobos Legion. So that's probably why there's a difference in the chopping ability. Thanks for the video!
All this Batoning and feather sticking makes me chuckle. There is so much tinder in the woods I frequent that those activities would be a massive waste of time.
A waste of 3v. Ground like an axe but can't chop. Looks like a knife but doesn't cut like one. Splits like a froe but can span only like 4 inches of wood. Thanks, Ill just carry a brick if I need something to weigh me down.
The spine thickness is 6,75 mm. It would be nice to know at what height the grind reaches full thickness, but as a comparison, my 24 inch handled axe reaches this thickness at 4 cm. I can tell that the grind height on this knife is MUCH lower than on my medium sized axe (I won't even bother measuring it on my smaller, finer hatchets). There you go, they put the grind on a 6'' 3v knife that you would maybe find on a full sized axe.
Gustav Janson that grind is tginner than an axe. Ya a GB is thin. But it constantly sticks im wood being that thin. Europes trees are different than american hardwoods
A rare example of a fuller being essential - although a bit gratuitous looking, it must have surely scooped out a few ounces on each side, balance wise. Hows that extra little lanyard thing on your palm? Does it jab in at all?
Tee hee... you said “girth”... all kidding aside, I really like that knife, been rocking my Knives of Alaska Bushcamp in D2 for a while, but have been wanting to treat myself to something really special in a super steel, this just may be the one. Thanks
Of course, Bark River will be glad to take off that extended pommel for anyone that would prefer it not be there. Chris, I sure would like to see a direct comparison by you of the Fox River LT versus the equivalent Gunny. I bet a lot of others would, too. Thanks for another well done, factual review.