I’ve had one for a little bit now as well. I’m impressed with it. I got the black micarta. Nitro-V is supposed to be close to AEB-L in edge retention and toughness. I have a couple of handmade AEB-L blades that have really impressed me. People who say it’s like a stainless 52-100 are not wrong.
I was so pleased with mine. The geometry is excellent. Split a single piece of wood & the edge looks like a snake. Has massive deformity / warpage in the blade. Civivi customer service / warranty appears to be nonexistent. Hopefully, they will actually respond. Not holding my breath, though.
Mine just came in today, got the black G10. It’s a really nice knife. Giving it to my stepson to replace his Ozarks souvenir “hunting knife “ that gets dull after every use.
I ordered the same exact one it should be in next week. I will be doing a review also. I just hope my review can be almost as good as yours!!! I saw the first short you did on that knife the other day, and I just had to have it!!! Love the looks of this knife!! Great review as usual. Keep it up and happy slashing!!!
@@ChandlersLegacyFarm that’s awesome. And thank you. I didn’t realize you had a channel. I just subscribed. Looking forward to seeing your review. And I’m sure you’ll do great. My videos don’t set the bar too high 🤣
Nice and slicey and then they mated it with green handles....My lord....Black handles with a black sheath and it is on like Donkey Kong....Good stuff....
Manly Patriot is a better choice. It's the knife I've used the most in my life, my hand always reach for that and I own Lionsteel M4, TRC M1 and a ton of other GREAT custom and semi-custom knives... This is a hunting style knife and probably made in China. Manly Patriot is made in Europe and is a better design for utility/general use and easily can be used for skining too.
@@SusanRoberts-m9y It has perfect heat treatment and perfect main and edge bevel geometries. Handle is also perfect for the general use it was meant for and it's sheath still holds up like new, after 7 years of everyday use. What on earth did that knife disapoint you about? Even the G10 handle is perfectly made and of high quality G10 with really good finish.Not to mention the price, which makes this knife literaly a "steal". Even most my custom knives, aren't made that good. It makes Lionsteel knives (in terms of heat treatment and bevel geometries) look like junk compared to it. PS I'm a Chemist Metallurgist who also sharpenes knives profesionaly for almost 30 years. I had way to many knives in my life, to know what a good knife is.
Well i want one bad and have had one in my cart a couple times. And then removed it. I think the thrill is gone 😢 been selling the crap out of my collection and giving away to family. Still have a couple hundred . But not gonna lie the cloud peak has got me wanting . The fit and finish looks like my cordova customs. And thats saying alot. Really close to my lamoureux and sons knives also
Betting if you remove the lanyard, you'll be able to wrap the "smooth" handle and get a much better grip on the knife with sweaty, oily, bloody hands!?
It sure really reminds one of the BUCK 192, but even more of the Spanish Muela Kodiak. Really nice anyway, I think I have to get one, not in the green G10 though... 😂 Thanks for another great video!
@@peterbiltknifeguy thank you. Here is the knife I would like you to test on your channel. It’s a bushcraft outdoor knife made of A2. Bushcrafter with matching ferro rod and bead lanyard #outdoors #bushcraft #survival #gear ru-vid.comt9xz2l-NOUo?feature=share
@@jonleone777 yeah. Except it’s definitely not mystery steel. And a USA knife this quality would be 3X the cost at least. Don’t tell me you’re a made in USA purest? Highly doubt the device you made this comment with was made in the USA
Nitro V is an excellent steel on a fixed blade. Good toughness, especially for stainless, which nitro V is rated pretty highly. Edge retention is on the low side of acceptable. But that makes it very easy to sharpen. Overall, great steel choice for this price point.
Nitro V is pretty well stainless. Curiously, I had 14C28N from Vosteed develop light rust spotting, too. That steel is even more stainless. I'm thinking either there's a problem with their treat, or something in their finishing process is causing it. I lean more toward the latter, because I haven't had performance issues. Could just be that there's some contamination with other metals after stonewashing, or the stonewashing itself is just exposing more surface area for oxidation. Mine wiped right off with barkeeps friend and hasn't been a real issue since.
