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Just got the esse 6 with custom micaeda and the stock esse 4 hm. Loving them what great knives.

How has your PR4 held up brother?

@@slavvings Has held up great. I have had zero issues with any of my Esee knives.

Esee 3 my favorite edc!!!

What about the esee 6

Pr 4

My esee 3 Beretta edition!

Esee 6

I have the 4 and honestly, it sucks. I’d go for the 6 if I was buying one again.

​@@shamitosonwhy does it suck? I was eyeballing it.

@@3091181 it’s too expensive for cheap 1095 steal. Thin blocky, very uncomfortable scales for any use more than 5 min. Choil that not only wastes blade length and is useless on a 4 inch blade, but I’ve cut myself trying to use it. Coating to protect the very rust prone 1095 that won’t strike a fero rod. It’s basically an upgraded Becker. If that’s what you’re coming from then you’ll probably love it. IMO esee are highly overrated. Depends what your use case is of course. For me it’s firecraft and the esee 4 is not good at that. I’d look elsewhere if that’s the intended role. There’s so many better options these days. Esee is kinda stuck in 1995.

ESEE 4 is my personal favorite.

My Esee 4 HM is my personal favorite and I own them all.

I had to file down the little nubs that hold the knife in. Just file a little and keep checking. Don’t want to go too far. Hope this helps.

A little late to the party, but perhaps you could loosen the sheath at the retention points a bit. Wrap the knife in several coats of plastic wrap. If the sheath is kydex, heat it up then insert the (plastic wrapped) knife and let the kydex cool back down to room temperature. If the sheath is leather, insert the plastic wrapped knife into the sheath and let it sit in the freezer over night. Remove the plastic wrap from the knife to test the sheath/retention. If it’s still stiff after this, double the amount of plastic wrap and repeat. This method works excellently on stiff gun holsters.

Put your purse down

Me too. Hate coating and IMO 1095 is a poor choice for small blades. A large chopper, sure. I do like the junglas. But to me the izula is kinda dumb. Soft, rusty, poor edge retention steel just doesn’t make sense for an edc.

@@shamitosonin my personal case my Izula II has been a great companion for years, actually have not been able to replace it, I bought the CR 2.5 which is a very very capable little knife, I am going to add to my collection a Joker Erizo and a Nieto grillo, have not used them yet but take a look, I am sure they could work for you. I may say that I am not a fan for the esee coating but the knifes are amazing I also have the Esee 3 in venom green and orange G10 handles and really like it, could be a one knife quiver!. The PR4 will keep for ever, is like my Buck 110 a must have. It is true that you have to take care of your Esee knives but I enjoy doing it too. So many knives so little time to use them…

You've never owned an esee

@@gigapacI do, the 4 and I hate it. Rusty, blocky, horrible choil, poor edge retention. 1095 is great for large blades, but IMO a poor choice for sub 6 inch knives.

@@gigapac I have this exact knife and after 2 camping trips there is rust at the base of the knife by the handle.

@@xmateinc that's on you clean and dry your blade

@@gigapac i clean and dry my blades all the time. This is the only one to rust with just a little weather exposure.