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Any thoughts about this piece of cutlery?
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I own a ESEE 3, Laser Strike, and Joonglas. These are fine knives. You will not be disappointed.
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I own a EESE 3 as well and can attest to the quality and durability.
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I own an earlier version called the RAT.
RAT between a Bark River and a Blind Horse.
The RAT was Designed by Jeff Randle, sold as a Ontario Cutlery Branded knife, but actually manufactured by Rowan Manufacturing, in Idaho Falls, ID.
I think I got that right! It's a little confusing.
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I don't have one , but it's right at the top of my bucket list knives! Never seen a bad review, American made, lifetime and I mean no questions lifetime warranty, what could you not like about a product like that. I do have an Izula II, great piece of steel, love it! What would you be using it for?
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If you don't own a Bark River, try one.
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I don't have one , but it's right at the top of my bucket list knives! Never seen a bad review, American made, lifetime and I mean no questions lifetime warranty, what could you not like about a product like that. I do have an Izula II, great piece of steel, love it! What would you be using it for?
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I´ll be using it for concealed carry.Since in Brazil we aren´t allowed to pack heat, at least I´ll be packing a substantial and reliable piece of cold steel.I´ll use it IWB.
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Esee makes quality steel, but I second the recommendation to look at bark river knives.
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Thanks for the info, but I´ve just ordered one through a brazilian dealer.Expect to have it in more or less 25 days.
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Expect a lifetime of use out of it; they make a quality product.
My Esee-3 has served me well through multiple seasons, and the Esee-5 in the emergency kit feels like it could pry open a car door with ease.
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Over Two Hundred and Fifty bucks for a pocket knife??
I can't imagine how that cost can be justified!!!
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Over Two Hundred and Fifty bucks for a pocket knife??
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Quite easily, actually. Quality is key. Doesn't seem a terrible price to pay for a tool that I use just about every day. I have a couple in this price range. Benchmade and Zero Tolerance.
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I bought a Benchmade Arvensis and like it a lot.
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What does ESEE abbreviate, if anything. Also a picture of the knife that the original post asked about or a link to it an ad would be helpful.
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Love mine! I have a -6 and a -3mil. I had a -4 but gave it to my son.
Since I ordered mine through ESEE's military program, I got my -6 with a bow-drill divot in the handle and had my ham call sign engraved on the handle of the -3mil.
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What does ESEE abbreviate,
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School of Survival, Escape, and Evasion (Peruvian)
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They aren't pocket knives, unless Mike Stewart has added a line of folders since I looked at their catalogue--they are high-quality sheath knives. Mine are cryo-treated A2 tool steel at 58-60 Rockwell with canvas Micarta handles. Convex ground, diabolically sharp, and can be stropped back to sharp (but will rarely need it) on a piece of cardboard. Virtually indestructible knives.
Stewart designed one to the specifications of Force Recon Marines, and it won out in testing over several other makes.
I haven't looked at the line for a long time, but the original Highland Special with the four-inch blade is a wonderfully functional field knife, especially the early version with the .150 inch thick blade, which I preferred to the later one that was .170 thick.
I was startled by the $250 quote, though. Obviously they've gone up an awful lot since I got mine somne years ago.
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I've noticed that prices for a good knife are shocking some folks.
Yes, some are pricey, but when you consider what that tool does and can do for you on a daily basis, it's actually a pretty good return on your investment and a reason to buy the best you can afford.
At any where from a couple of ounces to maybe 8ounces for a 5-6" hunting size knife, a person can't carry too many, IMHO.
They will accomplish things from repairs, cordage cutting, game processing, fire starting, all the way to life saving.
Relatively speaking, I will spend as much on my knives as I do my guns.
An excellent knife will cost about half what an excellent handgun will cost and do 10 times as many jobs for you than the gun will, all with no operating cost, and last at least as long.
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I've noticed that prices for a good knife are shocking some folks.
Yes, some are pricey, but when you consider what that tool does and can do for you on a daily basis, it's actually a pretty good return on your investment and a reason to buy the best you can afford.
At any where from a couple of ounces to maybe 8ounces for a 5-6" hunting size knife, a person can't carry too many, IMHO.
They will accomplish things from repairs, cordage cutting, game processing, fire starting, all the way to life saving.
Relatively speaking, I will spend as much on my knives as I do my guns.
An excellent knife will cost about half what an excellent handgun will cost and do 10 times as many jobs for you than the gun will, all with no operating cost, and last at least as long.
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With knives much more than guns, the law of diminishing returns is very much in effect. When you see how much cutting performance you can get from a twelve dollar Opinel or Mora, it is difficult to justify $300, or $600 or $1000 on performance alone.
I do not know of any twelve-dollar guns, much less any that will begin to approach the performance of a $600 gun.
This is not to say there is no reason to spend $250 or $600 on a knife, but those reasons have a lot more to do with things like esthetics, pride of ownership, or vanity than they do with performance.
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It has nothing to do with vanity if you really use a knife for anything other than opening an occasional box.
To each their own.
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I must admit that I squander money on knives just because I like them. The first 3 or 4 that I bought in junior high school and high school covered every need I've had. Consequently I do not fault anyone for buying expensive knives.
However, I can buy a fixed blade made out of the best steel known to man with a bone handle for under $100. Less than $50 will add the stag handle that we all know we need for fighting the larger coastal grizzly bulls. How can you use "performance" to justify spending even more? Mother of pearl handles for fighting polar bears?
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