Glad to help Mark. It's OK about the A1 picture...I know the Fallkniven stuff off by heart. I am an old fan of the Swedish company...I have a TK-2 and a PXL folder.

Cheers
Leo

leomitch wrote:


Leo, what causes the Gunny not to be a great slicer? The reason I am looking for a thinner blade is mainly that I also want to use it for food prep...

The blade on the Gunny is not a great slicer because it is not flat ground. Also it is a little too thick to be a great slicer. Remember, this knife is derived from the Bravo1 which was developed as a survival knife for the Marine recon guys,so in effect the Gunny has those attributes. Having said all that, it is not bad at kitchen tasks but chunks of carrots go flying when cut with a Gunny if you are not careful. It is however a very useful knife in every other way when it comes to camping and hunting chores. It can also be useful around the kitchen and the rest of the house and yard.
Now the Le Trappeur is a fine slicer because it has a thin, flat ground blade as do most French knives, but then you want a nice small fixed blade.

Leo

Hi Leo,

It has become a knife whose maker I did not know until recently: Arno Bernard, from South Africa.

I saw this knife at a show in Germany and just had to get it. The knife is made from 12C27 steel; this stuff seems to chase me .

The handle is made from warthog tusk (had to look that up in the dictionary). It also came with a beautiful sheath made of cape buffalo.





Now I know that in my house beautiful knives don't always become users. So still 50% chance I'll get the ESEE-3 or a small Becker before summer begins .

Mark

That is a beautiful knife, congrats! Nice photos too.

Hi Mark
somehow I missed seeing this knife when you first posted the pictures...Wow! What a beauty my friend. I would love to have such a blade in my collection. Lucky you!

Cheers
Leo