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^^I watched him one day/evening. Overall, folks are saying that unless you really need that one to an inch and a half or so longer blade, go for the shorter ones. It's worth mentioning that the blade length on an ESSE 4, etc. tends to run between 4.5 to 5.0 inches. Sweet spot for a general field knife, I guess.  But the deed is done. Even though it doesn't have a traditional curly birch handle, I just pre-ordered a duotone Peltonen M95 at Knife Center. $109. My two Helles have birch handles, and are too pretty for hard use while camping, etc. Went for the 5.75-inch blade. | |||
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I must resist. I love my Garburg. Niech Zyje P-220 Steve | |||
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^^I have a couple of Companions, Companion Spark, etc. two Helles, an ESSE 4, a couple of machetes. Thought those should be enough camping/exploring items. Had spent a few weeks in Norway years ago; there's just something about having a good puukko. | |||
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Great knife, I hope you Love it! My personal experience was that Ragweed Forge was an excellent way to buy more Hella knives than I should have. Excellent vendor! Hella knives feel better in hand than 95+% of knives and can be attractive but I seemed to roll the edges way quicker than I liked. My use cases may not at all been what they were designed for. The Peletonen and Varustuleeka’s are way tougher beasts. I’d like to hear your opinions and comparisons between them someday. Sounds like your next tool need might be for a quality hatchet. Maybe another thread idea……… Remember, this is all supposed to be for fun................... | |||
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Didn’t expect to see anyone posting a Finman. I’ll highly recommend the Ahti line, especially the smaller ones. The Kellam Wolverine Pro by Ahti has an exquisite handle. | |||
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Yeah, I'm full of surprises. It's an Ahti with a Lauri blade (stainless), as marketed by Kellam here in the states, as part of the S-Line. I've got another one, with a black handle, and that's a carbon steel blade. Long discontinued, I think, at least here in the states, but when I bought these knives twenty years ago, they were a crazy value- 10 and 12 bucks. Oddly, the page for them is still up. https://www.kellamknives.com/i...c701b82339e23c716dba It shows the sheaths for these knives, with the reversible clip. Yellow for the carbon, green for the stainless. The reversible clip allows you to easily wear this as a neck knife.  | |||
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