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That’s a knife
A friend of mine was a stocking dealer for Chris Reeve when CR was getting started back in the late ‘90s. His knives were well out of my price range at the time, but they were cool, and everyone commented on how sharp they were. My friend said CR told him that it was a good thing people were asleep during surgery because of how relatively dull scalpels were.
One guy who came into the shop took a look at them and said they were sharper than the head knives he used in leatherwork. He said his head knives were sharp enough that a friend of his tried to shave the hair on his arm and managed to shave off a quarter-sized chunk of skin instead…
One guy who came into the shop took a look at them and said they were sharper than the head knives he used in leatherwork. He said his head knives were sharp enough that a friend of his tried to shave the hair on his arm and managed to shave off a quarter-sized chunk of skin instead…
The a B3 knife. Big Beautiful Bastard.
Never heard of this brand.
What’s the length?
I kinda like it
What’s the length?
I kinda like it
Chris Reeve makes high-end knives—his “bargain basement” knives generally start at over $400. He’s probably best known for his Sebenza folder.
This is a Yarborough. I have a 1st SFG knife which is where the Pacific came from. I did buy a commercial Pacific for my kid when he graduated.
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I looked at them earlier,
I may be buying one here shortly
Sooner State Knives had some but sold out. He said he’s getting some in soon but doesn’t know when, and he still sells at normal retail.
CR himself has a pretty interesting story. He’s originally from Rhodesia (IIRC; he’s from one of the former African colonies that had a bloody civil war), and moved to the US after it fell. My friend who met him said he had some pretty horrific stories to tell about what happened.
I thought he was South African. His early knives, like his hollow handled survival knives were mostly South African made and command insane prices. But, he was a high end knife maker before he emigrated to Idaho.
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Could be, but the stories related to me sounded more like events that happened in Rhodesia. Of course, it has been a quarter century since they were related to me, so there’s that…
They are very very nice! Not a fidget toy for those who neednthat, but solid, reliable knives!
Well I’m actually really hard on knives.
I use them for literally what I need it for at the time. I do not baby them like most. I have. Couple knives I keep in the safe that I’m not allowed to carry because the wife doesn’t want me to mess them up. Instead of a wedding ring she got me a knife! I’ll have to post it in the knife section and let y’all critique it.
There’s a bunch of reviews on u tub on the Pacific and the Green Beret. Pro—Tip, I FF them to see if the utuber is a desk jockey or looks like he’s about to die and discard those. If you don’t look like you know how to use a knife, what would I get from it?
Pacific
Green Beret
These dudes are kinda douchey but a good video
Pacific
Green Beret
These dudes are kinda douchey but a good video
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I’ll check those out. These are the CR made correct?
FWIW, Wikipedia says he’s from South Africa. The stories related to me may have been from his military service, which apparently took place during their border war.
