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TOPS knives?
1/28/2012 11:42:23 AM
Anybody have any opinion on them? Quality durability? stuff like that
1/28/2012 2:09:16 PM
I have the Tom Brown Tracker, beast of a knife.
1/28/2012 3:04:31 PM
They are a lot heavier than they look. Quality is there, I'm just mystified as to why they weigh as much as a cinderblock
1/28/2012 8:47:37 PM
...or cost 100 to 150 more than they need to...
1/28/2012 9:18:18 PM
as other people said, they cost maybe a bit more than they should be. with that being said, i have 4 tops knives and like them all. They are built like tanks, hold a good edge and i prefer their sheaths over my esee sheaths. my favorite TOPS i have is the idaho hunter, as it is my field knife when hunting. alot of them are in the "tacticool" category but i like them . If there is a design you like, get it, you wont be dissapointed, they are really great knives.
1/28/2012 9:18:39 PM
I have the Tom Brown Scout and I love it. I think the ESEE is the best values, but my tops is unique.
1/28/2012 10:50:08 PM
Good stuff because I too have been thinking about grabbing one, nice to read from some that use them.
Thanks for the info guys!
Thanks for the info guys!
1/29/2012 1:03:26 AM
I have their Black Rhino with the micarta scales. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
1/29/2012 1:07:14 AM
Originally Posted By Still_learning:
I have their Rhino. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
I have their Rhino. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
Dunno, I swear they fill those things with molten lead. Higher-end knives have spoiled me, I guess.
1/29/2012 1:13:02 AM
Originally Posted By MikeSearson:
<snip>.... Higher-end knives have spoiled me, I guess.
<snip>.... Higher-end knives have spoiled me, I guess.
That sounds like a bit of snobery and an unwarranted put-down of TOPS owners. Am I misreading you?
I've carried the Black Rhino for a week-long hiking trip and never once felt burdened by it. The sheath is very functional and secure, too. I don't like the aesthetic of Kydex but it is superbely functional. Leather is much more vulnerable to damage.
1/29/2012 9:19:00 AM
Originally Posted By Still_learning:
I have their Black Rhino with the micarta scales. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
http://www.topsknives.com/product_thumb.php?img=images/brm101.jpg&w=276&h=207
I have their Black Rhino with the micarta scales. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
http://www.topsknives.com/product_thumb.php?img=images/brm101.jpg&w=276&h=207
Thats actually the one I want
1/29/2012 11:31:33 AM
Originally Posted By Still_learning:
That sounds like a bit of snobery and an unwarranted put-down of TOPS owners. Am I misreading you?
I've carried the Black Rhino for a week-long hiking trip and never once felt burdened by it. The sheath is very functional and secure, too. I don't like the aesthetic of Kydex but it is superbely functional. Leather is much more vulnerable to damage.
Originally Posted By MikeSearson:
<snip>.... Higher-end knives have spoiled me, I guess.
<snip>.... Higher-end knives have spoiled me, I guess.
That sounds like a bit of snobery and an unwarranted put-down of TOPS owners. Am I misreading you?
I've carried the Black Rhino for a week-long hiking trip and never once felt burdened by it. The sheath is very functional and secure, too. I don't like the aesthetic of Kydex but it is superbely functional. Leather is much more vulnerable to damage.
Yeah sounds like you are. Not putting the owners down at all, i had a lot of their older pieces, and still have 3 ot 4 but their stuff from the past 2 years just feels heavier. than it looks..it looks like it should weigh 13 ounces but weighs 24 ounces and lacks a balance point. The thing is, I don't know why. I have knives made from all the tool steels, carbon steels, stainless...the weight ratio reminds me of a truck spring camp knife I made 15 years ago. Jusrt making an observation, didn't mean to insult you or your choice of cutlery.
I hate kydex as well, but it works on these knives.
1/29/2012 5:22:13 PM
Originally Posted By Still_learning:
I have their Black Rhino with the micarta scales. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
http://www.topsknives.com/product_thumb.php?img=images/brm101.jpg&w=276&h=207
I have their Black Rhino with the micarta scales. It's a very dramatic style. A Beast? Yeah, that's about right.
It weighs what it weighs because it is solid, thick steel from the tip to the pommel and is a fairly large knife. Speaking of pommels, I would not want to get hit with the pommel of the Rhino.
http://www.topsknives.com/product_thumb.php?img=images/brm101.jpg&w=276&h=207
Good looking knives!
