Hate me

[Man of Iron]

Although I wasn't the most popular person here, I might very well try to annoy you more with this new catch:rockon: Fit and finish surpass any blade I have seen to date - they've done great on the QC. Pics will come shortly... hopefully is I haven't hurt myself too much with this beaty:D


http://www.hillknives.com/HillWebsite/Menu/SAM2008-03.jpg

Model: Hill Knives Commandodagger
Bladesteel: N690
Handle material: Aluminium tyoe ST 28, anadized
Guard: SS 303 with DLC (diamond like coating)
Pummelscrew: SS 303 DLC
Total length: 300mm
Handle length: 126mm
Blade lenght: 174mm
Blade thinkness: 5.0mm
Blade hardness: 57Rc

http://www.hillknives.com/HillWebsite/Menu/Commando%20Dagger%20tek04.jpg

http://www.hillknives.com/HillWebsite/HOMEPAGE%20FOTO%27S/Fairbairn%20en%20Sykes%20tek-2.jpg

[Man of Iron]

PS the piece of sheath acompanies this
piece of art is a piece of crap, but it works...:confused:

[zenlifter]

That is a gorgeous dagger. I would stab a Nazi in the kidney with that any day.
Beautiful.

[Thecarotidpulse]

That is a gorgeous dagger. I would stab a Nazi in the kidney with that any day.
Beautiful.

Not the kidney! geez what a waste: you could harvest and sell it for a fortune!

[Man of Iron]

I saw a Wehrmacht Ehredolch (honor dagger) at the weapon dealer, and they ask €600 for it!!!:headbang::eek:

Anyway, some guy who literally sat on (i.e. found) an original Fairbairn Sykes in the forest:rockon: but he's rather dispointed cause he couldn't afford this beauty:mad:

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/jww85/DSC00155-1.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/jww85/DSC00156-1.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg117/jww85/DSC00157-1.jpg

Back to the Hill Knives Commandodagger... I plan to take it with me to the eat-all-you-can spare ribs house.:D Will take better pics when it's light outside.

I would stab a Nazi in the kidney with that any day.Make sure you have plenty of fava beans and chianti beforehands.

[Shaolin]

A nice blade, but not into daggers.

[Man of Iron]

gd gd, better still the dagger is not into you :p

[sharpshooter996]

Man of Iron, very nice. Looks like a beaut. Try not to chop up to many ribs with it. Thanks for sharing the pic's

[Noss]

Yeah I hate you alright. :p That is a sweet knife bro. :rockon: I was not able to load the photos before on dial-up. So this was the first thing I wanted to see.

[culpeper]

I love them!

[Noss]

Me also. I would love to have one.

[Man of Iron]

nice bros, still ought to take some better pics... too lazy:D

So this was the first thing I wanted to see.

you sure it wasn't masked clown porn? :o :p

[Noss]

Well yes porn comes first. :p:D

[dingyu1980]

man of iron ， when i re-injoyed the thread you posted.
i love this slender blade , cool.

[wildjim]

Well as one unpopular to another, the knife is alright ; )

[wildjim]

Yikes! I responded to a thread thats older than I am in forum years.

But actually its Dingyu1980's fault ; )

[dingyu1980]

hi man .
that dagger is really cool
is it a way of British solider in WII?

[Man of Iron]

It was intended for Specical Operation troops, i.e. commandoes to take out sentry smoothly and silently.

This design is still in service in the Belgian Commando Corps, although it is generally phased out by Applegate/Fairbairn and other designs.

PS I was rather suprised to see this thread dusted up, especially when I haven't felt this blade in my hands for almost one year!!! (my collection is at home in holland, and me in china)

[roosniper]

That is gorgeous! awesome symetry, its just so pleasing to the eye. nice find man

[The Tourist]

Although I wasn't the most popular person here

You are now! I'm now a member!

I promised my wife that when I turned 60 years of age I would stop self-censoring my speech. Her question was, "When did you ever use tact?"

Not to hijack, back to the thread, I own quite a few knives. The better question is how many do I actually use. My guess would be four, perhaps five.

An Emerson CQC-16
A Spyderco Native (the cheap one with an S30V blade)
A Graham Brothers SS3
A Graham Brothers Stubby
(I have used my Strider SnG, but not really enough to count it.)

In reality that could be three, and the Strider was only carried a few months, at best. The Native came from the supplier in such poor shape that I decided not to sell it to a client. I had to re-profile the entire edge. At a glance it looks okay. I still have some fine polishing to do on it over its lifetime.

Edit: Here's the Native. About half an inch down from the tip is the remaining factory grind line error. At the heel the back 1/4 inch does not smoothly form a bevel. Perhaps two or three light buffings are needed, but I hate to waste metal. it works fine as an EDC.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/TheTourist_bucket/001-6.jpg

[The Tourist]

As an update, I just ordered a Boker mini Pry-Mate and a Zero Tolerance 0302 from my supplier. Both are currently B/O, so I have a month to find the money.

Like always, my new knives start out as mules, and I have some concerns on these models. Worst case, some client gets a slightly marred knife with a razor sharp blade.

I am looking forward to the Boker. I find my Graham Brothers Stubby useful, in fact I almost bought a second one with the ring. Not that I need any excuses when it comes to toys.

I always carry some form of a three to four inch folder, but more and more my knives are getting smaller. I have a Vox necker on B/O as well.

I don't hunt anymore and suggestions of knife fighting are for kids living in their mom's basement. My day comprises UPS boxes, trimming loose threads from laundry and having a decent knife for restaurants.

I think this trend of having 1.5 to 2-inch knives, but made sturdy, is a very good idea.