Fällkniven MB (Modern Bowie)

[Etherealicer]

Anyone seen this gorgeous beast

Fällkniven MB

[styx]

Now I have. And now I am screaming and stretching my arms towards the screen like a toddler that wants something

[Gerhard Gerber]

I can't access the site for the specs, but it looks about the same as a Trail Master?

[styx]

Steel      Lam. CoS
Hardness (HRC)     60
Edge     Convex
Tang        Protruding broad tang
Handle material      Thermorun
Sheath   Leather
Weight, knife only (g)      565
Blade length (mm)     254
Blade thickness (mm)    7,41
Total length (mm)    387
Finger guard    Stainless Steel

[styx]

the  Trail master is
Weight, knife only (g)      493,2817
Blade length (mm)     241,3
Total length (mm)    355.6

[Etherealicer]

the  Trail master is
Weight, knife only (g)      493,2817
Blade length (mm)     241,3
Total length (mm)    355.6

Price: Your firstborn and your soul, if you already sold your soul a kidney will do too...

Heinnie has it in store

[Gerhard Gerber]

So......yes 

In my opinion, if you really could have only one tool, this is the general no nonsense size and shape blade you need.....

[AlephZero]

the  Trail master is
Weight, knife only (g)      493,2817
Blade length (mm)     241,3
Total length (mm)    355.6

Price: Your firstborn and your soul, if you already sold your soul a kidney will do too...

Heinnie has it in store

You forgot the arm and the leg...

[styx]

well I got two cousins, so spare parts are no issue

[Gerhard Gerber]

I like most of my cousins, so I'll have to resort to making my own version.

I have a piece of very old Ford leaf spring, it was always destined to become a big Bowie 

[styx]

Sometimes all I can say is this

[AimlessWanderer]

Nice looking knife, ridiculous price. If I had that kind of money to throw at knives, I'd buy a couple of customs instead.

[Etherealicer]

Nice looking knife, ridiculous price. If I had that kind of money to throw at knives, I'd buy a couple of customs instead.

It is expensive, yes.

Personally, I find that custom knives lean towards design/individualism and not necessarily to quality. With production knifes like this, you will find people testing them, exposing their flaws etc. You still have to judge the blade for your own (like with all reviews) but if you find a production knife that fits your needs, its probably better spent money than a custom knife of similar price. This especially holds true for a big ass blade like this that will be used for batoning and other task that put strain on the blade, where the uniformity of the steel and the hardening process becomes so much more critical. 

[Smashie]

Yup it's expensive, but it's also, to borrow a phrase, high end and high quality. I have the S1 Pro



Which is almost as eyewateringly priced and after using it at the weekend for pretty much the first time it was nothing short of brilliant. The criticism I have of it (which I don't have with the MB) is the sheath, the kydex sheath has zero retention, it's garbage. I'm trying to get a leather one for it. But Falkkniven really don't seem interested.

For me the 25cm blade on the MB is not useful, I would get more use from a parang, but that's just me.

[styx]

Beautiful piece Smashie. Those sheaths are always a thing of discussion among knife lovers. I remember reading that it had something to do with knives freezing in kydex sheaths and not being able to pull 'em out

[Poncho65]

The OP knife is beautiful as well as the one you have Smashie I am not in for a larger blade ATM but if I were then those would at least both be on my list