Thoughts on Fallkniven knife

The fixed blade version is my go to back pack carry, much better at the odd jobs they my standard carry blade

andrewdl007 said:

Are they good, bad, overpriced?

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Perhaps if the website had prices in USD rather than Swedish krona, it'd be easier to ascertain if they're overpriced

I do have an older F1 (admittedly, not one of their top-shelf knives, I think the steel is VG-10) and it's a nice knife with a good convex grind, strong with scales that seem a bit slippery when wet, but frankly, I don't see that they're any better than any of the better-know American knives you can get at a better price point.

Best price I could find (with very little searching):



https://www.ebay.com/i/163607201989

I would say it was fair, maybe a little high in price.

I personally like the ESEE better but there are many competitors Made in the U.S.A.

ESEE Makes all sizes from the 3" ESEE 3 great for EDC to the giant Junglas chopper. Perhaps the most useful is the ESEE 6 for general purpose. Great for all types of cutting, batoning and fire starting.


https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=esee+6&crid=KIKOH8VLNPL3&sprefix=esee,aps,188&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-do-p_2_4


https://smile.amazon.com/Esee-6HM-B-Esee-6-Modified-Handle-Leather/dp/B079NBN27Y/ref=sr_1_3?crid=KIKOH8VLNPL3&dchild=1&keywords=esee+6&qid=1604120760&sprefix=esee,aps,188&sr=8-3




https://www.knifecenter.com/series/esee-knives/esee-6-series

Well, I am a Buck fan. Their warranty is exceptional, and I have never had a problem with any of their blades. I found a 110 and 112 in the local pawn shop, beat to heck. Sent them in for their SPA service, ($6.90 per knife) and they came back looking like new. Their fixed blades can be found in some different steels, and many different sizes. Go to their site and have a look around. Here are a pair of my fixed blade model 119 Bucks...

stevek said:

Well, I am a Buck fan. Their warranty is exceptional, and I have never had a problem with any of their blades. I found a 110 and 112 in the local pawn shop, beat to heck. Sent them in for their SPA service, ($6.90 per knife) and they came back looking like new. Their fixed blades can be found in some different steels, and many different sizes. Go to their site and have a look around. Here are a pair of my fixed blade model 119 Bucks...
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I like my 119 a lot too. Yours are very nice. Mine is of the age it has the Idaho tang stamp.

Boattale said:

I'm about to commit blasphemy. I just got out my Randall Model 3 and my Buck 119. Aesthetically, the Randle knife and sheath are both nicer. Classic lines, flawless execution in the knife and the sheath. Functionally though, the Buck 119 and the nylon sheath with composite liner are both superior. Stacked leather washers are pretty but black phenolic isn't ugly. And the phenolic cleans a lot easier and takes less care over the life of a knife. No weather or storage worries with 420 HC and honestly O-1 steel has long been passed by. With O-1 blade and leather sheath, I feel like the blade needs a fresh dose of never rust every three months or so. 420 HC has better hardness and plenty of strength. As far as blade size and design, they are both so close as to make no difference at least to me.

All that said,they're both great knives and I regret not one bit owning them both.

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An earlier observation.

Fallkniven are excellent knives. They were among my picks MANY years ago.... Then I became a Knifemaker. And, well... I make better knives than anything I can buy. So it’s pretty convenient.

I liked Buck when I was a kid. I’ve learned to stay away from them now. Those 119’s have been popular, but unfortunately, they are junk. I mean, I are ok...but if a Buck 119 is your standard, than you’ve never felt a truly sharp blade. Even before becoming a Knifemaker, I studied steel...Metallurgy. Buck uses 420HG stainless, which is incapable of getting truly sharp. It’ll get sharp “enough”, I guess if it works for you. Besides that, it’s a very weak steel. Fallkniven use a couple different steels, although VG10 is their most basic(and affordable). It’s good steel. Again, I was very fond of it. Until I became a steel snob (Ah, it happens.) But VG10 is good. It will take & hold a very good edge. It’s fairly tough, given its edge holding ability.

And then the Esee knives. They started as “Rat” knives made by Adventure Sworn. I was around them to, before I made my own. Decent knives also. Made using 1095 high carbon steel, which is good...but has some limitations. Like rust. Don’t even let the blade look out a window at rain....or it will rust! Esee does good heat treating, but they use very thick spines steel. So they are heavy considering. Although subjective, I don’t care for the new styling. They looked better when they were Rat.