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24-12-2009, 08:41 #1
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CRKT Hammond Tanto (Operator's Model)
Anyone own the CRKT Hammond Tanto (Operator's Model). What is your opinion on this knife?
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13-01-2010, 12:47 #2
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15-01-2010, 10:27 #3
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Dont own one, dont think that I would either - not my style.
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10-02-2010, 15:40 #4
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Fair Enough
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10-02-2010, 20:31 #5
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CRKT Hammond
Hi Ozzy
I owned one some years ago when they first came out. I bought it as a handy fixed blade EDC. These days I am not a fan of CRKT knives (their materials have taken a turn for the worse). However, the Hammond has been in CRKT's line-up for some time, and I think it is still produced as it was: AUS 8 steel, zytel handle slabs and kydex sheath. It was a very well made knife, with good grind lines and symmetry. And it sat in the hand rather well.
But I eventually gave it away as a gift because there were a couple of things that prevented it from being a 'keeper'. The sheath was over-engineered. It was meant to be attachable to just about anything, and so you ended up with a massive arrangement of screws, sheets of kydex and sprung steel clips that basically took the knife from a practical EDC to a portability challenge. I overcame that by having a simple leather sheath made with a holster clip (and I swept my pile of kydex and its associated knuts and bolts into the bin). I also didn't like the blade-to-handle ratio - with that top-and-bottom choil arrangement in front of the handle the cutting edge relative to the rest of the knife became rather short. And what is a knife, if not its cutting edge, eh? Then there was the whole Americanised tanto point thing (a sharpening nightmare and far too 'tacti-cool' for me). Funnily enough, the one thing that I did appreciate was the serrated blade spine. In an EDC in which you will cut a number of materials, having the option of sharp serrations added to the versatility of the knife.
Would I recommend the knife? Sure. Handle one, decide what you want it for and whether it covers your needs, and make the call. For someone in law-enforcement, or search and rescue, it is probably a great knife. For a civilian EDC or hiking/field knife, however, I would shop around a bit because there are more appropriate options out there.
Hope that helps.
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15-02-2010, 10:51 #6
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15-02-2010, 17:18 #7
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Ozzy's Knife
My pleasure Para. Its great that people can turn to forums such as Gunsite for reviews and opinions before pulling the trigger on a new knife. Between us forumites there must be a wealth of opinions and experiences - and I for one am glad to be able to tap into this resource.
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