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Picked up a 2nd hand (MIB) Recon Tanto SK-5 flavour and thought I'd do a quick compare with an old (Camillus?) Carbon V Recon Tanto.
Initial thoughts are that it is still a quintessential American tanto, easily recognisable by its silhouette and lines.
There are some subtle and some obvious differences though.
The SK-5 Tanto has a hollow grind, not ridiculously dished out, but it's there. No bad thing in reality.
It has a shorter ricasso than the Carbon V blade.
It has a more pronounced secondary point than the Carbon V blade, more chisel like than the subtly shallower angle of the original.
The Kray-Ex (Krayton) handle has little dots rather than chequered, but actually feels 'grippier' than the chequered.
Still a great knife, 'no ragrets' in buying another.
Initial thoughts are that it is still a quintessential American tanto, easily recognisable by its silhouette and lines.
There are some subtle and some obvious differences though.
The SK-5 Tanto has a hollow grind, not ridiculously dished out, but it's there. No bad thing in reality.
It has a shorter ricasso than the Carbon V blade.
It has a more pronounced secondary point than the Carbon V blade, more chisel like than the subtly shallower angle of the original.
The Kray-Ex (Krayton) handle has little dots rather than chequered, but actually feels 'grippier' than the chequered.
Still a great knife, 'no ragrets' in buying another.
