Yeah what they all said about horribly abusing knives, and well on the vid the blade held up great! It was good to know what the "Weak" point is though, although I don't think I'll be hammering cinder blocks with the spine unless that's all I got to get a kid out of some place or some thing and that's all I got. I'd detail that to the Mattock I carry in my car. (great for breaking up and digging out them dang Ice Berms snow plows make and summer tasks
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The OKC Chimera is a good all round tool, but a lot of people wanted a straight edge and well they make one also! But really the Chimera is a great knife just to handle! The serration pattern I heard was taken so its easier to sharpen in the field, and I found more than a two inch serration on a knife was needed when you need them, especially these dang saw teeth type ones get a job done!
My other serrated blade a KABAR D2 blade does get more use, but I use it in the kitchen and as a utility and food prep knife in and out of the field. That flat pummel (which is powdered metal) sure is handy for standing the knife up, also good a camp knife when used for food prep, the only reason I didn't sell it, plus having an extra good knife around is handy. A bit WAY over kill for a knife like that, eh but it works. It does see some field work if its all I got. But the Chimera is my general purpose get dirty work knife, well because the blade is more easy to maintain more durable when using it for hard jobs. I don't use it as much as others would because of my extensive stock pile of RD and SP blades, but its one blade I keep near by most the time so it gets used more often.
The Chimera isn't a great chopper, or batoner, its more of a fix blade multi-tool that's a bit "over built" for most tasks but well it sure gets the job done! Just don't try and Baton a rock with it. Really some dumb idiot TRIED to do that (Caught him just in time) to see how tough my D2 KABAR was once...and they wonder I never loan them any thing any more...
If the Chimera fails doing regular stuff with it, the OKC warranty is one reason I most my knives from them!
Oh if you break a KABAR batoning with it, it voids the warranty. Another reason I tell people OKC is better for a REAL work knife.
Yeah I'm admitted OKC fan, but that's based on their affordable quality products and their backing of them. I never was much of a Tacti-coolieo Fan Boy.
They still could make a nice RD 9" or RTAC II 1/4" saber grind 5160 type knife. *Sneaks in usual prodding*