Any opinions on the Fallkniven G1 Garm?

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DaveJ

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I like the shape of the dirk ever since I got one for a good price on ebay. I saw the G1 advertised in Blade and I like the looks of that knife also. If I get one it will be to carry and use for general cutting; opening envelopes and packages, peeling grapefruit, cutting cigars, that sort of thing. I see it advertised as a sort of defensive tool as well but we don't have much need for that out here. Bottom line is, I like the lines of it and I'll think of a good reason to have it after I get it. That's worked pretty well up to this point. What have some of you found to like or dislike about this knife?

DaveJ

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I like this knife, the G1 is one of my optional carry knives. It is a little but very solid dagger, made of high grade materials and offers a great stabbing potential.

IMHO, the G1 is not well suited for cutting work (by reason of the relatively thick blade and the symmetrical dagger grinding), it is a classical back up knife.

Horus
 
I plan on getting one as soon as they come out with the multi carry sheath. They are supposed to be working on one now. I think I will like it better when it has a more versatile carry system.

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I'm gettin' one as soon as I get some loot this week. As for utility, I read a post on the KF Fallkniven forum by Murray/ProEdge (the Canadian Fallkniven distrubutor, BTW) and he's been using it for all sorts of daily cutting and whittling tasks. Seemed quite happy with it in that respect, apparently it came sharp as a razor and has stayed that way. My only beef is that it only comes in the black teflon coated finish, but some Scotchbrite, Flitz and a Dremel could fix that up some rainy afternoon once it gets really crappy looking...

As for the sheath, if you think outside the box a neck sheath is quite versatile. I've carried a neck knife by stepping through the neck cord with one leg, pulling it up, and then putting on a pair of pants. The cord stays wrapped around my upper thigh, and then the sheath is just tucked into my waistband anywhere from front to small of back. Try it, you'll like it
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Hey Guys...

Multicarry you say???
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I've already designed a 3 way carry system for the GI..
It has a G-clip,Horizontal loop, and is also neck carry ready...

It's a kick a$$ little sheath for a kick a$$ little knife...

Murray has them In Stock with the knife.You may contact him here

proedge@home.com

or

http://www.proedgeknives.com

No pictures available from me,, but Murray may have.

If you have any questions concerning the GI multicarry sheath, Please drop me a note..

ttyle

Eric...

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mr44

If your intended use is cutting work the G1 will be disappointing for you. The blade of the G1 is thick (0.18”), slim (0.82”) and symmetrically sharpened. The Garm Fighter (!) is a pure dagger not a cutting tool.

Horus
 
Horus,

I was just passing along what I had read in this post on the "other" forum:

http://www.knifeforums.com/ubb/Forum65/HTML/000009.html

As for me buying it to use for general utility, that is a whole 'nother matter. I was simply pointing out that it has been done to the one man's apparent satisfaction. I, like most of you guys have far too many knives that are much better suited to mundane tasks, so the G1 will be for opening mail, fingernail cleaning, and just plain looking cool along with the rest of my knife hoard. Since of course we all know that concealed daily carry of such a knife is a Very Bad Thing<sup>TM</sup> indeed
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Dave J;
I have one and is it quite small but a very cool shape. I think for cutting fruit it will be too thick. But if you just want a cool looking, extremly well made, neck knife then this is the one for your. It will surely clean your nails and open your letters and probably cut open some boxes. I got it because it is a Fallkniven and I already have all but the S1.
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Thanks everyone for the input. The blade is probably too thick for much real utility use. I have an old Joseph Allen dirk that I've put a bit of an edge on and have tried to get a feel for what it would be like to use that regularly. Not near as nice as my WH Evo but for the price I'll get one anyway.

DaveJ

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mr44 -- I'm just curious -- do you have to lie down to step through the neck sheath cord/chain? Or can you do it standing up. You must be quite the contortionist.

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Hi all. If anyone is interested Fallkniven has announced its intentions to discontinue the 'G1 Garm Fighting Knife' in fall of 2015. Sadly no more will be made after then & last stocks sold off. Reasons for this are that because it is expensive to produce & made in limited numbers, it's just not economically viable for them to keep making it.

To me this knife represents a lot of history. Its Nordic roots are reminiscent of the superior German Daggers of WWII, yet it is more of a compact last resort back up knife for soldiers (boot knife or trench knife) but made of modern, top quality materials. About the only thing I found to compare to it in quality & design terms was the Al Mar Mini Operator (also in VG10 I believe) but it's not a pure balanced & perfectly weighted, purpose built combat dagger the G1 is. For me the G1 is a great collector piece, seconded by Peter Hjortberger himself. My example remains a draw queen due to collector status, the knifes limited function & strict regulatory laws. Guess I'm just darn proud to own this awesomely serious, now appreciating knife!
 
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Isn't a copy of the Loveless/Gerber boot knife, a true classic? It certainly does not look "Nordic" when it comes to traditional Nordic knives, they are not generally double edged.
 
I've owned a number of good daggers, especially back in the old days, including the Gerber Guardian and MK-1. Great for backup knives but dismal for anything else.

About 2 years ago I discovered the Spyderco Street Beat. It's about the same size as a Guardian or GARM. But it has a practical VG-10 real cutting blade, great jimping and a terrific finger choil. Multi-way kydex sheath. Check it out:

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After 10 years dead, our archaeologist Dr. Jones resurrects the thread to declare the model itself defunct. :)
 
Esav Benyamin said:
After 10 years dead, our archaeologist Dr. Jones resurrects the thread to declare the model itself defunct. :)
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No dude not defunct, appreciating ;)
And if you read forum policy resurrecting old threads is advised in lieu of making too many! Some people actually read these threads to gather research, & surprisingly maybe to you not to receive cheeky destructive criticism from people like you. : jerkit :
 
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