Chris Reeve Green Beret

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XIECHENG

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Everybody is good, ask you, I really like Chris Reeve Green Beret 7, but see one test, soon broke, why? Thank you.
 
When the knife is used for what it was designed for it will never break. It breaks like any knife would when used by stupid people to do stupid things. Axes, crowbars and spades are there for a reason.
 
XIECHENG said:
Everybody is good, ask you, I really like Chris Reeve Green Beret 7, but see one test, soon broke, why? Thank you.
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When you say "test", I assume you meant the one where the guy hit it with a hammer:

Hammer impacts: I placed the edge onto a 2x6 and hammered on the spine using a 3lb steel mallet. The knife took some blows and seemed very solid up to a point. I continued this task and the blade broke about 2 inches from the handle.
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Hitting a knife with a 3 lb steel hammer of Thor isn't really the intended use of the blade. The only thing that test proves is that you can break a perfectly good knife with a big hammer.

Chris Reeve fixed blades are as functional as they are beautiful, for their intended real life use.
 
Unrealistic testing. Not that I don't think it would have faired better if it were made from a different steel though. Just one man's opinion, but I'd never buy a fixed blade made from powdered steel.
 
s30v is not tough enough for hammering , cause it is a kind of cuttery steel with lower impact toughness.

op, S30V is not a good choice for making hard use knife , spring steel more suite for abuse or extremely hard using.

1095 1055 and other plain carbon steel will take more punishment .:thumbup:



dingy
 
o4tg said:
Unrealistic testing. Not that I don't think it would have faired better if it were made from a different steel though. Just one man's opinion, but I'd never buy a fixed blade made from powdered steel.
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Are you saying it's unlikely to be in hand to hand combat with a dwarven army armed with a CRK Green Beret?
 
In the movie The Hurt Locker, the bomb tech returns after defusing the carbombs and throws a pry bar back in the Humvee. Real life task = tools designed for that task.
 
The Green Beret is now made from S35VN, which if I remember correctly is quite a bit tougher than S30V. After having several folders in both steels, I can confidently say that S35VN will roll an edge before chipping, while S30V chips readily from any impact.

My S35VN Bravo 1 has held up well through very hard use, but there's more to a tough knife than the steel. The convex edge of the Bravo 1 allows for way more material at the cutting edge than a hollow ground fighting knife like the Green Beret.

After my experiences I would stay away from S30V fixed blades, but wouldn't hesitate to try another in S35VN. I wouldn't hesitate to try a new Green Beret in S35VN. It's a great design made from premium materials by an excellent manufacturer.

In fact, I'm putting a Green Beret on my short list of knives to buy :D
 
How attitudes change :p

In 2008 it seemed most users were somewhat concerned with how "easily" the knife broke.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Green-Beret-Video-Desrtuction-Test-Completed/

Six years later it's seemingly not an issue.




Cliff Stamp broke two of them and said:

...low edge durability with respect to even light contacts on soft metals and damage even from light chops into Micarta. The blade was broken by bending in a vice and snapped at a very low bend, 10-15 degrees.

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In general the Green Beret had low cutting and chopping ability, poor edge retention, ease of sharpening, grip ergonmics and overall durability.

The only two standouts of high performance are grip security and point versatility. The steel was especially disappointing it could not even outperform a Buck 119 in 420HC
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http://www.cliffstamp.com/knives/reviews/green_beret.html
 
I had one and liked it a lot, chopped wood decently and had no problems with edge holding. I saw the complaints from stamp and the busting test with noss and promptly ignored them. Used as a knife its a great well made tool. I also ignored the idiot who threw it at a tree missed and hit a brick wall and complained that the blade chipped. Plenty of morons abuse knives, learn to use it as it was designed and it will give you good service.
 
I'm not a fan of S30V or S35VN in fixed blades (with the exception of my ZT-9 bayonet). Don't like combo edges either.

For the price of a new CRK GB, I can get quiet a few decent customs/semi custom fixed blades, so value-wise, it's not really calling out to me.
 
cricketdave said:
I had one and liked it a lot, chopped wood decently and had no problems with edge holding. I saw the complaints from stamp and the busting test with noss and promptly ignored them. Used as a knife its a great well made tool. I also ignored the idiot who threw it at a tree missed and hit a brick wall and complained that the blade chipped. Plenty of morons abuse knives, learn to use it as it was designed and it will give you good service.
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classical personal attack
 
It wasn't meant as a personal attack as I had completely forgotten who the thrower was. However if the shoe fits....
 
can a gold member personal attack ? what a shame. idiot and moron , look at your words on other people , then what word fit "your shoe"?
 
dingy said:
idiot and moron , look at your words on other people , then what word fit "your shoe"?
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^just FYI dingy is referring to this quote:

"I also ignored the idiot who threw it at a tree missed and hit a brick wall and complained that the blade chipped. Plenty of morons abuse knives, learn to use it as it was designed and it will give you good service."

And not throwing insults which is what the "red post" seemed like at first...
 
what a critical thing that i get a warning :thumbdn:

"Dear dingy,

You have received a warning at BladeForums.com.

Reason:
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cricketdave attacked no one, not even Cliff Stamp or noss. He dismissed their reports, but did it very nicely, not saying his problem was with them personally.

As for the idiot who threw it at a tree, he didn't name him.

Your response way way out of line, calling him an idiot and moron, emphasized with font size and color."


"He dismissed their reports, but did it very nicely" funny.

go back to the topic , the owner of the CR has been claimed "green beret " is designed for hard use and it is a tough blade. but he use the wrong steel for making them.S30V IS NOT TOUGH , if i set reference as 5160 /1055 /s7/s5 ETC.
there are lots of tough steel to chose on the market, i had to say the boss used the wrong steel for hard use military knife.
S30V with higher alloy(makes it fragile ), the impact toughness is very low , much lower than some plain carbon steels.

if you say " CR green beret is a good one ", i do not have any Q here , cause that conclusion is set on your standard .

thanks for every one here

dingy
 
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Goosey said:
^just FYI dingy is referring to this quote:

"I also ignored the idiot who threw it at a tree missed and hit a brick wall and complained that the blade chipped. Plenty of morons abuse knives, learn to use it as it was designed and it will give you good service."

And not throwing insults which is what the "red post" seemed like at first...
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thank you for you understand , cool.

i do not insult any one , just quote it as proof.
 
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